The album ‘A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation’ by the Wombats
The typography used throughout this album cover is handwritten writing. This represents what the band is about and the music they are in as it follows an ‘indie cult’ theme. The writing is teenage like, targeting this album at a teenage audience who are generally the public of which that are following cults, so both tie into one another. The word ‘Pop’ is stuck over the album cover a couple of times. This word is emphasising the pop culture, in which the Wombats are part of as they are a popular band which entitles them to be the popular culture of today, again in the handwriting connecting a bond between the band and their target audience.
The album name ‘A guide to love, loss and desperation’ is repeated twice, once in the white sans-serif print and once again in scrabble like pieces on the shelves. This is emphasising the album name as it is repeated twice, signifying the importance of the album.
‘A guide’ is implying this is your guide which is making the audience member become an individual. This could imply that when you are listening to it the music can mean many things to different people but as long as you take away something from it then it doesn’t matter. This is making the album individual for the consumer. The layout used is a conventional layout as ‘The Wombats’ is placed in the top third and highlighted, highlighting the significance of the band name and grabbing the audiences attention. The album name is in the middle which is not always conventional but as the album cover has no picture of the band on this is the second thing which grabs your attention as you look at the cover. It is unconventional also as there is not picture but has pictures of toys, implying again the teenager in the band dedicating the album cover to the target audience.
Colour Bright colours such as pink are used which is a stereotypical colour for women, highlighting the fact that this album is not just for boys even though it is a boy band. The black is a major part of the album cover and is resembling the rock theme symbolizing the kind of music they are making.
This is Eliza Doolittle’s album “Eliza Doolittle”. The colours and patterns used on the album cover is similar to the pattern used in the writing of Eliza Doolittle’s first single ‘Pack up’ immediately linking the two covers together. With them both having busy patterns and colour in them it is representing the personality of Eliza Doolittle or representing the way in which she wishes to be perceived. The symbols in the picture have great significance for example the volcano erupting is there to display the eruption in music since Eliza Doolittle has come onto the scene.
The colours used are overall very bright again going back to how Eliza Doolittle wants to be perceived or maybe showing her perception on the world. The font used to write the album title and the artists name is a informal font, which ties in to her theme of informality which is being represented throughout the album cover. It is used in a conventional way as it is in the top third of the album cover, which is bringing emphasis to the name and even more so due to the fact she has no album name. The way Eliza Doolittle is being pulled along by the plane creates a a childish feeling which is shown also through the album art.The childish feeling being highlighted also by the immaturity and juvenile behavior of which Eliza Doolittle is showing due to the expression in her face and the album art she is surrounded through. This could could be a symbol to her music of being easy going and fun music which you can play around to, like she is in the album cover.
The colours used are overall very bright again going back to how Eliza Doolittle wants to be perceived or maybe showing her perception on the world. The font used to write the album title and the artists name is a informal font, which ties in to her theme of informality which is being represented throughout the album cover. It is used in a conventional way as it is in the top third of the album cover, which is bringing emphasis to the name and even more so due to the fact she has no album name. The way Eliza Doolittle is being pulled along by the plane creates a a childish feeling which is shown also through the album art.The childish feeling being highlighted also by the immaturity and juvenile behavior of which Eliza Doolittle is showing due to the expression in her face and the album art she is surrounded through. This could could be a symbol to her music of being easy going and fun music which you can play around to, like she is in the album cover.
Katy Perry has taken a stereotypical and safe approach to her album cover for her first album, this contrasts with the title of the album One of the Boys which is not the stereotypical language of a lady Mise on Scene
Colours used :-
The background is busy as there is a cloudy horizon along with the white picket fence and the flowers, this contrasts with the backgrounds on Katy Perry’s first three single covers as they have block colours in the background with emphasis on the singer. The busy background could represent the busyness of the songs on her album whereas the single is just one song to concentrate on, which is why she chose the plain background. The background could link to the time in which the music will be played, they could be portraying that they want the music to be played at outdoor parties; barbecues in the sun. This is a similar setting to what is shown the background and from research on the album and from quotes from Katy Perry this is the genre in which she intended.
