The document discusses album cover designs and analyzes several examples. It notes design elements like font style, placement of the artist's name and image, and color schemes. Across the different albums, common techniques are used to make the artist and their single the clear focus of the cover and convey aspects of their image and target audience. Design choices help introduce new artists or signal what genre of music to expect. The makeup, clothing and style portrayed in music videos is also observed to link back to the image presented on the album covers.

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By Oyinda Idris

2. Album name is in a font
that goes with single name
'Shower' which makes it
stand out and obvious what
the single is about. It also
in capitals as well which
can show that the artist
wants to stand out from
the crowd. Artists that do
pop music also, make their
albums stand out from the
rest. Such as Demi Lovato
her latest album cover too,
the font is in capitals and it
is eye catching and stands
out.
Album image of the
artist is in the middle of
the album which makes
her the main focus. Also,
by there being no font
over her image shows
that she wants to be the
main focus. Also,
seeming that she is a
new artist she probably
wants people to notice
her and to see what she
is about. Also,
comparing this to other
pop albums this is
usually the case. They
are portrayed in an eye
catching way.
Becky G – Shower
Also, the artist’s name on the
front of the album ‘Becky G’
which is her artist name. The font
is not as eye catching as the
single name which shows that the
single is probably more
important.
The main colours used on this
album is a pale yellow, red
and black. And the font looks
as if it has been illustrated on
this can represent how she is
is still young. And it can
represent youth.
The clothing that this artist is
wearing is very youthful and
something that a lot of young
teenagers may wear today. This is
something that her target audience
may like. They may also relate to
the artist too.

3. Becky G – Shower
The artist, in this music video, her style and makeup is very youthful and this links to the style of her album cover.
She is also wearing similar clothing to what she is wearing in the album cover. This shows how also, her image is
very youthful and something that young teenagers would probably wear today.

4. Lola Rae Feat. Iyanya – Fi Mi Le
Album cover name is
different because instead of
the basic album artist name
and the single name there is
‘presents’ and ‘featuring’ on
the album cover. Which
makes this album different
and makes it stand out from
the rest. Also, seeming
afrobeats is a seen as a
different genre from pop
and etc, this goes well.
The artist’s album image takes up
one side of the album cover while the
other side of the album is the font.
However, still the artist’s image is still
eye catching and the main focus
somehow. Also, seeming that the
image is close up can help us see the
artist’s image even more clearer.
Also, for this genre many artists have
their image on the front cover. This is
typical convention that is used.
The colours used in this is
purple, cream and black.
This is including her
makeup, she is also using
these colours. This can show
that the artists's style is very
important and seeming that
the album cover colours
match her makeup can show
that the artist is very
important and also her
image is very important.

5. Lola Rae Feat. Iyanya – Fi Mi Le
The makeup on the artist links to her album cover. She has makeup that is glamourous. And this is part of her
image, also seeming that this is on her album cover.

6. Mapei – Don’t Wait The Artist's name is near the
bottom of the album
including the name of the
artists song. The artist's
name is bigger than the
single name. Considering
that she is a new artist, she
may want to make sure see
is recognised as an artist.
The artist is in the middle of
the page and she is the main
focus. She is also wearing
simple clothing and she is
against a plain background.
This also makes her the
main focus. Seeming that
this single is a mixture of hip
hop and pop she may have
wanting to do something
different such as have a
simple album cover.
The background of the
album is very plain and
looks like a dusty white. This
can show that she wants to
be the main focus and can
show she is not revealing
much about her self. Which
makes the audience want to
perhaps listen to her music
and get to know more about
this artist.
Also the colours that are
used for her name and
the single name is bold
and the colours red and
black are used. This makes
her album single stand
out to the audience. Also,
seeming the font is simple
and clear can make
people maybe interested
to know more about this
artist.

7. Mapei – Don’t Wait
The main artist's style in this music video is very unique, hipster and edgy. This links to her album
where the style is different and unique. This can show how this is part of her image.

8. Elle Varner – Only Wanna Give It To You
The artist's name is bigger
than the album name. THis
may also be because she is a
new artist and she wants to
be well known. The artist
name is also in a cool font
which can show she is
fashionable, different and
unique. However, the font
sort of fades when on the
artist's image which can
mean artist herself want to
be the main focus.
The artist is shown in the
middle of the album. She is
the main focus along with
her name on the album. This
can mean she wants to be
the main focus and she
wants her image along with
her name to be known. The
artist is also looking to the
side instead of to her
audience. This can maybe
show that she is different,
because usually it is the
artist facing the front of the
album and maybe being
able to have eye contact
with the audience. Or it
might connate that because
she is a new artist she still
has more to show. THat
might be why she is not
facing the audience.
The main colours used in the
album is pink, blue and
white. This can hint what to
expect from the album. Such
as pink showing love, blue
showing sadness and white
showing innocence or
purity.

9. Elle Varner – Only Wanna Give It To You
The artist in this music video, she her image is very loud and bright. This links to her album where she is not facing
the front and she is being different. This may be something that is part of her image.

10. Elle Varner – Only Wanna Give It To You
The artist in this music video, she her image is very loud and bright. This links to her album where she is not facing
the front and she is being different. This may be something that is part of her image.