Research - Similar Media Texts (CD Package)

• This CD inside package has used 1 colour throughout to make the text, pattern and image stand out ontop of the background colour.
• The colour used is a black which makes things stand out but it does make the inside page look dull and boring.
• The CD is the same colour as the background which carry on the continuity and fits in well with the inside page, but i think that it should be colourful standing out in the cover asking to be gotten out the cover and played.
• The left hand side of the cover has a image of the artist which has been edited and put on a seperate layer infront of the background colour.
• A patern has been used to divide the text from the image and fill in blank space and adds more to the page.
• Text is used which is all about the artist and her thought's on the songs and album. This is a good idea and is interesting for it's audience as they get to know the artistsviews of their favourite song, lyrics etc and fills in much unwanted dead space.

• This inside page has only filled one side of the cover. This makes the CD stand out as the behind it is very plain and boring so this makes the CD look very creative and enthusies what has been done on it, and makes you appreciate it more.
• There is one design which has been used throughout the inside page with the it being on both one side of the cover and the CD.
• This deisgn invloves a large bold title which is the name of the album, it has used a funky text which has different gradients of blue on each letter which makes it stand out more and brings it more to life and exadurates the 3d effect
• A colour scheme has been used throughout both pages, that is blue but they have kept it more interesting to look at with the different gradients.
• Pattern have also been used and been inbedded into the background colour to give the image more shape and effect and really makes the title stand out with the patterns shooting of the text.
• Green has also been used as a colour for the patterns and also for the title on the CD this colour is the closest associated colour with blue which is why it fits in well.
• On the CD the songs have been listed so when putting it into the CD palyer they know which song they want to listen to and which number it is.
• The title on the CD has been really clever and used the circle on the CD as the inner shape of the o.
  
  

• This front cover is very eye catching as the lines going away from the image makes it look important, looks like an sunshine. Which automatically draws your attention to the main image which looks like a tree with a hand mixed up and edited to it.
• The artists name are very clear as it is situated in the centre at the top of the cd cover and is in a white text. Again a graffiti like text has been used with some parts of the text missing and faded less white.
• The title of the album is centred in the middle of the page and is not clear or easily read as the colours used in the background are used for the text and the text has been given a 3D look to as the begining of the text is close and fades away in the middle and ends up being close again, which is clever and works but the text just can not be easily seen or read.
• The back has been split into two sections with the use of colours, a dark red had been used and the copyright, bar code and the people that designed the CD cover etc are mentioned with the music company's logo shown.
• The songs are listed and number and are all aligned to the right hand side of the cover, this fills the blank space with a sun shining towards the songs which fills up most of the space on the back.
• Red is used for numbering the songs, which is a colour that is easily seen and stand out and the track title is shown in a bold black which is easily read on a faded background colour.
• The CD also has a sun shining on it which is the theme of the CD package and it is used throughout the cd design.

FrankMusik is a new and upcoming artist that varies his style of music and is associtated with dance/pop music but also has been known for working with his rappers e.g. Tinchy Stryder.

• This is a simple album cover it involves a close up of the artists face, this is very simple but effective CD package as it shows the arists and also is interesting to look at due to his hair etc, also you could recognise the album through seeing him.
• The photo is in black and white which also contrasts with the black background. The picture is clear and really stand out infront of the dark background.
• The artists name is shown in bright pink which is unusual but this colour gives the album cover that little bit extra as it stands out soo much and is not often seen. The front is done in a funky graffiti style which is now known and always used when advertising his name, album, shows etc. The text is positioned centrally and fits the whole of the width of the album cover which means there is no empty space left which is good.
• The title of the album is positioned below the artists name in a small fine white font in the same font but jsut small and positioned to the left unlike. The white text is in front of the black background which makes it well presented and easily seen.
  
  
  

• This CD package has a theme all the way through it having the same colours used on the front and back of the cd case but in different pictures. The semiotics of these colours are warm, heat and summer time.
• The album cover is in a different colour which makes it stand out infront of the cover which is important as this picture has a lot of things happening in it, so the text is need to stand out. Green and black are used as they are bold colours and both are easily seen ontop of a redish background colour.
• Pattern have been used to make it more interesting and fill up any large spaces which could effect weather it is considered a good cover or a bad one.
• A bar code is used and postioned alongside the copyright, company name and everyone associated with the band and making of the CD cover. This is done vertically which is different but it works as it seperates this information away from the picture and the track listings, it is easily seperated just through using a darker red.
• The songs are listed on the back and number in a green circle so the buyer knows what the song name is and what track number it is. Their is a lot of space on the back which is not very good but this is not so important as the most important thing is having the track listing.
• The CD also uses the same pattern which are on the cover using the black and green for the name of the album.
  
  

This is Akon's latest album called 'Freedom', he is again another well known artist who has made many big hits and been in the chart often.

• The album cover has been made with two seperate pictures, one of the background, the sea and the other of just the artist Akon.
• This cover gives it a fresh look with the clear ocean and the blue skies, this could symbolis the type of music such as slow, calm and relaxed.
• The mise-en-scene used from the artist is unusul as he is wearing a smart suit that is not recognisable near the sea side, and is more associated with in towns or cities. The sunglasses represent the sunshine and the reason for being near the sea and this can be shown from the sun reflection in his sunglasses.
• The title of the album is small but all the letters are in capital letter to make them stand out also the text is a different colour to the artists name, with the album name smaller but easier to read as it is horizontally presented. The colour of the text is blue like the colour used from the sea and it stands out due to it being posioned in front of the sky which is a lighter blue.
• The artists name is also positioned on the left hand side of the CD cover, in a large, fine text which is presented in white but it is postioned vertically which is harder to read and would not be easy read from a distance.
• The album title is presented in the 'K' of the artists name, which is clever and draws your attention as it is the only writing that is presented on the CD horizontally, so you immediately read it.
  

This is the world famous rapper Dizzee Rascal, who is huge in the music industry and this is his first album, 'Boy In Da Corner'.

• It is very basic and not much is happening on the cover it shows the music artist, his name and the title of the album.
• Involves 3 main colours, with a bright yellow background which automatically draws you in and catches your attention, with the person in black which makes him stand out infront of the background.
• The title in the top left hand corner is in a black stencil/graffiti look. The title of the album is very hard to see as it is in yellow with a orange outline this and could affect the customer from finding the cover.
• The mise-en-scene used is very simple and basic, as this is his first album and he was not big until this album was produced he is wearing normal clothes that he would be seen in trakis, nike and hoodie. This would not be the case now as he is a big artist and has since his first album he has produced many great songs with 2/3 making number 1 in the chart.