Friday 8 December 2017

Album Artwork Suited to the Genre

(From Left to Right)
Lorde - Melodrama
Santigold - 99c
Goldfrapp - Silvereye
La Roux - La Roux
Taylor Swift - Reputation
Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear


I selected a few album covers that are in the electro-pop genre to help get an idea of how mine should look. All of them feature the artist or some form of iconography that shows the artist, such as Sia's wig. They are experimental and eye catching, with most using bright and stylised colours - which makes them stand out amongst other albums.


Santigold's 99¢ album is bright and bold, and resembles something for sale - which links to the albums name itself. She is positioned in the middle of the frame, meaning she is the focal point, drawing the viewer's eye to her; and then follow her arm that points to the album's title. The title stands out, and as previously stated, looks like its selling what is inside the plastic bag. She is surrounded by a number of miscellany items, such as toy pianos and plastic shoes - further pushing the image that she is a doll for sale. Her name itself is only seen on a cars number plate amongst these items, which signifies that herself as the artist's name is less important than the music, or image, for sale.  It is diagonally alined with her skirt, meaning they will only notice her name once naturally following the line placed.

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