Poster Analysis

‘The debut album’ –long awaited – persuade people to buy it

‘Includes the single Bring Me To Life’ – popular and well known song – key selling point

Same image from album cover – people know what to look for – bold image and dark colourisation –suggests the rock genre of the album – promotes lead singer

Band name and album title –necessary information to promote them and be able to buy the album

Poster laid out as if like a Polaroid photo – suggests vintage/retro –typical of indie/pop genre

Focus image of artist –promoting and selling their image – Goodwin’s theory

Simple block font – bold, easy to read – indie/pop genre convention

Natural colouringwith possible filter – again gives a vintage/retro feel to the image and conveys genre

Only states artist’s name, album title and date – lack of text suggests they are a well established artist

Bold, contrasting colours – brighter than usually associated with rock genre – suggests something new or different

Image of most well known member of the band –promoting and selling their image –Goodwin’s theory

Two other upcoming albums relating to this one – selling point

Big, block font –very bold and ‘in your face’ – typical of rock genre

Focus photo is of artist –typical of pop genre – also promoting and selling her image –relates to Goodwin’s theory

Able to scan the barcode on the poster to access album – more accessible – appeals to target audience of younger people familiar with this technology

Retro colourisationand Polaroid layout to link to the theme of the album –also suggests indie, not typical pop genre convention

Old fashioned style block font with handwritten album date to continue with retro Polaroid theme – again has indie connotations –possibly this album is more of an indie/pop genre

Simple black and white colours– common with bands

No image of the band – typical for indie/rock bands

Obscure image of soundwaves with album name in the middle – intrigues people to purchase the album

Simple block font used –not very suggestive –indie/rock convention