CD Covers x4

 This is the X&Y album by Coldplay. I find this album cover unique as the picture/image shown is weird. You aren't able to know what the image is about until you open the CD case. Within the case shows codes, and they show which code means what.  So, the cover has a code, the customer has to figure out what that code on the cover means. I then found out that it means X&Y, the album name. This is a very unique form of art work as it wants the audience to use their brains to think about what it is encrypted.

To the left is the Chemical brother's album called Push the button. straight away you can see the fist, it signifies power and in this it symbolises the brain which then makes it seem powerful. The typography here forms the shape of a human head  with the aid of the black lines. although, there are some cracks on the bricks below the hand. This can mean now power can be taken down. The entire image is self is like a rebellious action. It's more like power to the people sort of message.
This cover reminds me of Soviet propaganda posters, the political side of this is the fist and the tower it is help upon to.

Here is "The Shine's" alum, "Chutes Too Narrow". They are an indie rock and pop band. The artist Jesse LeDoux created this sleeve for "the Shins". This cover reminds me of a childish cartoon kids normally watches. The colours and drawing used conveys this message to me.  The album title comes from one of their song's lyrics, 'young pilgrim'. The whole do the album has a journey, a long worm creature travels though to every page. It is reflective of the word 'pilgrim' which is then linked to the drawing, 'young', hence the childish drawing for this album cover.

LeDoux used die cutting to make this album. Within the album, lyrics of the songs are given and also the listing are found along side.