The album is titled "Teenage Dream" which references Katy Perry lying in pink fluffy clouds, suggesting she is in a dream. The song titles on the back of the album are colored red and blue to further indicate it depicts a happy dream state. While the album artwork features cotton candy-like clouds covering parts of Perry's body, it subverts expectations with suggestive imagery meant for an older audience than children. The cotton candy clouds are used to depict Perry in a dreamlike state, consistent with the cloud and dream themes of the album title.

1. The title of the album is called
“Teenage dream” this links in with the
picture of Katy Perry lead in what
looks like the clouds which highlights
that she could be in a dream.
The colours of the song titles on the back
have been done in red and blue to show
that it is meant to be in a dream and be
happy. The blue corresponds to the sky
and the red is meant to match the pink
fluffy clouds which she is lead on.
The way that the disks have been
made is to look sweet and harmless
like a child would be but also subvert
that as it is shown in a sexual way
covering parts of the females body
The candy floss has been used to
look like the cloudy and as if she is
in a dream which follows the same
style as the title of the album.