Album artwork is a crucial component to an artist's packaging and the way in which they represent themselves to their market and to the rest of the industry. Some artist's take on a very simplistic approach with a simple photograph of themselves, whilst others go to the other end of the spectrum, hiring famous artists to create unforgettable album covers that are always associated with the artist and their brand.
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| The 1975 - Self -titled album. |
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| The XX - Coexist |
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Arctic Monkeys - AM
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These three album covers are all good examples of simplistic cover artwork that remains very effective. They have all stuck to very clear and simple colour schemes. The 1975 are now very much associated with black and white colour schemes, a theme which they continue to explore within their music videos and the outfits they wear on stage. The XX's album art for Coexist is a very simple concept which works brilliantly; it is a very simple design and shape, sticking to a plain backgrond, however the colour pattern in the centre design is very interesting and has captivating colours. The Arctic Monkeys' cover for AM shows how they have matured as a band, creating a much more simplistic cover, sticking to black and white, however the design is still clever and has signs of their old quirkiness as the two waves in the middle create and A and an M - to match the title.
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| Nirvana - Nevermind |
This cover of Nrivana's album Nevermind is definitely influential to any artist when researching album artwork as it is one of the most memorable and well-known album covers of all time, printed on thousands upon thousands of posters all over the world. Although the shoot was a fluke and the baby was only put into the pool twice, this image has become iconic. The use of a child chasing a dollar bill on a hook could be seen as a response towards the American society at the time and their attitudes to money and the way their children were raised - being tempted and bribed by money.
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| Paramore - Selftitled album cover |
This album cover of Paramore's self titled album - their first album after the departure of two of their members - is a good example of a band/artist shot album cover that looks effective. Even though it is just a picture of the band infront of a plain background it still looks really striking; the powder paint on the members has added a really fun and quirky effect and adds a nice splash of colour. The black background makes the picture really pop and makes the font stand out well.
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| King Krule - 6 Feet Beneath The Moon |
I really like this album cover as it is very unique and different to what you would expect from a young male solo artist. The only thing I would maybe change about this album cover would be to add the artist's name or the album title but I do think it looks great how it is. It's clear that cubism was an influence on the album art and I think it makes a really interesting picture.
This M.I.A album art is really interesting and would definitely stand out from the other albums on a rack at a store. This album cover is full of contrasts. The background is quite trippy and the black and white colours contrast with the bright colours of the images in the foreground. The peace symbol that is in the centre of the image constrasts with the images of machine guns and army tanks - symbols of war and violence. The two different fonts are on opposite ends of the scale, one is bubble writing, very bouncy and round whilst the other is purple font with jagged, sharp edges. All of these contrasting components make up a really vibrant and interesting album cover.
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