CD Cover Analysis

Our task is to produce a CD cover to promote our artist and video. I have researched and analysed cd covers of artist in order to create mine. I have looked at typography, colours, images and house styles.

This is the cover for The Kooks' 'Inside in Inside out' album. The house style colours of this band are red black and white. The titles are placed well as the band name in place inside the album title, corresponding with the meaning of the name. The typography is bold and clear. This remains the same on all albums created by the band, but differs in colours. On the kooks next album 'Konk' the house colours still dominate in black and white, but differ with the new album name in blue.

The image is of the whole band. It is a relaxed image of the band practising. It does not look staged, it looks like an action shot of three members playing with the four member cleverly caught in a mirror. This shows them in relaxed positions and makes a more natural shot. This portrays the relaxed music and mood of an indie band.

There is a lot of white space on this cover, highlighting the titles and focusing on the band image.

CD Cover Analysis

This is the album cover for Mcfly's Motion in the Ocean album.
This cover is an image of the band members underwater, corresponding with the title 'in the ocean'. The band members are all captured in individual motions. The band's name appears in a bold contrasting yellow in the centre of the cover. The name is used as the bands logo and this typography appears the same on a few of their albums, but in several colours. The title of the album appears in smaller font at the bottom of the cover. It provides information but is not the main focus on the page. For this cover the band have played on the words of the title but have sold themselves on their own image and logo. The audience are quickly pulled in and the bold colours and creative images catch the eye.

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This is Amy Winehouse's Album cover for her album 'Back to Black'. The house style colours of this album are black and white. This cover portrays back to basics, it is very simple, relying on the artists image. Amy is very unique and sells herself on her image. The title of this album is shown in several ways in this covers. One I have previously mention about back to basics. And the second where Amy literally has her back to black. Amy is sitting in front of a black board. Suggesting Amy has gone back to the start, started with the raw basics and produced new material.


The typography is bold and clear. This remains the same on single releases by Amy. Both title and Amy stand out on this cover. The covers does not need other images nor patterns, as amy sells herself on image and pure talent. Amy has a big enough fan base, that she does not rely on promoting her self on her album cover. Fans simply buy it because they like her sound.

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This is the cover for Paloma Faith's Album 'New York'.

The typography on the album is very unique to the artist. It is in white and presents her name in large font then her album name in a smaller font. This typography remains the same on all her albums.

Paloma appears dressed glamorously in the centre of the cover with no direct eye contact as she gazes out the window. She appears to be in a run down flat but very dressed out. The covers suggests her dream of something better as she gazes out over new York. Rather than a picture of her in new York, this images portrays something out of reach, something she aspires to.

The picture relates to the albums name of 'New York'

CD Cover Analysis

This is the album cover for Scouting for girls' 'This ain't a love song'. This cover is very bold in colours of red, yellow, blue and white. The cover is quite old fashion, and I think it could be portrayed as a price or postage stamp.

The band never follow a house style through their albums. They change drastically in colour and style. However on this cover appears an aeroplane and on their last appeared a rowing boat, maybe signifying a journey, which always brings changes, bringing their change in house style.

Both the title and band name appear on this cover. An image of the band however does not. The band never sell themselves on their image and a picture never appears on their album. The band are purely interested in music and rather than a huge publicity campaign, the band simply provide their sound and passion.