Monday, 17 November 2014

CD Cover Textual Analysis

The font used  by this contrasts well with the style of the album cover, using the messy ink spill against the uniform print of the font, though it works well with the "FRESH INK" part, due to them being the same colour. Despite the name of the album cover, which connotes new starts, new beginnings, etc, black as a colour connotes death and depression, sadness. It gives the title of the album and the artist, though aside from that, it's very minimalistic and leaves a lot to the imagination, which can pique curiosity of the viewer, possibly making them buy it.

Unlike the other two covers, it uses a very clear background, using paper still, though the messiness is very much in the foreground, using messy ink patterns that haven't filled coloured anything in, as well as the satellite, where the ink has bled slightly into the paper. The front and back cover have a direct link, of satellites, and works with some of the songs, like "Blast Off" and "Space Escape", having a theme of space. The album is bright, though the font makes it seem a bit more sinister or sad than first expected.

The album is is dull, and the background is messy, scrunched up and dirt ridden paper, despite letters and post being fairly classy things, it contrasts with how messy the handwriting is, no punctuation, ink blots and a fairly dull looking post stamp. it's minimalistic, but from the title and the art style used, it'd be a fair assumption to say it would be part of the "emo" genre.