Album cover research: 'Rihanna - Loud'

Looking at Rihanna's album cover "LOUD" we can tell that she is being quite secretive and is not revealing much to us,probably to get people to buy the album to see what she really has to offer. From looking at the picture we can tell although much isn't going on, it was been well thought out. Rihanna herself has got her eyes closed and we can see her long dark black eyelashes which stand out perfectly however, the title "LOUD" has no impact on the way Rihanna looks, she looks the total opposite, quiet and peaceful however I still think she looks quite false as if she is putting on this relaxed "perfect" image. Rihanna herself looks very immaculate. Her hair is in contrast with her lips, a fiesty red colour which is giving off a "sexy" image. The colour red is usually associated with love and passion which makes us think a lot deeper about what Rihanna's cd is really like. Although her rosy red lips are painted so presicely and bold along with her hair and makeup the photograph of her is so close up you can only see her face and the top of her shoulder. Again, this shows she is not giving anything away but the shy person cannot be true as someone so shy would not be able to take an extreme close up photograph of her face which dominates the album cover, this indicates she has a lot more to offer. We can tell that she wants to get her image out so she is known and recognised by many.



From looking at the back cover of this album we can tell that she still has no interaction or is giving us no eye contact whatsoever. There isn't much colour in this picture, the bold vibrant red colour has changed to a very pale which indicates her soft but still very girly side. The album looks very clearly that it is appealing to females. Instead of the extreme close up photograph of Rihanna's face we can see her whole body. She is sat far back and looks very weak and vunerable and is a typical image for a young female but she still looks quite angelic and perfect. She is still giving me the impression that she is hiding away her "true colours" as the baby pink tint covers her body and face making the true colours hidden. The necklace she is wearing in the picture is also extreamly large which again is being used to cover her up, she has done this in a very stylish way and still looks like an icon for young females. The songs which are written on the right of the cover are written in dark red capital letters boldly emphasising the importance of them. They are also very eye catching. I think Rihanna has chosen her style for this CD cover really well as it is simple but effective.



I also decided to look at the design chosen for the disk to this album. Again the girly theme is still connected as it is a design of pale pink rose petals which makes it look very abstract and floral. I love this design as it's quite simple and not over the top which makes it look really effective. I think this sort of design would look great for our cd cover.