1. TaylorSwift- 1989
Character- the albumonlyfeaturesone characterwhichisthe artist-
TaylorSwift. The imageryusedforthe front coverof her album1989
conveysa sense of aging.A Polaroidcameraisusedto take the image of
the character as the filmusedtocapture the image isquite fadedandold
lookingimplyingthe ideaof aging.The polaroid picture hasbeenhand
writtenbythe artistto give more of a personal meaningtothe album
as the albumtitle 1989 is the birthyear of Taylor swiftcreatingthe idea
that albumwill have verymeaningsongwhichwill relatetoherlife
growingup.Againat the back of the albumthe texthas beenwritten
aroundthe artistto give an oldfashionedlooktothe albumwhichgoes
againstnew technologyandaseverythingismostlydone more hand
rather thatcomputergivingmore personal meaningtothe albumas
everythingisdone mostlybythe artist.
Narrative events- The whole ideabehindthe albumgivesthe ideaof
growingup. The purpose of the albumisalongabout herlove story
aboutshe was meetandhad a relationshipwith.The whole meaning
aboutthe albumtoshowhow youcan change to become strongerand
howlife canget betterandin the digipakshe leavesapersonal
message whatactuallymeansasshe writes‘these songswere once
aboutmy life.Nowthere your’suggestingtoheraudience she wantsto
be openwithherlife andwantsto people understandhow tobe
heartbrokenandfall inlove asit’sall part of beinggrownup. Inside of
the digipackitcontainmore Polaroidimage of Taylorswiftwithhand
writtenlyricsfromeachof her songfrom the able make the images
more personal andsuggestingthatwhere the imageswe’retaken
inspiredorhavingpersonal meaningtowhere she wentwithex-lover.
Each of the imagesconstructsan ideaoncontinuityassee her
journeyof growingupand fixingabrokenheart,makingthe album
more memorable.
Iconography- The iconicfeaturesshownonthisable are the red
lipstickandalsothe imagesdifferentlocationof New York.The red
lipstickmakesthe artistrecognisable asshe knownforboldred
lipstickwhichshe wascontinuouslythroughoutthe yearandevenon
otheralbumsuch as RED. The red lipsstickalsorelatestoa few of Taylor
songsuch as ‘Style’whichtalkaboutherex-loverlikingthe redlipstick
she worn.The variouslocationof herpolaroidpicture of New Yorkmake
the albummeaningfull asa fewimagesshow herona water taxi whichis
anotherwaytransportationaroundNewYork,whichare able tosee the
outskirtsof the city,and alsorelate backto the songwelcome toNew
York, where everythingbeganforTaylorandherlove story. The use of
the birdson the diskdesignandherclothinggivesthe ideaof breaking
free andbeingherself asthe hole meaningof the able is aboutagingand
2. beingyourself.
Setting- All the imagesappeartobe takenin variousdifferentlocationsaroundNew York.Asmany
of the imageshave the use natural lightingasshe isseenona boat, ina recordingstudioandher
ownhome givingmore a personal meaningtothe audience.The artistisshowndoingvarious
differentthingsinherimagessuchasdancingaround the room andembracing the city of new york
as incountlessinterviewsshe stateshow muchshe lovesnew yorkandchange herfor the better,
givingmeaningthroughoutthe images.
Technical andaudiocodes- The mainimage usedonthe frontcoverof the albumispossible taken
withinher house holdgetmore of a meaningfull looktothe album, asthere isa use of natural
lightingtocapture the artistsfacial featuresinthe bestway and alsogive of more a vintage lookto
the albumas the whole conceptof the albumis aboutaging. The font size onthe albumcoverand cd
isquite large as the letteringgoesacrossthe mostof the image makingthe albumstandoutas it not
by the computerbuthand writtenbythe artistwhichappearsto be done by a markerlinkingtothe
polaroidimage asmanypeople write onthe polaroidimagestomake themmore memorable.
