CD Cover Analysis

Here is the CD cover for the band Years and Years album 'Communion'. Years and Years are a trio, which make electronica/house music and 'Communion' is their debut album. The CD cover is typical of the musics genre. This is because the overall design is simple but effective this is because the use of the neon colours in the bands logo really contrasts with the black background which really makes the CD cover standout and catch buyers eyes. The choice of colour theme is also typical of the dance/electronica genre as the colours almost represent the theme in which is usually associated with 'night clubs' etc. as this is the kind of scene which this genre of music maybe played and the black could almost represent the night, which is when people have parties etc. and the vibrant neon type colours used in the logo adds an up-beat feel and could almost represent the lighting used in events such as clubs. 

I really like the simplicity of the design as it doesn't give 'too much away' about the content of the album, which makes people want to buy it to learn more. I also think this due to the fact that there is minimal text used which makes the CD cover much more appealing as the full focus is on the logo type design which takes up the majority of the the front cover. The font used is also interesting as it is simple but almost has a 'playful' sense to it and the choice of white font contrasts with the black  background. The font is also one that is associated with the band as it is used on singles such as 'Shine'. 






Above is the back of the CD cover for the album 'Communion'. As

you can see the theme follows on from the front design, with the black background and neon font for the track list. Also on the back of the CD you can see the small logo at the bottom of the track list for the bands record company 'Polydor Records', as it is important when making a CD cover/ Digipack that all the essential details such as the record label and barcode are included. Also, another thing to mention would be that on the spine of the CD is the name of the band and also the name of the album in the same font and also the same record label logo. 

Above is the Digipack for the album which is the 'deluxe' version with extra bonus features in a boxset style. This pack contains bonus features such as a pin badge, bonus tracks and lyric book with also copies of hand written lyrics made by one of the band members. All these added extras are a marketing tool for the group as people are lured into buying the digipack version so that they can get these added extras.