Here are the original cd covers used in Adeles album 21. As you can see, I have actually used the same original green that she has used, surprisingly, this was a coincidence. I can see how that it looks very good on hers, and I can see why I liked it on my own so much.
I love the way that the shadows on Adeles face are bold like the pictures on my own digipak, and I believe that I have done the right thing by making her face the statement of the covers. I feel that if i were to make it simplistic with nothing but trees and dull pictures, it would not appeal to my audience. I believe, and have seen from my own research that CD covers should make a statement and draw each viewer in, and by having a beautiful face of the artist staring back at you, it makes the viewer feel connected with the artist. The other good thing about using a female artist is the idea of Laura Mulvey's male gaze theory, where Mulvey says that she believes both men and women are drawn into something by the thought of a sexualized woman, and I believe that the stare given by my artist really says a statement and will make the viewer feel like she is really looking at them. As you will also see from my own CD cover is I have included digital technologies, such as a bar code, the XL Recordings logo, and a website and email adress, just as the real CD cover does.
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