Album cover 1. Jamie t - Panic prevention

This is the cover that appears on the front of Jamie T's album Panic prevention. This was his first studio album released on virgin records.

As you can see from the image on the left, there is a lot going on in this image along with each individual item comes a different connotation. Over all most of the items represent or are something to do with music, this reinforces the importance of music to not only the artist but also the consumers. As for example with other solo artists in other genre's, they're album covers usually have an image of themselves as the central figure. E.g Usher's first album self titled 'usher'.

The difference between the two connotes the importance of various instruments to the indie genre whereas the r'n'b genre is more about the artist. The Props in the album cover include guitars, drums, a keyboard and vinyl records, All of which are important to the genre and the music contained in the album. The use of vinyl records shows the link between the music of today and the music of the past. The drum being piled under other objects reinforces its importance to the genre as it almost plays a backbone role to the music.

The title of the album is placed at the top of the cover showing its importance, this is reinforced by the use of capital letters, showing its dominance. The font colour is white which makes a contrast to the background, aiding it to stand out to the consumer. The title also stands out through the repetition used. This has the effect for the name to stick in the audiences head.

The intended target audience is made clear through a variety of elements on the cover. To begin with, the character on the cover is a male. The fact he's sitting on the floor with a guitar creates an enigma around his character and therefor draws both male and female to it. We get an idea that the cover is aimed at the teenage generation because of the image portrayed on the front. The room is extremely messy and covered with posters, this portrays the idea alot of people have about a teenagers bedroom. We also learn about the artist, the audience can form an opinion about him, and we see that he's a laid back person who is influenced alot through other musical artist.