Print production mood board

Mumford and Sons – Wilder Mind

Arctic Monkeys – Suck It and See

Catfish and the Bottlemen – The Balcony

The Kooks – Inside In the Inside Out

SOAK – Before We Forgot How To Dream SWMRS – Drive North Blink – 182 - Always Halsey - Badlands

What have I learnt from these designs? I researched into artists that I believed were a similar subgenre to my own, as well as this I researched into those around the general genre to get a wider understanding of album covers. One aspect I noticed within most of the albums was the simplicity and use of dark or primary colours promoting the simplicity. Seeming to create a convention of the genre. The use of the black and whites used throughout the covers makes them dark yet pure, reflecting much on the genre due to lyrics within most songs focussing on heartbreak. This also creating a convention within the genre. Thirdly, I notices the simplicity in design focusing on either just words, people or objects, each having one stand out object within each. For example, the mouth in the Drive North album, or the bench in the Wilder Mind album. Finally, the back covers use similar imagery to that used on the fronts, showing consistency. They also consist mostly of just the songs from the album and possibly textured images showcased on the front cover.