At the top of the page are the words, ‘THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER…’ It is written in a fold that is quite messy and dissolved, representing the genre of music and what songs are featured in the album. It is written in large, red font which is bold and striking so that it instantly catches the audiences attention.

The name of the band is written in the font that is used on the bands album and merchandise. This is effective as this poster advertisement introduces the new style of the band as each of their albums are different from the last. Thewriting is large, bold and white so that it stands out more on the page compared to the other writing. This is to let people know exactly what band this is.

The picture on the poster is also the front cover of Green Day’s album. This is effective as it shows people what album they should be looking for when they either buy it or download it.

As well as the bands name, the words ‘CD & DOWNLOAD OUT 15TH MAY’ are also in white writing. The use of white writing is to highlight the most important things on this poster. Writing the date it is released is important as it gets people excited for the release of the album, making people more eager to buy/download it.

At the very bottom of the poster, it says, ‘INCLUDES THE SINGLE KNOW YOUR ENEMY’. The purpose of releasing this song before the album gets people excited about the release and also encourages people to buy the album. It also gives audiences a little idea of what songs will be included in this album.

Compared to the Green Day poster, this one is fairly different. It is more simplistic, brightly lit and has a completely white background. The white background is effective as it makes the title of the band, the photograph of the band, the album name and the date it is out stand out more on the page.

The name of the band is placed at the very top of the poster and the font used in recognizably seen on all of their album covers and merchandise. The fact that is it so large makes it stand out on the page and really lets you know that this band has a new album out.

Closer to the bottom of the page, next to the photograph, is a picture of the bands album. This is effective as it lets you know what the album looks like and what you should be looking for when you buy/download it.

The photograph of the band takes up a large portion of the page. This is effective as you instantly recognize them if you’re a fan and it would be one of the first things you see. Also, it lets audiences known what band this is and from their image and the clothes that they wear, we can see that their genre is more like ‘pop punk’.

Having the HMV logo next to the photo of the album is effective as it advertises the store and lets you know where you can buy the album.

The black background really makes the image of the album and the writing stand out more on the page. This is effective as your eyes are instantly drawn to the white writing and the album and also makes the poster look more interesting and eye-catching.

Featuring the image of the album on the poster is obviously a common thing seen on poster advertisements. This is clearly because it lets audiences know what the album will look like so they know what to look for when they buy/download it. It would also be very unusual seeing a poster advertise something without actually showing what they are advertising.

The name of the album, the bands name and the date it will be released are shown in bold, white writing with an interesting font which is also seen on the bands album cover. Making the text so large is effective as it stands out on the page and instantly catches your eye. It also emphasizes the fact that these are the most important aspects on the poster.Furthermore, using the font which commonly represents the band is effective as it introduces the audience to the new style and also makes the poster look more interesting.

Under the bands name, it says, ‘FEATURING UP ALL NIGHT’. This is effective as it catches the attention of those who have heard this song and also makes people more eager to buy the album.