Wallis Bird is an Irish folk/punk/indie artist, which is quite different in genre to our artist, bu I thought that the theme of this cover is particularly interesting, as it includes unusual graphics and artwork.
This cover also uses a font that looks like handwriting, which looks really unusual and adds a personal touch to the album, making the consumer think that that might be the artist's handwriting.
The artist's website and credits are also included on the cover...
As well as a barcode...
And the production company logos on the spine.
The combination of drawings and photos also give this album cover a scrapbooky feel, and the black background and white writing makes it look like the album is a chalkboard, an element i really like, as it makes me think of childhood and youth, which is the theme we are trying to show with the use of barbie dolls.
The various illustrations throughout the cover also add a childlike theme, that I will find useful when making my cover.
There are also lots of credits for the band, which isn't usually done as much with mainstream pop music as the main artist is the focus of the music. This shows how indie musicians are usually a lot more reliant on their band, and tend to keep the same band for as much of their music as possible, whereas in pop the musicians are usually only employed for particular songs, meaning the solo artist doesn't develop much of a relationship with their band.
The use of lots of pictures also adds to the scrapbook feel of the cover.
I have found this album cover particularly useful as it has given me some inspiration for the themes of my album cover, and has shown me the difference between various genres and their look, and what is important to focus on in my genre.
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