The analysis of CD covers

Ke$ha

The genre representation:Front cover

The lettering is quite bright and sparkly which connotes the characteristics of a typical pop artist. As well as the ‘$’ instead of the letter ‘S’ represents that Ke$ha doesn’t go with the norm and is a rebel.

The dark rimmed eyes that Ke$ha has shows that she has a dark side. This opposes the original bright colours that pop has however ties in with the fact that a lot of teenagers listen to pop and are stereotypically known as rebels.

The messy hair that Ke$ha has also ties to the fact that she might be a rebel and not a lady-like with smooth hair and she also has bits of glitter and dirt in her hair describing her as a rebel. This ties in the pop culture where they are classes as rebels.

Also, the one eye that is shown makes her look seductive. Her mouth is slightly open to grab the males’ attention, as it makes her look provocative. This tells us that the artist is illustrating herself as a typical electro-pop artist and she is a successful one.

The lettering is quite bright and sparkly which connotes the characteristics of a typical pop artist. As well as the ‘$’ instead of the letter ‘S’ represents that Ke$ha doesn’t go with the norm and is a rebel.

The genre representation:Back cover and spine

The same lettering follows through to the back of the cover. It is also bright gold and glittery conveying the genre of pop.

The lettering is the same colour and style on the spine as well

The audienceOnly having one eye showing on the cover makes her eyes look seductive which would attract young males in their teens around the ages of 15 to 19 to the cover. Ke$ha gives the impression of a rebel as she has dark rimmed eyes and messy hair and dirt over her face and hair. Therefore this would attract teenagers as they are stereotypically known to be rebels.

The typology of the title is glittery and gold which would attract girls. Therefore attracting both genders will increase the amount sold. Also that metallic colours would stand out more than normal colours on a CD shelf.

Also by having a metallic gold as the title of the song and the artists name is conveys that the artist is successful and therefore would attract girls that would want to become successful by earning a lot of money and becoming famous and they would be attracted to the particular typology of the CD cover.

What are the features of the coverThe artists name is bigger than the song name… This would allow the customers to see the name of the artist and make them become more known.

The image of the artist is a close up shot where only one eye is shown. It also seems like she isn’t wearing any clothes which would attract men to the CD cover.

The photo has been photo shopped to look like there is dust and dirt on her face to look like she's more of a rebel being dirty and having dark rimmed eyes and the messy hair.

The artists hands are shaped like she’s beckoning people to come look her CD cover which allows the audience to be more enticed by it.

What are the features of the back cover and spine

The title of the song and the artist name is on the back cover as well and also the typology is the exact same as the cover.

The information that is on the back of the CD cover consists of the record label name and the credits that are given to the people involved with that particular single. Also there are websites of the artist, and the different media mediums that can be used to access her music.

The spine of the CD cover consists of further credits that are given to the people that took part in producing the single. Also there is a barcode too and the name of the single and the artist so that people can see what CD it is by just looking at the spin eon a CD shelf.

What are the features of the back cover and spine

The title of the song and the artist name is on the back cover as well and also the typology is the exact same as the cover.

The information that is on the back of the CD cover consists of the record label name and the credits that are given to the people involved with that particular single. Also there are websites of the artist, and the different media mediums that can be used to access her music.

The spine of the CD cover consists of further credits that are given to the people that took part in producing the single. Also there is a barcode too and the name of the single and the artist so that people can see what CD it is by just looking at the spin eon a CD shelf.