Intertextuality

Intertextuality familiarises and audience with a common theme, colour or layout and makes the image/s.

A parody of the album cover is used on the MCS poster to promote the album.

The original album cover is also included below.

Sometimes intertextuality can be more subtle – most albums by MXPX feature the same font used for the band name.

While not easily recognisable alone, when included on any band-related media (particularly those featuring shots of the band members) it associates the font with the band, thus being memorable when seen again

The cover art for Goldfinger’s various albums all feature:

• The band’s signature title font (usually coloured yellow or gold – an obvious link to the band name)

• Some form of cartoon imagery to express the non-serious attitude of the band

Artwork for Keane’s album are very similar aesthetically – the art style is very distinctive, recognisable and frequently uses the same colour scheme (light and dark blue).

The same font is used for the artist name and band title to build up a visual ‘identity’

All the Muse albums feature the band’s logo (usually in white on black) with the lines above and below the text.

The common theme featured on these four album covers is a circle or sphere – prominently on the first and last covers; in the background to the left on the second and behind the band on the third. This might represent the Earth