Saturday, 3 January 2015

Research and Planning: Typography


We searched London Grammar's album cover to see what format their text is for the title of their album and so that we would make ours look different to this but as similar theme. The text is white and is written in capital letters, so it is bold, clear and easily read. The two 'M's also overlap with the two 'A's either side, we found that this added a creative and unique touch. 

We found that these four formats would be the best choice for the title of the album on our album cover:
  • Orator Std
  • Blair ITC Light
  • Marquisette BTN Lined
  • Agency FB

Research and Planning: Analysis of magazine advert- The Lumineers


Friday, 2 January 2015

Research and Planning: Analysis of magazine advert- Florence and the Machine


Research and Planning: Analysis of magazine advert- James Bay

Research and Planning: Inside covers of CD album- Bastille


Typically, the inside cover of an album consists of images which are linked with the artist or follows on from the front and back cover of the CD album which shows a consistent and clear theme. In this case, Bastille's album- 'All this Bad Blood' shows an image on the left hand inside cover of a car with an open door and what looks like blood on the ground. The front cover looks like this:



The front cover shows the car with the door open but from a different angle and view. It shows the same background, so all that changes for the inside cover is the angle and view of the car, the blood on the ground and the lighting is more white. This therefore shows a clear link and story/meaning of the album.







The back cover shows the same location and setting, however, it does not show the car as it is creating the story/meaning of the album but it does show the clear the link through the images by using the same location and theme. 

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Research and Planning: Analysis of CD album cover- Gabrielle Aplin

Gabrielle Aplin's album keeps the same theme within the front cover, inside cover and back cover:


The title of the album is 'English Rain' in an elegant font which is smaller than the artist's name which is in a different font, as it is written in capital letters which is quite simple and bold. The artist is a British female singer, the cover consists of a dull and grey background which matches to the title of her album 'english rain' as it is mostly dull and rainy in England. She is shown holding an umbrella which is bright and colourful which stands out from the dull and grey background. The genre of this album is folk and pop, therefore it uses a more natural theme for the album. 


The inside front cover still follows on from the front cover, showing the same background but her lifting the umbrella in the air, as if she is looking care-free. This could suggest that the dullness could connote the sadness, or the 'bad' things that occur, but there is always a 'good' thing which is present and that the badness can be overcome which could be represented by the umbrella.


The same background is used, so the same theme is kept consistent throughout the covers of the album. The back cover shows the songs of the album which is written in the same font as the title of the album shown on the front cover. It is simple, yet elegant and appealing to the audience. The back cover also shows a barcode, and a small print text below which is information which informs the music publishing company's name, logo, and copyright statement.