CD Covers: Personal Analysis

Question 10 of my questionnaire I sent round to gather audience research, related to the design of 3 CD album covers and which design those questioned preferred. To guide them, I instructed them to focus on aspects such as color, layout and use of props. The 3 covers were chosen very carefully, as I wanted 3 very different designs that people could choose from, so I could have a clear idea of which design style most people prefer.

Cover A comes from Muse album "Black Holes and Revelations." My audience research showed this as the 2nd most popular CD cover. The main feature of this cover relates to the use of props, colour and where it looks like it is located. The idea of 4 men sitting round a table playing cards (?) in a location very similar to the Grand Canyon is very "out there" and random - thus leading us to the "concept" based design element.

A comment I had from 1 of the people I questioned called Pippa was that the use of the images were "unusual but relevant" and that it "thinks outside the box" which is an element of design I hope to deal with in my design. The contrasting colours of the blue sky against the orange canyon also suit well, as well as the simplistic and sleek black Muse logo and album name in capitals. I personally would rate this as my 2nd favorite out of the 3 covers, mainly due to colour contrasts, and the random concept portrayed in the design.