The italicised bullet points are conventions which we find interesting and therefore will try to apply to our own album cover if possible.
Gravity Happens - Kate Voegele
- Solo artist appears alone on cover
- Artist looking thoughtful
- Constructed background
- Artist's name below the album title
- Artist shown with guitar to connote musical talent
- Filter on the whole cover, making it look like it has all been painted
- Wearing casual clothes, to represent her laid-back personality
- Mainly two-tone colour scheme; blue and red
- Long shot of artist
- Hair is natural and not tied up
- Name in lower case letters
It's Not Me, It's You - Lily Allen
- Solo artist appears alone on cover
- Simple, one tone background
- Name appears above the album title
- Wearing a cute, girly dress and headgear to show her quirky personality
- Barefoot to connote her natural way of life
- Lying on the letter 'L' to symbolise her own name and therefore artist identity
- Mainly two-tone colour scheme; pink and black
- Artist's name is more prominent than the album title
- Long shot of artist
- Hair is natural and not tied up
- Name with capitalised first letters
Cassadee Pope EP - Cassadee Pope
- Solo artist appears alone on cover
- Artist's name appears above the album title
- Artist shown with guitar to connote musical talent
- Simple, one tone background
- Artist's name is more prominent than the album title
- Long shot of artist
- Hair is natural and not tied up
- Name in capitalised letters
Wasting All These Tears - Cassadee Pope
- Solo artist appears alone on cover
- Artist's name appears above the album title
- Artist's name is more prominent than the album title
- Artist looks thoughtful/dramatic
- Wearing a fancy dress
- Dramatic eye makeup
- Hair is natural and not tied up
- Mid-shot of artist
- Name in lower case letters
Mama Do - Pixie Lott
- Solo artist appears alone on cover
- Artist's name appears above the album title
- Artist's name is more prominent than the album title
- Wearing casual clothes
- Simple, one tone background
- Mainly two tone colour scheme; blue and white
- Long shot of artist
- Name with capitalised first letters
- Hair is natural and not tied up
Lungs (The B-Sides) - Florence and the Machine
- Solo artist appears alone on cover
- Artist's name appears above the album title
- Wearing a glamorous dress in a performance set-up
- Accompanied by a big prop of a half crescent moon which shows how her head is in the clouds
- Border around the edge of the main photo
- Hair is natural and not tied up
- Name with capitalised first letters
- Long shot of artist
Overall, the conventions which we will try to incorporate into our album cover will be:
- Solo artist appears alone on cover
- Artist's name appears above the album title
- Artist's name is more prominent than the album title
- Hair is natural and not tied up
- Name with capitalised first letters
- Long shot of artist
- Mainly two-tone colour scheme
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