Analysis of CD coversNabila Naznin

ARIANA GRANDE – MY EVERYTHING (front)

Background is a plain solid colour with some texture. It’s not a very bright colour so it doesn’t take focus away from the artist. The image is the main focus. It’s the first thing you see as all the texts are small. She's placed directly in the center displaying it's all about her image and her look.

Font of album title is different to font of her name. The font used for her name is more bold so it stands out better.

Serious pose – she's looking down. This is common for all artist to have a more serious look in their front covers. This makes her appear more sexy and seductive which is part of her image.

Location is in a studio. This allows editors to manipulate the background.

ARIANA GRANDE – MY EVERYTHING (back)

The lyrics are placed in the center. The same font is used as her name to show a connection. Here’s information

about her record company

Bar code

The colour of the background is the same. It’s very simple and plain. The same colours are used throughout the album to show continuity.

ARIANA GRANDE – MY EVERYTHING (inside)

Close-up shot of her face. This is done for voyeurism as there is no other shots of her face. Different shots are used throughout albums to show different emotions. The front is usually serious as it can be seen as sexy and seductive. This is very common within the pop genre.

The colours match throughout the album. The lilac/purple colour is used along with black. It connects all images and parts of the CD together.

CHER LLOYD – STICKS AND STONES (front)

She is framed in the center which makes her the main focus. Also her facial expression is very serious which is common for front images. This font is used in all her CD covers. It’s a very bold font and along with the bright colour it makes it stand out.

The texts are placed on the corners so it doesn’t cover her face. Text are commonly positioned away front their faces because its more about their image and look.

It’s also a very bold font and stands out from the light blue background.

The colour of this font matches her lipstick for a flow in colours. The bright lipstick colour displays her as girly and bold which is part of her image.

It’s located outside

CHER LLOYD – STICKS AND STONES (back)

She is sitting on the side to allow space for the lyrics. This also enabled more of the location to be used which was useful as a background for the CD.

There’s always a barcode

Lyrics are all listed on the side, bullet pointed.

Information of record label

The long shot allows us to see her body and costume. She is wearing short clothes and her pose makes her look very sexy. Her hand is on her mouth and her hair is flying.

SELENA GOMES – KISS AND TELL (front)

Close up of her face which again reinforces the fact that its all about her look. She is also looking away from the camera which makes her appear seductive.

A heart has been edited on her lips because this album is about love and relationships. Also the album is called ‘Kiss and Tell’ so the heart allows audiences to get an idea of the content.

The size of her name is bigger than the band which places more importance on her. All the texts are in the same font and colour but her name stands out the most. Placed at the

bottom and hardly visible because her face is the main focus. The text never covers an artists face.

SELENA GOMES – KISS AND TELL (back)

The same font is used for the lyrics and the colour. It makes the album seem as one. Also it was placed on the left and bottom so it doesn't’t cover silhouettes of the band.

The long shot allows us to see her style and look. The colours used are quite dark but there is a light behind Selena so the focus is still on her. She is again placed on the right so there’s space for lyrics.

The band is at the background which makes them less important. Also we cant see their faces because its all about Selena’s face and image.

She provides a free poster for her fans inside the CD. It’s almost like a present for her fans as its something extra.

SELENA GOMES – KISS AND TELL (inside)