Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Album Advertisements - Examples




All these album advertisements are ultimately bigger versions of the actual album artwork itself. The Pendulum
advertisement reflects the genre of music that the band do which is drum and bass due to the underwater mis-en-scene being slightly neon and reflecting that of a metaphorical club night scene but underwater. The font used is plain however it is metallic which immediately draws the target audience in as it is aesthetically pleasing and looks very good.
Lily Alans album advertisement is two-tone edited in cream and black which gives it that old vintage kind of look and is quite quirky reflecting her personality and star persona. The font is also a sort of vintage style and similar to the one called 'Elephant', it is a bold font also, this suggests she is making a bold statment in the songs she has written.
The Kasabian album poster is the same image that we see on front the album cover. The alum features songs such as 'Empire', 'Seek and Destroy' and 'British Legion' these all have connotations of war, Britain and they all contain some historical context. These are reflected in the illastration used for the advertisement as there is a man, possibly one from the roman times as he is dressed in roman armour and atire, the naked woman also suggests the roman theme/old art as naked woman are present in a lot of paintings around that time period. The actual image as a whole is that of a playing card and the man is the king of spades. The corners also suggests this with the spade icon and the K to go with it, also hinting at band name Kasabian. The band name font looks as if it has been carved as the edges are very to the point and strict, reinforcing that old time. The main feature is ultimatly the artwork and the writing at the bottom is not the focus feature however the artwork draws you into read it.

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