The two texts, in terms of colour, juxtapose (artist name/album name). The artists name ‘Katy Perry’ is writing in bright pink and serif, this is also outlined with white highlighting her importance as she is the singer of the album. The name ‘Katy’ is a popular girls name and adding the ‘y’ instead of the ‘ie’ is the uncommon way to spell her name,again this is showing her standing out from the crowd. But this name and the writing juxtaposes with the ‘One of the Boys’ album name, written in sky blue serif font. The blue is underlining the word ‘boys’ but juxtaposes because it is completely different to the ‘Katy Perry’ font and the way Katy Perry is being displayed on the album cover.
The trend of blue is used again in the artists clothing as she wears a pink crop top, emphasising her femininity but then she is representing the blue through her shorts which aren't seen as a stereotypical item of clothing for women to wear. This can be representing the artist as being unique and not following the stereotypical traditional roles of men and women. Also symbolizing the artists music of being for both boys and girls and reveals the her personality. This creates an unconventional artist image, as she is implying she has more power due to her lack of ability to follow the rules. This is highlighted even further by the title of her first single ‘I kissed a girl’.
The layout used in the single covers contrasts with the album showing the dominance the album has on the singles, as this is the one that holds all the songs. The top width of the cover is dominated by the artist’s name, which is the first thing seen. The picture of the artist dominates the centre of the album cover emphasising her importance. This is a very conventional approach to an album cover but the proven approach which gets the audience responding the best.
The camera angle used is a long shot on the album cover. This is showing what Katy Perry is very popular for, her beauty and her body which is one of her trademarks. Katy Perry is biting on the glasses in a seductive manner which will make it hard for the audience to keep their eyes off her and the fashion she has chosen to be shot in is representing her as a person.
Colours used :-
The background is busy as there is a cloudy horizon along with the white picket fence and the flowers, this contrasts with the backgrounds on Katy Perry’s first three single covers as they have block colours in the background with emphasis on the singer. The busy background could represent the busyness of the songs on her album whereas the single is just one song to concentrate on, which is why she chose the plain background. The background could link to the time in which the music will be played, they could be portraying that they want the music to be played at outdoor parties; barbecues in the sun. This is a similar setting to what is shown the background and from research on the album and from quotes from Katy Perry this is the genre in which she intended.
The two texts, in terms of colour, juxtapose (artist name/album name). The artists name ‘Katy Perry’ is writing in bright pink and serif, this is also outlined with white highlighting her importance as she is the singer of the album. The name ‘Katy’ is a popular girls name and adding the ‘y’ instead of the ‘ie’ is the uncommon way to spell her name,again this is showing her standing out from the crowd. But this name and the writing juxtaposes with the ‘One of the Boys’ album name, written in sky blue serif font. The blue is underlining the word ‘boys’ but juxtaposes because it is completely different to the ‘Katy Perry’ font and the way Katy Perry is being displayed on the album cover.
The trend of blue is used again in the artists clothing as she wears a pink crop top, emphasising her femininity but then she is representing the blue through her shorts which aren't seen as a stereotypical item of clothing for women to wear. This can be representing the artist as being unique and not following the stereotypical traditional roles of men and women. Also symbolizing the artists music of being for both boys and girls and reveals the her personality. This creates an unconventional artist image, as she is implying she has more power due to her lack of ability to follow the rules. This is highlighted even further by the title of her first single ‘I kissed a girl’.
The layout used in the single covers contrasts with the album showing the dominance the album has on the singles, as this is the one that holds all the songs. The top width of the cover is dominated by the artist’s name, which is the first thing seen. The picture of the artist dominates the centre of the album cover emphasising her importance. This is a very conventional approach to an album cover but the proven approach which gets the audience responding the best.
The camera angle used is a long shot on the album cover. This is showing what Katy Perry is very popular for, her beauty and her body which is one of her trademarks. Katy Perry is biting on the glasses in a seductive manner which will make it hard for the audience to keep their eyes off her and the fashion she has chosen to be shot in is representing her as a person.
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