Monday, November 30, 2009

Dave Matthews band




Under the bridge and dreaming was released in 1994.The cover uses very soft colors in the back round, in the frontal plain very loud vibrant colors. Differing from Cosmo's factory cover having very saturated colors.

Creedence clearwater revival




Cosmo's factory was released in 1970. The colors used in this cover are very saturated and toned down. Also having the carpet being red is a very vibrant color.Having the curtains being blue brings it down being a cool color.

3 doors down




Seventeen days was released april 12 2005. The cover art is a portrait of a baby, this album cover uses color. Differing from Led Zeppelins black and white first album in 1968.

Led Zeppelin




Led zeppelin first album was released in 1969. The cover art is a photographed picture from 1943 of a German zeppelin.The colors used are black and white and in some places a gradient from white to black.

Jay -z




The blueprint 3 was released in 2009. The cover is a bunch of instruments in the shape a circle with three red transparent lines. this album cover differs from the doors primarily because of color. The blueprint 3 is white while the doors album cover is black.

The doors



The doors album cover was released in 1967. The cover is photographed with all four band members. Using yellow to give the words " the doors" a neon glow.

Red Hot Chili peppers



This album cover is blood sugar magik, The release date was in 1991. The cover art could not be obtained by Warner Bros. This album contrasted to pink floyd is different. Using black and white gradients on the sketch's and different shades of red on the roses.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Pink floyd dark side of the moon 1973



The artwork was created by Hipgnosis associate George Hardie.

The prism design represents three elements; the band's stage lighting, the album lyrics, and Richard Wright's request for a "simple and bold" design. The spectrum of light continues through to the gatefold before being recombined on the back—an idea that Roger Waters came up with.

The triangle is made up of spectral hughes.

pearl jams album cover 2006




The album's cover art, photographed by Brad Klausen, depicts an avocado cut in half with the seed still in place.
The cover was named in Pitchfork Media's top 25 worst album covers of 2006.

The back round is a color gradient of blue. Other colors that are used: green,black,yellow,red.

This album cover differs from jimi hendrix's first album because the back round is a color gradient of blue. No colors are toned tinted or shaded in pearl jams album cover.

jimi Hendrix first album cover 1967





psychedelic design was devised by innovative photographer Karl Ferris.The cover image that most people are familiar with is the fish-eye, color infrared film photography

The color's used in this album cover are yellow-green (muted) , toned down purple which contrasted against the muted yellow green. Normal yellow and purple, and white.