Indie

Black and white theme of the front cover makes the red font cd album name stand out.

Image of them is in a studio recording. This keeps within the main theme of indie music videos with bands because they always show them playing their instruments/recording sessions.

No direct address is used by any of the members of the band creating a feel like we are actually there with them while this photo’s being taken.

The band only fills half of the album cover. Makes the band and album name stand out at the top.

Indie

Bright yellow background makes the album cover stand out. Gives a happy feel what we would expect from her music.

We don’t see the artist- just her legs in roller skates and spotty tights. This leaves a hint of mysteriousness about the artist.

Artists name is placed in the bottom left hand corner. Even though it’s not at the top we still see the importance of it as of the way her legs are positioned around it.

Rap

Photo shot covers the whole album cover. Shows an elaborate house/castle doors as the location.

A teddy bear costume is used commonly through Kanye West’s album covers- we recognise him with this character/icon.

A dark theme is used, with just ‘natural’ light coming through the main doors to highlight the teddy bear. Surroundings are dark giving a hint of mystery.

The teddy bear’s eyes are not using direct address and are looking to the left. This again gives a hint of mysteriousness which could reflect this artists music.

Rap

Artists face is made digitally out of ‘pills’ which links to the drug use which is associated with the rap genre- especially with the artist Eminem.

The album name is placed in a ‘medicine/drug card’ which keeps with the running them of the drugs and pills.

The album art stands out on the black background. This also gives a deeper feel to the music as it’s a album cover with meaning behind it.

‘Parental Advisory’ sign is used showing that the rap genre is common for swearing. Gives a bad representation for people who like the rap genre as it shows that they do negative things such as swearing and drugs.

Pop

Cartoon drawings around the main artist- Cher Lloyd- create a teenage dream effect with the ‘doodles’. Gives us a hint of what her music is going to be like- upbeat and bubbly.

Bright colours match with her outfit, makes it stand out. Everything ties in with each other showing a clear link.

Name of the album is placed in the left hand corner in bold black writing- easy to recognize. The lines above and below it section it off slightly from the overall design, showing it’s importance.

The way she is positioned as a model is unusual due to her being placed on the right hand side. This shows the doodles around her link in with her as an artist. She is still looking at the camera which makes us feel a connection. This is different to other covers where starts are usually either giving strong direct address or looking away.

White background so that everything else can stand out.

The ‘L’ that Lily Allen is positioned on is the same font type as her name- linking the two together.

The way in which she is positioned as a model on the letter L highlights the importance of the object and is very different to other genres of music when they mainly have a close up of the artists face on the album cover.

The background is a white/pink wash which links in with the colour scheme of pink.

Name of her album is placed underneath her name in pink writing matching with the pink dress and pink inside of her letter. Connotes femininity.

A simple layout is used with just the letter ‘L’. This is effective because the ‘L’ links to her first letter of her name.

Pop

R&B

Close up of the artists face- no direct address is used. Still a strong shot however which is why it’s effective.

The main theme of this album cover is red. This is used through her hair and lip colour.

The album name is written in think white capitals at the bottom of the album cover. It stands out but the artist stand out stronger with this image.

R&B

No direct address is used. The artist is focused on the side, showing us his jaw line (maybe best features are being enhanced).

Has a blue/white tint to the album cover giving connotations that the music this man makes is relaxing and soulful.

The artists name ‘Jason Derulo’ is at the top looking simple in lower capitals. Stands out in white font and moulds with the overall colour scheme of a blue/white wash.

Artists name is the main attraction above the photo. Matches with the red tree branch that comes out of the side of the album cover.

Whole album cover gives a indie authentic look. Seems like random shapes are made out of tissue paper that surround her.

Image of her is her positioned to the side on her knees with her face towards the front- direct address is used. Unusual use of levels so that both the artist herself and her name stand out.

Red is the strong theme with her name and pieces of the art work being red. Also parts on her dress and her tights are red. Links the whole album cover together.