Below is shown another potential image roughly drawn for most likely the front of the album cover or image to be used for the poster. The artwork of an LP or album can potentially have a large say in whether the album is a success or not. An album cover can go forth and give the audience a representation of what the music will sound like and whether it will appeal to their individual taste.
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This close up image of Luke is taken so he fills up the majority of the frame, pictured against a sheet white plain wall making him the only and dominant figure in the image. Inspiration has been taken from such albums as 'We sing, we dance, we steal things' by Jason Mraz and most dominantly from the famously recognizable 'Imagine' by John Lennon. These two album covers have such basic ideas but are used effectively in order to create a well known and strong image. Intentions for the front cover of our album was that it was going to be striking yet simplistic, a simplistic album cover can let the audiences imagination run wild and creates a more intriguing viewing, leaving the audience wonder what music lies behind the album image and leaves them wondering what kind of genre it holds and the story (if any) that it tells.  |
| Album cover for 'Imagine' by John Lennon. |
The image itself possibly to be used for the Album Cover has a strong sense of ambiguity, this image gives the audience access to many different interpretations of the album. Unlike certain album covers from Iron Maiden which portray features of heavy rock such as band members seen with guitars surrounded by fire, this image leaves the audience wondering what the album possesses and expresses causing an excitement and eagerness to find out. Jason Mraz's album artwork for 'We sing, we dance, we steal things' also possesses a sense of ambiguity This image of Luke could be related to our chosen track 'Fight Back' in the fact that a strong factor portrayed throughout the track is how innocent, peaceful protesters were over-shadowed by a minority of aggressive and vandal individuals and that the media only managed to capture the bad that was happening at the 2011 London Riots, this image therefore could express how voiceless these peaceful protesters felt as they were constantly being over shadowed by the violent protests. The fact that Luke is shown to be completely alone in this image supports this point and as he is pictured against a blank white wall, this further endorses this point. I decided that Luke should wear glasses in this image as they partly cover his face relating to the minority of violent protesters in 2011 who covered there faces with balaclavas/scarves and hats to hide their true identity. Therefore this image for the album cover arguably represents the two divides of people shown at the London Riots in 2011, the peaceful, voiceless protesters and the violent, aggressive and commonly labelled as 'mindless' protesters. 
Useful evaluation of your planning. You need to be clear about the demographic of the rioters. For background information on the London riots which begun with a protest following the death of Mark Duggan go to:
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_England_riots
Those who go on demonstrations are in the main peaceful but they are also angry enough to voice their grievances and protest against a government who is laying the burdens of austerity at the feet of those who did not cause the financial crisis.
Next step: The use of the adjective "simplistic". This usually is negative and indicates clichéd or thoughtless. Instead use "minimalist".
A good effort with evaluating your ideas.