1. Research analysis into mediums of
ancillary texts. CD cover (front
cover and back) CD & Magazine
advertising
Trupti Patel

2. Conventional Features on a CD cover
- The front cover must be appealing and eye
catching for the target audience.
- The audience should be able to relate to the
cover in some way.
- The artist should be identified easily and this can
be shown through mise en scene.
- The artists name should be present
- The name of the album
- Usually two colours incorporated throughout
however this can differ according to the artist.

3. Typography: The
CD Front Cover
typography used is The main image is
very simple and easy of a very famous
artist Christina
to read. This again can Aguilera. This
connote her character Image shows direct
as very address as she is
straightforward. looking directly at
the camera.
The colours She can represent
are very eye a majority of
women and send
catching to
out the message
the that women
audience. should be proud of
The red who they are.
lipstick can
allow many The effect of this
females to allows the
audience to
relate to her.
instantly recognise
the artist.
Some people may
argue her costume Shot type: Close
up.
and the image
The effect added to one side of her
portrayed by face can relate to the CD cover I will be
Christina is quite constructing. This can show the artist
like Lady Gaga. as quite puzzled and mysterious.

4. The Image
CD Front Cover The close up Image
purposes direct of Jessie J indicates
address. many shot types in
her videos as she
The colour theme
usually has close up
incorporated shots in her music
throughout this front videos.
album cover is black
and gold. These are The image reinforces
simple colours which the wild character of
can also possibly Jessie J and who she
highlight
is known for.
themes/emotions of
this album.
The lipstick colour
can allow the
audience to identify
the artist as Jessie J
The typography and the font colour stands out.
usually wears
The colour gold can possibly relate to the
different coloured
success of Jessie J. The fact only two colours
lipsticks in her music
have been used allows the artists name to be
videos and album
easily identified and is eye catching.
cover images.

5. Conventional Features Found on a CD
- The artists name- usually in the same font as
the front cover.
- Record Label logos
- Name of the album
- Usually one colour to give a simplistic look

6. Typography of the artists name and
the album name is the same CD
throughout. ‘Christina Aguilera’ is in
Image of the lips
capital letters and the font size is
quite large compared to the size of links to the front
the record label which can reinforce and back cover
the importance of the artist. and the image
of Christina
where this
feature has
been enlarged
onto the actual
CD.
This can also
show bring out
the feminine
Logos & Name of side of Christina
the record label. It even more.
is the same as
shown on the back
cover.

7. CD
The colours Typography
of the actual The Artists
CD, is one name – Jessie J
colour giving in bold font
a very which allows
simplistic the artist to
look. All the stand out.
writing is in
the same
colour which Record
allows it to Label
stand out as information
it is vital. written in
small font
size.
Name of the album; ‘Who
You Are’

8. Conventional Features On a CD Back
Cover
- Spine coming around from the front cover.
Information on the spine is usually on
opposite sides on either side of the spine.
- Barcode
- Institutional Information
- Record Companies logos
- Social networking sites for the artists fans
- Track Listings

9. Track Listings- 23
Songs. This can CD Back Cover The CD back cover
emphasis her flows nicely with the
success in the music front cover and it
industry. would be recognised
by the audience.
Image similar to
the CD Front
Spine which is
cover- gives a nice
conventional on a
flow to the back
CD back cover with
cover.
the Artists name.
Institutional
Name of the album
Information such as
who produced the
CD album cover
-The artists website Record Label
- The artists Company
MySpace website Barcode- Another conventional feature Logo to show
address- social found on a CD back cover. who
networking sites. represents
the artist.

10. CD Back Cover Track Listings.
Jessie J has 13
songs
Institutional featured in
Information this album.
of the album.
For example it Record
was released Label names
in 2011. Also and name of
includes the album
copyright and artist.
information. They are
Social placed on
Networking Sites the opposite
possibly for her sides for the
fans. other side.
Websites for the
artists:
-Official website
Record company and
-Facebook page Barcode- conventional
the logo
-Twitter page feature

11. Conventional Features Found On A
Magazine Advert
- The magazine advert must be appealing to the
audience and have encouraging texts/quotes.
- Image of the artist
- Colour scheme must compliment well
- Released date
- Downloading sites/companies
- Name of the album

12. Magazine Advert
The Name of the album is
repeated in quotation marks
which can imply it is a Image of the artist is
successful album and well the same as the CD
known. Featuring with other font cover. This
artists can encourage the portrays her
target audience even more as character as on going
it shows the broad character with her success.
of Jessie J. She is looking directly
Website: at the camera
www.jessiejofficial.com-
emphasising direct
implies she is trying to
sell herself and address.
encourage her fans. Typography is the same
for the artists name and
The record companies the album cover name.
logos which have been It is easy to read and the
consistent throughout colours used: gold &
the front cover, CD & white compliment each
back cover. This can other.
show they are well The style of the font can
known successful also indicate her target
audience who are
companies.
usually teenage girls.

13. The name of the artist is
very simple and easy to
Magazine Advert The image of the artist
can connote many things.
Firstly it is faded in with
read. The font size is not the background which
too big which can imply can imply Ed Sheeran was
he is successful however a hidden artist and now is
will become even bigger becoming a successful
in the future. artist. Also that his
‘Out now’ and albums are making him
become well known.
‘Click to download’
Direct address is shown
are words which through a close up.
are aiming to The colours compliment
encourage buyers. each other well and is
eye-catching.
The logo of the
album name is
The iTunes logo is very famous and many people recognise it
shown which
instantly. Being a very large company that distributes music ,
would be easily
buyers would be easily persuaded as they may consume music
recognised by the
from ITunes. The logo stands out as it is in black and is bold. It also
audience if they
shows that audiences have become more aware of consuming
saw this symbol
music online rather than buying CD’s.
elsewhere.

14. MAGAZINE REPRESENTING A SONG
The typography of the Main Image
‘R’ is something unique The Image of Rhianna
as it doesn't show typical reinforces the
conventions as artists suspicious character
name is not present but portrayed here.
has the first letter of her The Image and the
name. The ‘R’ not being message she is
complete can indicate portraying can show
something is missing in she has some sort of
her life. secret or started
something new in her
life.
The colour used is
The shot is a close up
quite dull which
of the artist which
can connote mixed
allows the audience
emotions of the
to identify her.
song ‘TE AM’O.
She is not showing
much facial
expression however
‘TE AMO’ is the name of the song in Spanish which
she looks quite
means ‘I Love You’ in English. This can connote the serious emphasising
artist is directly sending this message out to her character.
someone important in her life.