Album Artwork Research and Inspiration

I love Bastille's debut album artwork. They have included the main singer but not in a conventional mid length shot it is more of a long action shot. The dark colours suggest the dark feel of the album due to the name 'Bad Blood' which could be seen as a not well behaved album. I like the editing of the image and feel it fits the genre correctly.

One Republics album artwork is very simple. I like the use of the bright colours splattered on the black background and their name not being as bold and in our face. The bright colours and splats attract you to the album cover and make you find out who's album it is, therefore hopefully picking it up and reading what more songs this band have produced.

Arctic Monkeys newest album work is very simple. The black and white contrast stands out to the audience and the lines are seen as a heart monitor therefore having connotations of the album being alive and fun to listen to.

Chase and Status album uses a bright orange background this may be to stand out on the shelves of stores as the colours used on many albums are grey, white, black with one bright colour. The unusual image also makes the audience question what the image is in relation to the product, therefore wanting to find out more.

Ellie Goulding's image on her album is herself, most albums use an image of the band or artists for further advertisement as well as having an easily recognisable album when fans are wanting to buy the product in store. I think I will use an image of my artist on my album cover so that it is recognisable and fans seem more attracted to images of their idols then random images.

I love the editing and time taken with the artwork for Florence and the Machine's album 'Lungs'. The image consists of the artist, which she is pretending to be showing her own lungs to relate to the title of the album. The unusual pattern used in the background is subtle but effective and relates to the genre of her album.

Little Mix's album artwork is very typical of the pop genre. The artists are clearly shown on front of the album I feel this may be for easy recognition when on the shelf of a shop. Fans seem to buzz and be happy when seeing pictures of their idols and this is definitely something I will take into account when creating my own digipak. The use of the font for the band name is quirky and makes the name stand out, it is also printed in the recognisable Little Mix print.

Sub Focus have used the simple idea of the literal look of CD that you can see on the front cover, the effect of the CD almost looks like the metrical of a speaker which you can play music out of. The contrast of the black background to the subtle colours on the CD, this allows for their name to stand out to the consumers. Artists such as Sub Focus tend not to use images of themselves as they want to be known for their music rather than their image.

The 1975 are the typical indie/rock band, everything is black and white, they're their for the music and not their image this is shown through their album cover as they have not used themselves on the cover to further advertise the band but just used their name as the self-titled album. I like the simplicity of the front cover and feel that my song fits into the same genre as this band therefore I will be taking inspiration from their looks and how they advertise and promote themselves.

Two Door Cinema Club are another Indie-Rock band and the reoccurring theme of using an image of something abstract, unusual or simple instead of the artists themselves seems to be the usual for their album covers. The use of the name being between the girls legs is probably attracting to more men than women but I love the effect of the roof being her skirt.

One Direction are a pop group that have, like many other pop groups, used an image of themselves on their CD covers. They have used bigger font for the name of their album rather than the name of themselves primarily to the fact they are possibly one of the biggest boy bands at the moment. They have give their album artwork a more edgy look to it maybe to reflect a change in their music. I definitely want to create the look of my music through my album as it will give first impressions of the music to the consumers.