3 album cover research

3 ALBUM COVER RESEARCH

Album: Kanye West, Graduation (2007)

Artist: Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami is an Japanese artist who created this album artwork for Kanye West's album Graduation. I like the character designs in this album cover. I also like the way the color was used in this because it makes the characters standout especially the character in the top left in the image. I also like how the artwork is similar to the name of the album because how it shows the characters in their gown throwing their graduation hats up in the air. The color of text makes the title standout because it has a brighter color on top of a darker color which makes it stand out more. 

Album: Rick Ross, Mastermind Deluxe (2014)

Artist: Mr Brainwash

Mr Brainwash is the named used by the artist Thierry Guetta. He is a french born street artist. Rick Ross teamed up with him to create this albums cover. This is the type of album art that i wanted to create for mine when i did mine. I like the way that he made the blood colorful because it looks like one of those pop art kind of artworks. I also like the way that they colored him in because I still don't know how to color in the shadows and that properly.  

Album: The Smashing Pumpkins, Zeitgeist (2007)

Artist: Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairey is an American artist who specializes in street art, graphic designer, illustrator and is the founder of OBEY. The Smashing Pumpkins teamed up with him to create this album cover. I like the way he makes use of only the color red which ranges from dark red to a brighter red. The fonts both stand out because both of them is a bright color layered on top of a dark color and is easy to read.