Maddie Black A2: Conventions of Album artwork

What has to be on an album and why?

FRONT

- The name of the artist or band - the name is always the biggest and stands out the most as this is the main selling point. The album name or the band name or the artists name is often the primary design element for the cover.

- The title of album - smaller than the name of the artist or band but also easily visible and clear to identify.

- And if necessary the Parental Advisory logo - legal requirement in the UK - signifies that there is explicit content that may be inappropriate for children underage.

Straight away we can see this is a band / group of 3 people as there are 3 people present on the front cover. The band name is clearly visible and so is the album name, and it is very simple and simplistic so it attracts more attention.

Fugees, The Score album - 1996.

Frank Ocean's, channel orange album - 2012.

Amy Winehouse, Back to Black album - 2006.

BACK

- Track list - numbered and in order (the font and track names will also be key conventions) often minimum at least 6 tracks - and the name of the album or artist name on the back cover but it does not need to be so noticeable.

- Legal information - the studio and key legal people - not too visible and out there but it is there.

- Barcode.