Friday, July 11, 2008

Album Cover Research- Blondie's 'Denis'

Blondie: Denis




























FRONT


Image:
  • Picture of Debbie Harry

  • Close up/beauty shot

  • Takes up muh of total area; shoulders stretch entire width of cover

  • Direct address, with face turned very slightly to (her) right

  • hand on neck

  • lips falling apart a little bit

  • bleached blonde hair (can tell by darker roots, barely visible)

  • very enigmatic expression

  • make-up is classic, 80s-style with red lipstick, purple eyeshadow and eyeshadow even on brow bone and strong, solid eyebrows.

  • She is wearing a black t-shirt

  • it is shot in soft, slightly orange-toned lighting

  • set against a similarly orange background

Text:

'BLONDIE' (name of band/group)

  • in thick block capitals

  • across entire top width

  • takes up approx. a fifth of vertical space

  • no background/transparent

  • solid white

'DENIS' (title of album)

  • smaller font

  • solid black

  • same font as band name

  • set approx. a quarter of way across width of cover, to the left.

In botton of right corner names of 5 singles/tracks included on the album:

  • same font as other text

  • alternating white & black in colour

  • all set in slightly different horizontal positions on cover

BACK

Image:

  • background is same image as cover shot but blown up (approx. 200%), framed to include (her) right hand side of face up to just over centre of face, and to middle of forehead and imbetween lips and chin.

band shot:

  • in bottom left/centre, reaching up to half way up cover

  • men dressed in suits

  • direct address

  • posed, almost al members are smiling

Text:

Track list:



  • on left

  • takes up approx. half width

  • black

  • same font as title and band name

  • black

  • number of track, then song title (first letter capitalised only)

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