Ed Sheeran’s Plus album Album cover is a symbol making it easy for fans to associate this international symbol with one artist. The main colour of the cover is orange, making it very eye-catching and different. It is also an interesting choice of colour is because what contributes to a part of Ed Sheeran’s fame is his ginger hair and his fans admire this, making it an iconic statement. The main image used for the cover is a close up of his face, revealing the identity of the artist but not in detail. The restricted exposure of Ed’s face shows a sense of the idea ‘coming out of the shadows’. This can be linked to his new fame and first successful album release and also to his limited presence in the music videos created for the songs of the ‘Plus’ album This symbol is not only a mathematical symbol but also a ‘first aid’ or medical symbol. This may link to the meaning behind the songs in the album. Foe example ‘Small Bump’ and ‘Drunk’ The colour orange may also be related to the personality of the artist or the type of vibe his songs give. Some of the connotations of Orange include encouragement, attraction, stimulation, enthusiasm and joy. The artist looking straight towards the camera creates a sense of direct address towards his audience. Making the purchase of this album feel more personal other than just for entertainment pleasure. The cover contains no text suggesting how high his level of fame is that his audience will be able to recognise the artist and the album name without being told explicitly. The facial expression of Ed is very neutral. This could represent the style of songs within the album so they could be both upbeat and sad songs.
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Ed Sheeran’s Plus album
Album cover is a symbol making it easy for fans to associate this international symbol with one artist.
The main colour of the cover is orange, making it very eye-catching and different. It is also an interesting choice of colour is because what contributes to a part of Ed Sheeran’s fame is his ginger hair and his fans admire this, making it an iconic statement.
The main image used for the cover is a close up of his face, revealing the identity of the artist but not in detail. The restricted exposure of Ed’s face shows a sense of the idea ‘coming out of the shadows’. This can be linked to his new fame and first successful album release and also to his limited presence in the music videos created for the songs of the ‘Plus’ album
This symbol is not only a mathematical symbol but also a ‘first aid’ or medical symbol. This may link to the meaning behind the songs in the album. Foe example ‘Small Bump’ and ‘Drunk’
The colour orange may also be related to the personality of the artist or the type of vibe his songs give. Some of the connotations of Orange include encouragement, attraction, stimulation, enthusiasm and joy.
The artist looking straight towards the camera creates a sense of direct address towards his audience. Making the purchase of this album feel more personal other than just for entertainment pleasure.
The cover contains no text suggesting how high his level of fame is that his audience will be able to recognise the artist and the album name without being told explicitly.
The facial expression of Ed is very neutral. This could represent the style of songs within the album so they could be both upbeat and sad songs.
The barcode is placed on the bottom right corner, next to the production and institution information.
Name of the artist and album name in the most simple form.
Record company logo; Advertising the record label company.
Production information and credits are written in small print emphasising that it is less important than the album itself.
The background of the back cover is plain and orange with no image or pattern. The simplicity of this can be linked to the personality and feels of the artist towards his music. It suggests that his songs are more important to him than publicity.
The track list is in the centre making it the first thing seen when the case is turned over.
The white colour of the font helps it stand out from the orange. The white can also connote purity and innocent, traits that Ed Sheeran is known for having.
The artists website is written beside the institution logos, helping to promote the artist and to create a wider connection and access to the artist.
Taylor Swift’s Red Album
The album title is the first thing that catches the eye. This is because of the size and boldness of the font and the red colour compared to any other text.
The lipstick colour used by Taylor is convenient as it matches both the album name and the colour used for the typed name.
Compared to Taylor Swifts previous albums the style of her has changed and become more simple whereas her hair is the main focus in her other albums. This suggests that the artist has grown up to be a more simple and possibly and laid back artist.
The shadow of her hat hides clear visibility of her eyes and nose but the shadow ends just above her red lips. This may be used to highlight the importance of the colour Red within the album for whatever reason.
The colours used throughout the cover is very natural. It is clear that the image did not require much edit allowing the natural feature to show itself more.
The artists name is written with the same font and boldness of the album name. However the artists name is smaller in size and is white. The white could connote the new personality of the artist as her previous album covers are very striking.
The connotations of the colours Red and White hare quite different. White: Purity, light, goodness and innocenceRed: Energy, love and danger. Knowing Taylor Swift, this choice of colours would represent songs about love and heartbreaks within the album so the choice of colour scheme is quite significant.
Barcode is placed at the bottom right of the back cover.
She is wearing the same costume as the front cover, including the same hat and red lipstick.
The same colour scheme is carried out to type the number and song name emphasising the importance of the colours.
The location of the photo shoot is given away as it is a medium long shot of what seems to be a back yard/garden. This is also different to Taylor’s previous album covers where she’d be in a studio.
Taylor Swifts own website and her page on the label company’s website is printed to promote both the artist and the institution.
Record company logo; Advertising the record label company.
In this photo of Taylor her face can be identified whereas half her face was cover by the shadow of her hat.
Production information and credits are written in small print emphasising that it is less important than the album itself.
Her body language is also quite fierce and sharp suggesting a new Taylor Swift.
Passenger’s All The Little Lights album
The image used for the front cover relates to the album name but using a variety of ‘light’ sources. For example starts, sunset and what seems to be multi coloured fairy lights in the trees.
The artists and album name are very similar in terms of font but the artists name is larger and this is because the cover does not give any other clue or evidence that Passenger is the artist.
The use of neutral yet natural colours may represent the simplicity of the music.
The silhouette of the trees and bush indicate the idea of nature. Nature is quite an obvious theme throughout the cover photo.
The display of the sunrise/sunset and the darker sky above can represent the different mood of songs available in the album.
Barcode is placed at the bottom left.
The websites included in this back cover are Passenger’s own website and a link to his Facebook page. This is not only promotion for the artist but also for the social networking site- Facebook.
The album and artist name for the side of the CD case.
The track list is typed in White without number indicating the order.
Record company logo; Advertising the record label company.
The image looks like a continuous of the front cover however with out the all bright spots as the attention should be on the songs in the album.
Barcode is placed at the bottom left.
The websites included in this back cover are Passenger’s own website and a link to his Facebook page. This is not only promotion for the artist but also for the social networking site- Facebook.
The album and artist name for the side of the CD case.
The track list is typed in White without number indicating the order.
Record company logo; Advertising the record label company.
The image looks like a continuous of the front cover however with out the all bright spots as the attention should be on the songs in the album.
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