Album Covers Research

1 - Peudulum - In Silico

2 - Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor

3 - Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time

4 - My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade

5 - Pink Floyd - The Wall

6 - Michael Jackson - Bad

7 - Usher - 8701

8 - Artic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

9 - Foo Fighters - In Your Honour

10 - Destiny's Child - Survivor

1 - What are the typical features each cover has?

Artist/band name - all

CD name - all but 8

Main image or focus point - all

Background - all

Centralise image - all but 2, 3, 6, 7 & 10

Colour - all but 4, 5 & 8

Image construction for the artist/band - all

2 - How can the covers be catagorised?

Those with the star on them - 2, 3, 6, 7, 10

Those with other images on them - 1, 4, 5, 8, 9

Those using colour 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 & 10

Those with the image as the main focus - 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10

Those with text as the main focus - 2, 4, 5

3 - What are the purposes of these covers?

To sell the CD

To stand out from other CDs

To promote the image of the artist/band

Advertising the genre

Appealing to specific audiences