Album Covers Inspiration

I have chosen the "Pink Floyd" album cover "The Dark Side Of The Moon" made in 1973 that I find inspirational that will help me through the process of making my digipack. When I first looked at this piece of artwork I regonized it and it got my attention because its a well known band that uses this artwork for their album cover which everyone knows and would regonize as its a popular picture. The artwork is also simple and affective because of the bright colours they use that stand out on the black background which I could possibley work towards when doing my front cover. The outlines of a triangle are found in the centre of the page with a singular line going into the triangle and a range of colours in multiple lines come out the other side which gives it more of an interesting look to it and becomes eye catching. I like how they put a stamp like title in the right hand corner of the page but i wouldnt nessercaraly use this for my cover.

I also chose the "Rafale" album cover "Rock It, Dont Stop It" by Akroe who is a graffit artist that gives me inspiration when it comes to the style of the album cover im doing it doesnt have to be neat and perfect it can be a bit more messy and use more colours on a darker background so they stand out like this piece of work. This artwork is simple but affective as they use a black background which is the main colour used when it comes to background for magazines and album covers. It also uses many different bright colours that flow down the page giving a burst of colour to the eye. The font used on the cover is quite small and hard to see which makes me think the artwork is the main part of the cover which wants to be seen by the audience. I would not use this style of font for my title but by looking at the colours and the way its laid out on the page it gets my attention and stands out on the page which im trying to do for my album cover.

I chose the album cover "The End Has a Start" by Idris Khan as it has a simple but eye catching look to it and relates to the sort of style I want for my album cover which will give me inspiration when going through the process of making my digipack. When I look at this artwork it gets my attention as the black on a yellow background really stands out and the affect of the blurred photograph makes it look like there is more of a meaning to the artwork. This photograph will relate back to the artist as it describes the feel of the person which is shown and is tried to get across to the audience. The fonts used on the cover are very simple and plain which I dont like and wouldnt really use on mine but where its placed in the middle of the page would be one idea I could use as it stands out on top of the background.

Digipack Research

I have selected these album covers above from the post iv made before and other pictures that interest me that I personally think best show a similiar style and over all feel that I would like to use for my digipack and magazine advert. The similarities between the covers I have chosen are the colours used, the simplistic look and style of photograph and layout used for the covers. The fray album does not include the artist on the front cover which doesnt fit in with the other albums iv used but the lighting used and fuzzy look to the people around the album cover fits the type of style im going for when it comes to my front cover. The simple single shots of each band member or soul artist thats shown on the front covers are kept to the genre and the artists create the image they want their audience to see. The fonts used are simple and bold which stand out on top of the photographs and also contrast with the colours used. The two top album covers are very similiar by using fuzzy colours to make the back ground blend together but the top album shows a more edited colour which uses mainly yellows and browns that mix together well. The fray cover is edited to be blurred around the lights showing the effect of what the bright lights do to the surroundings and relates to the style of the bands music video that links to the package. 

The little mix album cover shows the genre of the band straight away when you look at it which is shown by the colours used as they are bright and they give a bold look to the band members as its shown as their background. Each picture of the band is taken individualy and put onto the album one by one which gives a good effect allowing them as much space to do what they want that best shows their personalities. I like the colours used and the style of the album cover as its divided into four, this could help me towards the design I could do for my cover.