Ancillary Texts Research

Examples of Album Front Covers

Examples of CD’s

Examples of Back Cover

Ancillary text research: digipacks• I am mainly looking at female ancillary texts as my artist

demonstrated in the music video is also a female. The ones that stood out for me when doing my research is Taylor Swift’s, Jess Glynne’s and

Beyoncé's.

Digi Pack Convention Analysis: Taylor Swift – 1989

Front:Taylor Swift’s album cover had a vintage look to it and this is why it stood out to me. It looks like a polaroid picture and is unconventional to the usual ancillary texts. It has an ‘old’ look to it and clearly portrays the artist in a way yet in a different way that other artists use. This also fits into the theme of the album making it all very consistent which audiences enjoy. It also clearly states the title which is a typical convention.

CD:The CD sticks to the same theme as the

album cover as it uses the same font and colouring on the background and

the title which is a typical convention of a digipack. The CD does not display the

artist and is simplistic. It conveys the same vintage look and therefore, the

style is consistent. Around the edge of the CD it displays copyright information and the institution which is common for

a CD.

Back Cover: The back cover also sticks to the theme and is simplistic. The beige colour is used in all 3 of the aspects of the digipack. The list of songs are typically demonstrated on the back of a CD case. In the back cover we see only the top of Taylor Swift’s head which links to the front cover. As the front cover shows from the mouth downwards, therefore, it clearly shows that they link together.

Digi Pack Convention Analysis: Jess Glynne

Front:Jess Glynne’s album cover also stood out to me, it uses a blank background with

an image of the artist clearly shown boldly in the middle. Therefore, this stands out to the audience, making

them want to consume the product. The main colours include a variety of purples

which is typically associated with pop music.

CD:The CD sticks to the colour scheme that is throughout the Digi pack. The purple

pattern demonstrates this. This is a typical of Digi packs as they are

consistent throughout. It also has small white writing around the outside with

some copyright information on it.

Back Cover: The back cover consists of the same pale

purple colour that is demonstrated on both the CD and the front cover. The same font is shown as the front cover as the list of songs

portrayed on the back. Therefore, it reinforces the consistency again. The white text stands out from the background so you

can clearly read the list of songs. Additionally, a barcode is typical on the back of a cover so the audience can purchase the product. The

price is also shown.

Digi Pack Convention Analysis: Beyoncé

Front:Beyoncé's album cover is plain black with just the pink font on the front. This is unusual as it does not display the artist or any imagery. Therefore,

this will make it stand out to an audience because it is different. The

fact that it only has the artists name on the front reinforces the artist and adds

mystery to the album.

CD:The Cd again is plain black with the

same font and colour for the writing, demonstrating it’s consistency.

Back Cover: The back cover lists all the songs of the

album in the same pink font. It also includes the barcode and the price so

the audience can buy it.

FONT: The font is the same throughout the Digi pack making it consistent. The

lettering is bold so you can see it. However, the font on the back cover listing is songs are unconventionally

smaller than usual.

Conventions of Advertisements: Taylor Swift

This is Taylor Swift’s advertisement of her tour. The image features the name of the artist, and the name of the tour, and the image of the artist which clearly conveys to the audience the information they want to know in a simple and sophisticated way. The tour date and when the tickets go on sale are also shown to give information to the audience. It also includes the name of a special guest called ‘Vance Joy’ to persuade the audience what is available if they decide to go. The positioning of the artist is directly in the middle which therefore, grabs the readers attention. The bold font also grabs the readers attention so they immediately recognise the artist in the image. An image of her album is displayed in the background of the tour poster to promote it to the audience. However, there is limited tour information on the tour poster which beak conventions as it does not tell the audience enough information. Yet this could be done to make the audience want to find out more.

FONT: The font used on the tour poster are bold and big letters and are spread out making it easy to understand. Therefore, the information is clearly visible.

Conventions of Advertisements: Jess Glynne

This is Jess Glynne’s poster for her 2014 tour . This follows some of the main conventions of a tour poster such as it displays the artists name and the artists tour dates. The poster also displays the website where you can purchase the tickets and the social media sites (e.g., Twitter and Facebook) of the artists which is typical of modern tour posters. Jess Glynne is placed at the side of the tour poster as the main image. This draws the reader into the tour poster and making them able to clearly identify the artist. Therefore, making the audience wanting to find out more information and go to her tour.

FONT: The font on the poster is bold and big therefore, making it easy to read at a distance, attracting the audience. It is also in a font that is easy to understand.

Conventions of Advertisements: Beyoncé

This is Beyoncé's advertisement for her 2016 formation world tour. The main image focuses on the artist directly in the middle of the advertisement. Therefore, this draws the audience in and they immediately know who the advertisement is for. Unconventionally, the image is black, there is no bright colours which as usually displayed to grab the audiences attention to the advertisement. However, the only colours featured on this advertisement is black and white. TEXT: The text on the advertisement is white which contrasts to the black background making it stand out to the audience. The font used is bold and capitalised, again grabbing the audiences attention.

Font Types • I researched different font types on the website, dafont.com to see which would be most similar to what I wanted to use in my ancillary

text. I picked out the ones that were bold and easy to read as I discovered this is most common in my research.