In this album artwork, the font is styled to look like graffiti. The font gives the album an urban street feel, which appeals to the target audience of the songs on the album. Underneath the writing, you can see an image of the artist. It is very common on R&B album artworks to find an image of the artist, however the way the artist is shown in this album artwork is very unusual.

On this album cover, the artist’s name is written in all capitals. This suggests that his name is important and draws focus onto the artist’s name. His name is also written in a font which is similar to the writing of a marker pen. The artist can be seen on the front cover hugging a old fashioned microphone. This represents his love of music. The album title ‘Up Close & Ready” is written in red which stands out from the rest of the album.

On this album, there is multiple words written over the background of the naked artist. The font of the writing is styled to look like graffiti writing which gives the album an urban street feel. The writing is mainly in white font apart from the word “Side effects” which is written up the artist’s right arm. The album title is written in white but has a black scribble below it which makes the white writing stand out. Some of the other words written on the artist are “Diamonds, Censored, Victory, Fun and Chalice”.

On this album cover, the artist can be seen. The artist is wearing a black t-shirt with a white jacket, white trousers and a white hat. The colour white represents innocence and being pure, and this album is Chris Brown’s first, so he is new to the music industry. The artist is also wearing a chain around his neck which is also a common item that are worn by R&B male aritsts. The artist’s name is in graffiti styled writing which is commonly seen on R&B album artwork. The “i” in “Chris” has been replaced with a microphone.

The artist of this album is the main focus of the album artwork. The artist’s name is seen behind the artist and the album title is seen in the bottom right hand corner in a plain black serif font. This gives a mature feel to the album. The background is plain which also brings the focus onto the artist.