The document discusses design elements of several CD covers and what they convey about the artist and music. Key points included: 1) CD Cover 1 features a cartoon-style drawing of the artist in red against a white background, conveying a hip-hop style. 2) CD Cover 2 prominently displays the artist name in bright yellow capital letters against a busy background to attract attention. 3) CD Cover 3 is unique in having no picture - just brightly colored lyrics in various fonts on a black background, standing out and making readers curious about the song.

1. CD Cover researchNiel Singo

2. Artists names are seen in large, single name is in small font. This shows that the important thing on a CD cover is the artist name, so that if you like the CD you can find more of the artists work.CD COVER 1, THE CORALThe actual image itself looks as if it has been drawn, its been done to give the cartoon kind of finish to the cover.Red used on the CD cover. Stands out against the white sketch and the patterns of red are messy which goes with the whole idea of hip hop being messy and rebelious.Blank expression on the artists face may portray anger or confusion.Font for the album title again inblackto stand out over colours, but white would have stood out better in this instance. The font in capitals so it is clear to read, I want to incorporate this idea into my CD covers.

3. CD COVER 2 THE HORRORSArtist name in capitals, album name in lower case, this has been done to show which information is the most important. Very Bright font has been used to attract the eyes to the image, and in yellow to stand out on the busy background. Looks vintage, appeals to younger generation.From the image, we as the reader are able to tell what style of music they because most hip hop albums focus on the artist rather than the songs.Has been position in the middle to keep main focus on theartist, I want to use the same idea on my CD covers because my images will be the most important part.Dark colours used around the outside of the cover, this has been done to keep the focus on the main artist, Main focus of the cover is the image, this image has been editedto stand out on the shelf. Makes B.o.B look like a superhero. A lot of editing to attract people to the cover.

4. CD COVER 3 THE LA’SNo Pictures on this single cover. Just words. This design is different from most CD covers because it has no pictures. Gap in the market.Black background helps the bright coloured text to stand out. The only white text is the title of the single and the artist. Makes the singles name and artist stand out because white stands out the best on black,Bright coloured text attracts the audience. Lyrics form the song are used on the front to give a sneak preview to the readers. Makes readers curious about the song. What do all these words mean?All sentences are different fonts, sizes, shapes etc.They are orientated in such a way that no 2 similar colours are next to each other. Each sentence stands out by itself.Words in different languages may reach out to other ethnic groups.