My Mock Up album cover

Album Cover Ideas Montage

Album cover research- Pink Floyd

I like how the most simple covers can usually be the most effective and this 'Dark side of the moon' by Pink Floyd stands out as one of the most iconic album covers of all time. The bright colours that are put together on a black background makes the cover instantly stand out. It is also intresting as the triangle placed in the middle with the line of colours running through it makes us want to find out if it has a meaning. The cover also leaves us wondering what music you are buying if you are not familiar with the band, as it gives little information away about the genre. This works as an advantage as this is one of the most successful albums of all time.

Metallica- The Black Album

The Black Album is an inspirational album cover as it is very well known for being so bland and simple. However it is one of the biggest selling albums of all time. The idea of it is taken from the film Spinal Tap which features a plain black album as their previous album cover ideas were too innapropriate for release. There are several artists who have also done a "Black Album", including: AC/DC and even JAY-Z.

Album Covers- Arctic Monkeys- Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

I like this album cover as its so simple. However the black and white colour makes it an effective cover. The cover itself doesn't hint towards any genre of what the album could be. This makes the audience interested to find out what the album contains.

Album Covers-Bloc Party 'A Weekend in the City'

This is the cover of 'A Weekend in the City' by Bloc Party. We like the idea of the light-trails as we may use a video timelapse in our video.