Research into Digipacks of Similar

Media TextsFernando Rocha

Album Covers Of Similar Texts

Conventions of an Album Cover

• Few or no characters

• Simplistic Design & Colour Scheme

• Use of a different colour for the band name compared to the rest of the cover

• Hidden Meanings

• A title that will explain to the audience what the album will be about

• Bold, simple fonts for the band name

• Similar or entirely opposite font for the album title

Typography,Photography & Colour

The typography for this album is quite obvious. The band name, ‘MONA’ is the most eye catching feature on the album and this can emphasise the fact that this is a debut album and that the band want to establish their arrival on the music scene.

In terms of colour, size and style; its all very basic in terms of conventions yet it manages to dominate the album cover regardless.

Moving onto the photography, this album is made up of a variety of images, it’s a collage in a way and consists of dominant images such as a lion that has caught its prey, a young boy in a soldiers uniform, two toddlers boxing amongst a few other images. This can give off the impression that the band’s lyrics have something to do with the topics and issues that are portrayed across the images and that they have put allot of emotion into it. In terms of colour, only back and white is used which in a way doesn’t enable it to be as eye catching as a multi-coloured pop album cover.

Magazine Adverts

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Conventions of a Magazine Advert

• The release date

• Place of purchase

• Image of the DigiPak cover/logo/band symbol/prominent image

• Artist’s name

• Record Label

• Reviews

• Genre of the band reflected in text/colour/font/images

• Tour Info

• Persuasive/eye catching text & images

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A single full page album advert for the band Manic Street Preachers

Information included - Band name, album title, release date, Names of band

members and other + their job roles, available formats 'CD / DELUXE 2CD / LP/ DOWNLOAD, wed address, record

label, advertises Amazon.co.uk as a way to purchase the album.

Band name is larger than Album title

Imagery is of a professional painting by an artist- the same as album cover

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A single full page advert for the band Green Day

Basic information included - Band name, album title, available format, release

date, includes - 'song title', web address.

Advertises what their website has to offer

Has an introductory sentence 'The wait is finally over...'

Band name is larger than album title Font of band name is recognisable of

their image/brand

Imagery is of graffiti art - the same as album cover.