CD CoversM.Raja

Conventions of a CD cover

Artists face: they take a picture to sell themselves and also to make people aware who the artist is and how they look. This is a good marketing strategy and it also helps construct a star.

Artist body: most female artist sell their bodies, they take sexualized pictures to tempt the audience to fall in love with an image and the star, thus they make money. Also this is star construction. However, this is not common among male artists but some do take provocative pictures that sell their bodies to women.

Artistic/artistic picture: Artist like to be artistic and explore their imagination. Some albums are very colorful and abstract this may be because the album is what the audience make of it just like abstract art.

Selling an idea: Some artists sell an idea rather then themselves. Some album covers are controversial, funny, weird and sometimes even gross. This is so that the audience look at it and think about what the album is trying to say.

ARTISTS FACEArtists take a picture to sell themselves and also to

make people aware who they are and how they look. This is a good marketing strategy, through this an

artists can set the latest trend i.e. what hair style is in fashion or what clothes to wear etc. It also helps

construct a star.

CONVENTIONS

ARTISTS BODYMost female artist sell their bodies, they take

sexualized pictures to tempt the audience to fall in love with an image and the star, thus they make

money. Also this is star construction. However, this is not common among male artists but some do take provocative pictures that sell their bodies to

women.

CONVENTIONS

ArtisticArtist like to be artistic and explore their

imagination. Some albums are very colorful and abstract this may be because the album is what

the audience make of it just like abstract art.

CONVENTIONS

SELLING AN IDEASome artists sell an idea rather then themselves. Some album covers are

controversial, funny, weird and sometimes even gross. This is so that the audience look at it and think about what the album is trying to

say.

CONVENTIONS

Country Album Covers

A common theme throughout country albums are the colours used. Most are yellowish orange, a symbolic

coulour that may represent the warmth of the country. Also the clothes that are worn can sometimes be symbolic of

that genre, for example Tim Mcgraw wear a cowboy hat in most of his album covers. Also, some artists are seen

holding a musical instrument, most commonly an acoustic guitar or a banjo.