Posterverity 2

Album posters

By Verity Crowder

Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare

• Four different album posters promoting ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’

• Links in with album name as the top right poster shows a woman’s body with a lions head.

• All different posters but all have the same theme of cartoon drawings.

• Writing of when the album is being released is only in small writing at the bottom of the page – almost shows arrogance as emphasis is on the band – could show people already know when the release date is.

• As the band aren’t on the poster, it could show they are more interested in their music rather than their image

Florence + the Machine - Lungs• Main attraction on the poster is the lead singer –

Florence Welch – shows they want to sell her look as well as her as the singer as the other band members aren’t on the poster.

• The background scenery of flowers fits in with her music videos and overall style. Natural scenery fits in with their vibe, as they she’s known for her voice – no auto tune

• Close link between the album name and the visuals on the poster

• Same as the Arctic Monkeys poster, the release date is in small writing

• The theme of the poster is quite dated due to the font and how the picture looks quite pixelated, almost drawn.

Ed Sheeran - +• Simple poster and album design – fits in with Ed

Sheeran as he usually sings on stage with just a guitar. Shows he’s interested in making music rather than focusing on his image.

• The fact that the background is orange could be a joke or seen as iconic as he’s ginger. The fact being ginger is seen as unique could relate to his indie music

• At the bottom of the poster it names two of his most famous songs – this could be as he’s a fairly new artist people may recognise his songs but not his name

• The ‘plus’ sign used relates to the hospital sign, that relates to his music as he sings about broken hearts and someone losing a baby.

• The release date is written in black compared to the other writing is written in white,

which makes it stand out and shows that it is an important bit of information.