I will analyse covers of artists and bands that are close to the genre that I would most like to pursue; classic rock.
This album cover is by classic rock band ‘Journey’ and is one which I appreciate due to its simplicity. For a start, it is obvious that there is no actual photograph used on the cover. I feel this is because by this point, Journey are a well known band and do not need to be recognised by what the band looks like. It is worth noting however that in the absence of a band shot, there is a Scarab, this is known to fans of the band to be the bands logo. Also extremely noticeable is the colour contrast, this is a simple blue/orange contrast which is well known to be a ‘safe’ scheme to go with as it combines a hot colour with a cool one.
The most striking thing about the album cover is how the album title is shown in relation to the band’s name. This could show that it’s more likely that the band would focus on the fact that it is them releasing a new album, rather than what the album itself is.
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