The colours in this image are flat, but the of these colours instantly attract attention, despite the simplicity of the image. The colours are soft and pale, giving the effect of smooth, calm music, which will attract the target audiance. There is quite a lot of free space around the image, border and text; making the cover quite minimalist but still noticeable.
The cover is mostly composed of typography; forming short, simple sentences which are concise and to the point. This will keep the target audience interested as the title is quick to read and take in, while the small image and border placed around the text make the overall image aesthetically pleasing.
There are a lot of flat vertical and horizontal lines in this image, keeping the basic shape very simplistic. The shapes are also simple (most of which are quadralateral) and don't over-complicate the cover.
This image could easily be created on Publisher with preset borders, fonts and art, but it could all be designed on Illustrator or Photoshop. The techniques used are a colour fill, font, either image import/insertion or the border and tree could be created by a pathfinder or brush tool.
I think that this simplistic image for an album cover easily conveys the composer/artist via the typography, and the flat, warm yet pale colours are quite eyecatching and the soft tones could suggest that the music is also soft and gentle.
This album, to me, already conveys a sense of peace & tranquility through the imagery and colours used on the cover. The colours are warm and soft, yet still bright enough to attract public attention. The shapes over the orange area are all similar as they form autumn leaves, which can be associated with long, quiet days in a peaceful, natural environment.
There is a lot of space used in this image, as the background colours are plain, and only the leaves and font provide detail.
As before, the typography is kept simple, and the composer's name is displayed in large capital letters to gain the attention of its target audience.
In reference to line, there are no bold, black outlines separating the images and the background colours. In my opinion this gives the album a softer look, as black lines against the warm background tones would become too harsh and noticeable, which would betray the message to its audience.
The textures used in this image are relatively smooth, especially due to the grey tones around the edge of the image, making the cover look slightly 3-dimensional, as if it was slightly lifting away from the CD case.
I think that this cover conveys a soft mood, which again would attract its target audience with a calm, yet colourful image.
In contrast to the previous covers, the colours, tones and textures are quite bold and are very eyecatching. The mixed shades of blue almost seem to represent the sea, once again suggesting an air of calm. The textures are smooth horizontally, but the brush strokes are very apparant in the paint, separating areas of the mix of colour. Again, typography plays a part in this cover; the large, bright white font proving quite apparant and obvious over the deep shades of blue.
Line can be seen in the grains of the background, and along the curves of the paint strokes, the horizontal lines in the foreground contrasting slightly with the vertical lines of the background 'canvas'.
The mixed shades of blue create a space of their own, while still showing the space between the paint and its canvas, creating a sense of distance. The mixed shades of blue could also represent changing moods within the music.
This album cover is very aesthetically soothing, as the pale, cold blues against the darker shades show that the image has been captured at night. Night is generally associated with silence and tranquility, which relates back to the music being relaxing.
Typography is shown very boldly over the background; the composer's name written in very large font across the cover, making the CD easy to notice. There is quite a sense of space in this image, due to the obvious distance between the water and trees in the foreground and the mountains and reflection in the water in the back. The shapes of the mountains are quite distinctive and stand out against the paler tones of the sky, while the sillhouettes of the trees are also apparant against the sky.
This cover is very softly created, the lines and shapes all blending into eachother in a very soft texture. The colours are mostly cold, whereas the hot, deep crimson of the figure's hair stands out, drawing the audience's attention to the centre of the image, where the font boldly states the title of the album, which in this case involves the composer's name. The textures of the image give the impression of water in the background, which also creates space around the figure.
The lines in the image (with the font being an exception) are curved and seem to flow, which refers back to the effect of water.
There are no basic and obvious shapes evident in this cover, though the shape of the figure in the middle ground is quite striking, due to the pose and sense of movement.
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