Album Cover Analysis

The one cover i have chosen to deconstruct out of the ones i looked at is Backstreet Boys and their album Millenium.




Front Cover:

The cover is dominated by an image of the band and the title of the album 'Millenium'. The band members are all dressed coordinated in white suits. They are not looking forward and directly addressing the audience but have been positioned in a posed way.

Behind them is a white glow effect which extends outwards. There are then rays extending out from this. The whole colour scheme is white with hints of very light blue and purple. The way the cover has been designed with the band in the centre and the rays portrays them as heavenly which also ties in with the colour scheme used. Everything is light and glowing with the focus on them.

The title of the album, 'Millenium' extends across the whole width of the cover. This is also in white but has a blue glow effect around it which makes it stand out more and also tying in with the entire front cover colour scheme. The title is right in the centre of the cover making it stand out even more to grab attention.

The way everything has been designed portrays the band to be the typical boy band who sing love songs but they also have a striking image by the way they stand out which represents them as being different to other typical boy bands.

Back Cover:

The back cover once again shows the band but this time the back of them. The photo used shows them walking away. They are still in their suits however they are more in shadow and are heading towards the light and rays, the same effect used on the front.

The darkness allows the text of the song names to stand out more. They have been written in purple (once again tying in with the same colour scheme) and against a white background which contrasts with the now dark suits.

The text has been positioned right in the centre of the back cover and has been centralised in order to be the thing that stands out most so people will read and see what's on the album.