Album Artwork

The Basic Elements:

     Taylor Swift's third album, Speak Now, cover; movement:  This image incorporates movement not only through the direction Swift's dress is flowing or how her hair seems to be blowing in the wind, but also through the photoshopped paint splatters. Her dress seems to be moving from right to left, as one can tell by the angles of the spinning dress and through the shading. The purple paint splatters on the right side of the image denote that that they are moving away from Swift; as though the bottom of her dress was soaked with paint that splattered as she spun. It is clear that movement was incorporated in the design of this image as well as the result. The role it plays is Swift's idea of the spontaneity of 'speaking now' and no regrets in doing so.

      Taylor Swift's Speak Now CD design, line:  This image incorporates lines in its design and result. The six arms/hands put together the way they are in this image create a sort of asterisk shape. Each hand is directly linked to another hand, creating four different lines that all intersect in the middle (shown by the purple lines added to the photo for clarity). It's job is to create a unique, yet sophisticated CD cover that shows not only the unity of Taylor Swift and her band, but also the incorporation of bold lines that represent strength.

       Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon album artwork; shape:  This image of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon album artwork illustrates how the design and result of this album cover used the element of shape to create a successful, recognizable image. The primary feature within the image is a triangular prism. The role of this triangular prism relates to the album title, Dark Side Of The Moon, by having light and vibrant colors on one side of the prism and a dull line connected to the dark side of the prism. It is clear that this ideation is concurrent in both the design and result of the album cover. This image also incorporates line and movement, as the singular ray of light (line) turns into a rainbow going in the direction of left to right (movement).