Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Magazine advert analysis 3

This is a magazine advert used to represent the release of "The Stone Roses" debut album.

The background of the cover is an example of abstract expressionism by John Squire, who is the guitarist in the band. The painting has been produced with influence of the work by Jackson Pollock who is a modern artist established within the 1950s.


The group name "The Stone Roses"has been presented in gold, with the use of lemons to interpret the letter O within ROSES. This use of the lemons represent the stone roses themselves and their original style. On the left hand side of the advert their are three colours presented. Red, white and blue. This is there to represent the band as British by reflecting the colours of the flag. Within the top section of the advert there are a presentation of four badges. each badge includes a different reviews from a number of magazines. Giving details into their ratings and comments on the album itself.

The advert is a copy of the CD cover itself that had been extended to include information into release dates, websites and additional information. Each an important feature when releasing an album.

Friday, 5 March 2010

Magazine advert analysis 2

This is a magazine article produced to promote the Basement Jaxx new album "Rooty".

This advertisement includes the main image of a white gorilla. The specific image does not represent the particular artist but the space type theme used in the background promotes the dance genre they are hoping to introduce to the audience. The use of the bold font reveals the specific conventions of the artist and the genre they are presenting. The creator uses bold pink and green to show specific features included in the advertisement. And the flashes of colour presented through the artists name, show the eclectic theme and the dance music genre throughout. The use of these particular colours help the image to stand out and draws attention to both the image and the artists name themselves.

The image that is presented through the particular advertisement is also resented in a cropped form on the cover of the album itself. The creator has used the image presented on the album and merely extended the gorillas chest and the pink colouring. This has been done so extra text can be added underneath the album name, so the audience can gain extra detail into the release dates of the album itself and other information that could be perceived as valuable to the audience. Including features such as tour dates and websites.



Thursday, 4 March 2010

Magazine advert analysis 1

This is a magazine article produced to promote the group "Santogold" and the release of their new single "Lights out".

This advertisement features the main image of two women facing inwards towards each other. They have both been backed onto white paper and cut at irregular angles around the contours of the face.

The background placed on the entire advertisement has a leaf effect. A section of this background effect has been placed over the top of both the eyes of the women. Seeming to be attaching them together, and producing a connection between them.

The artist name and the single title have been presented with a cut out theme, as though they have been produced through cutting a single piece of paper into what would be perceived as word, all linking together. The font used to describe the CD release date and the email address for the particular product are presented in a bold easy to read font, in upper case lettering. This information is presented to give the audience detail into the product after their attention has been directed to the advertisement.

On the particular album itself is closely similar to the magazine advertisement. The leaf effect situated underneath the image and cut outs of the artists name and single title has been extended to include the extra information presented to the audience. The colour scheme of green and white helps the sepia image to stand out and allows all the text to be defined and available to the audience.