Example of album adverts

This advert above is advertising one of Jay-Z's albums, named Blueprint 3. Jay-Z is an Hop artist/ Rapper. The advert is very clean, as it is very well composed with contrasting colours enabeling the instruments to stand out. A range of different fonts have been used and a variety of sizes. The artists named is clearly shown, with the common appereance of his stage name in capital letters. Only key features relevant to the album have been displayed. These are: the album name (THE BLUEPRINT 3), the date (09.11.09), the record label (ROCNATION) and a website at the bottom of the page, for further information on the artist aswell as the album (www.Jay-Z.com).

The advert is kept very simple which I find is a good factor, but if there is not enough information for the audience they may feel discouraged to purchase or even look into the album. There is not alot to pursuade the audience to buy the album, like quotes from review magazines, but as Jay-Z is an established artist this probably gives him an advantage in this case. The font is clear and the seperation of the lines makes it easier for the audience to read. The colour scheme is simple but affective as you are not distracted by too many colours. You have black text on a white background so all lettering is easily readable, with your attention being brought to the record label Rocnation as a part is highlighted in red.





The advert above is advertising one of eminem's albums, named relapse. Eminem is an estabished hip hop/rap artist. The advert is very different to other artists such as Jay Z above because Eminem has used pills to make an image of him self trying to state that this album is either about avoiding drug addiction or is still addicted to drugs. The box at the bottom left of the advert cover has the rappers real name and the date of the album coming out with name using Refills: 05-9-09 in yellow so it stands out.

I think that with the use of pills to make an image it will appeal to the audience because it stands out which will persuade the audience to buy the album even though he is already an established artist. The font is clever because the relapse is written is a different fashion compared to the rest of the information in that little box, showing information