CD Cover Analysis

Professor Green

1. The genre for this album is hip hop/pop. This is shown in the cove as like most pop covers the attention is mostly drawn to the image of the artist. The artists face is neutral with no expression suggesting that he is completely serious about his music.

2. The Target audience are young people between the ages of 16-25. This is shown in the cover and in his music subject and genre which appeals to this age group. His music tends to be music that people dance to and most teens appeal to this type of this music because they are young and carefree.

3. I believe his iconography is successful. This is shown as the cover is simple with just an image and a title which I believe reflects his music because his music is essentially simple.


50 Cent
1. The genre for this cover is gangster rap. The cover centres around an image of 50 cent topless with loads of tattoos and 'pen' marks around his body. this makes him look like a tough guy and the serious expression on his face makes him look like someone not to be messed with. Also the title is in graffiti showing that he is a gangster because graffiti is a crime and is therefore associated with criminals and gangs.

2. The Target audience for this cover would be for males around the ages of 18-25. the cover sees 50 cent topless with gloves, a hat and a chain(iconography in Hip Hop/Rap). by him being the central image it makes the audience want to be more like him because of how muscular him and the tough guy look he has. He us also looking down which makes him look more powerful and males are notorious for constantly searching for power due to 'male pride'.

3. The cover represents the iconography well. This is shown because the font used is graffiti and is commonly associated with rap. The colour seems to be more white and black which is used more for seriousness as opposed to bright colours like pink and purple and gangster rap is supposed to be serious.


Scouting for Girls

1. The genre of this album is indie/rock. This is shown in the cover because of its simplicity (used a lot in indie covers). Not only that, but their image abstract (a boat) and no relation to them. This is done a lot in this genre and shows that they are not trying to sell themselves but their music.

2. The target audience for this cover would be an existing fan base of 18-30 year olds (mature audiences). This is shown as they do not have their album title there so to know what album it was you’d need to know the band. Not only that but the album is plain with just a small image and the band logo which connotes that they are more about the music than the image which is appealing to a mature audience.

3. The cover is very effective in establishing the iconography. The image is abstract and other than the title, the image is mostly blank. Alongside that the colour scheme is plain and subtle which indie artist use often.