ALBUM ADVERT ANALYSIS

The name of the artist has been clearly stated in big, bold writing, written in white on the sleeve of the black, leather gloves she’s wearing. The originality of this could reflect her music itself.

The album name has been written along the sleeves of her gloves. This creativity could reflect the creativity of the artist herself and for those who aren’t aware of her music, could be intrigued to listening to her music

The artist has been made to look sexually appealing by making her hair wet and the choice of outfit. This also makes the artist look sexy which would appeal to the male viewers.The image is the biggest thing on the advert which automatically draws the viewer to the artist.

The name of the artist is written in bold text and ‘is back’ is written in normal text. This could signify the artist herself as it looks authentic and original.

This piece of text highlights the fact that the artist is a successful recording artist. This could intrigue people who aren’t a fan of hers to listen to her music as in order to achieve those awards she must be a really good artist.

The lack of colours used could emphasise the seriousness of the artist and her music. However, the lack of colour makes the artist stand out attracting people’s attention.

The artist is looking directly at the camera which creates a direct mode of address. This makes the viewer feel like the artist is selling the album personally to them.

The release date is written in bold text which makes it clear for the viewer. It also says the different forms it’s available in.

The quote from Touch Magazine has been put there to promote the album.

The website of the artist is typically seem for other ways to buy the album and to also find out more about the band.

The main image of the artist is the biggest thing on the page. This will be the first thing seen by the viewer.

All three texts has been written in different fonts and sizes. The artist’s name has the biggest text, written in bold font. This could emphasise the important of the artist. The album name text appears to seem as if it’s been handwritten by the artist. If this is the case, this could mean that the album is quite personal to the artist – this also coincides with the name of the album ‘My Everything’. The soft pink colour makes it feminine.The 3rd line of text states the release date of the album. This has been written in standard, block text which shows that that piece of text is important. This is supported by the exclamation mark used at the end.

The grey scale effect used makes the image of the artist and the texts stand out on the page.

The album cover is very plain and simple which could reflect the actual artist herself or could have been done so the viewer is left intrigued and wants to find out more about the artist.

The artist is wearing lingerie like clothing which exposes the rest of her body. This makes the artist appear sexy.

The black and white used makes the album appear sombre and almost biographical. The songs in the album could be personal to her and relate to things that have happened to her.

The artist doesn’t look directly at the viewer. This makes the artist appear vulnerable.

The record company logo has been placed so the viewer knows what record company the artist is assigned to.

The image on the right is the actual image used on the front of the actual album cover and the image on the left is the actual image used on the back of the album cover. This is a convention used by some artists, as it makes their album more recognisable to the audience.

The name of the album is called ‘I AM SASHA FIERCE’. Sasha Fierce is Beyoncé's alter ego. This image is the alter ego, Sasha Fierce.

This image appears to represent Beyoncé in her normal state. The image is quite simplistic.

The name of the album has been written in bold, italic text. This makes it stand out on the page.

The way the release date has been written is quite authentic and original. The actual date hasn’t been written in normal numbers but instead in Roman Numerals. This being done could reflect the artist’s creativity and originality.

These are the names of 3 well-known songs that are on the album. This is usually done because where some people will be aware of the songs

The font styles for the artist and album name are completely different, this could be due to the artist wanting her name to be more powerful and noticeable than the album name.

The artist’s name is in block, capital letters and the possible purpose for this is to maybe emphasize the importance of the artist.