What I found particularly appealing about this CD cover is that it isn't much but it says lots. The CD cover suits its purpose, which is to promote the artist Jesse J. The image is very striking, with the use black and white which connote good and bad, perhaps suggesting that she has 2 sides to her personality. Also, the way she is positioned in the frame, in the centre with the focal point her face and all other parts (hands) leading the eye towards her face which forces you to look at her dramatic style. Her facial expression is also very interesting because it says that she is fierce and fiesty and doesn't care what people think about her, tying in nicely with her album title "who you are". Also, the addition of the colour gold adds a sense of class and importance as well as glamour. This is also very effective because it suggests that she as a singer she holds all these qualities and therefore tries to get people to buy her album with the assumption that it is good. Lastly, the fact that she is in front of a bright white background suggests that she stands out as a singer, therefore appealing to people who like something different. This also leaves you with nothing to focus on but her face.
By analysing this CD cover, it has made me realise how much you can get from something so simple and how many underlying meanings there are in the smallest things. When we produce our own CD cover, I think we will have to think very carefully about the tiniest details which make the most impact.
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