CD Cover Analysis

Christina Aguilera’s 2002 album ‘stripped’. On the album cover the background is completely white, this makes the main focus the image of her, she is wearing no top, and her chest is covered by her hair, this relates to the name of the album ‘stripped’ this could suggest that she is not only physically stripped but also emotionally and will portray that in the songs of the album. The image itself is in black and white, this makes it stand out compared to other albums on the shelves, it also relates but to the name of the album, it being stripped of colour. Christina Aguilera has always strived on being a sexually liberated woman; this album cover is no different. Other pop stars of her time like Britney Spears had the good girl appearance; the innocence sold her copies of cd’s. Christina has taken the opposite approach and adapted the bad girl look, this serves her well because her music appeals to teenage girls, but her look attracts the audience of teenage boys. The album cover is very simple but effective; the font stands out and is easy to read. With the simplicity of the cover it relies of Christina Aguilera’s image to sell herself.






London Calling is the album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released in 1979 and has that old school punk look, the graphics being minimalistic but has become an iconic image that is widely recognized. The image shows Paul Simonon smashing his bass guitar against the stage, this represents the edge and the stereotypical rock and roll image that the band always shows. The setting and Paul’s posture represents the genre of the music. The image is black and white, with the focus on Paul Simonon. The album name ‘London Calling’ is also a main focus due to the bold easy to read font and coloured lettering, with ‘London’ written in pink and ‘Calling’ written in green. The band name ‘The Clash’ is written in a similar font, although smaller and in plain white. This shows that the band already have a wide fan base as other artists would normally make this the main focus.