Artist’s NameThe name of the artist is always the biggest piece of writing on the album cover. The name usually appears either in front or behind the main image of the artist so that the two are shown together. This helps the audience identify the artist without having to look at the main image as some artists are only be recognisable by their name and not their face. On this album cover, the artist’s name, Selena Gomez is horizontal across the album cover, making it the very first thing you see. It is coloured pink which is a conventional colour used within the pop music genre.

Main ImageThe main image always covers the whole of the CD cover.This makes it easy for the audienceto identify who the artist is. It can also be used to give the audience an insight in to what the songs on the album will be like. For example, Selena Gomez looks glamourous on her front cover, covered in jewels and wearing shiny clothing. This could tell the audience that the songs on her album will be about her glamourous lifestyle and living luxuriously.

Album NameThe album name will always be on the front cover of a CD as this is what the album will be known as instead of being known as ‘the 3rd album by this artist’. The album name is usually in a smaller font than the artist’s name as the album is more likely to be recognisable by the artist’s name, not the name of the album.

BarcodeThe barcode always appears on the back cover of the album. This is what is scanned in order for someone to buy the album at a store.

List of SongsThe list of songs that are featured on the album always appear on the back. This is so the audience know what they can expect to hear if they buy the album. A person may have heard a particular song from the artist that they enjoyed, they will be able to see that the song features on the whole album and will therefore be persuaded to buy it.

Record LabelThe record label that the artist belongs to will always be shown on the back cover of the album. This lets the audience know who the music belongs to and most often appears next to a small paragraph addressing copyright rules.

ImageSome back covers have a main image of the artist,however not all of them do.This album has an image ofSelena Gomez on the back cover that shows her in thesame outfit as the in the main image on the front cover.This creates a consistent theme throughout the digipakwhich makes it look moreattractive.

Main Image

Album Name

Artist’s Name

List of Songs

Barcode

Record Label

Copyright