Analysis of CD Cover 'Year of the Gentleman' By Ne-Yo
The album 'Year of the Gentleman' is a recent very successful album all around the world. From the title and image of the CD cover it is very clear what style and look Ne-Yo was aiming for. Ne-Yo has brought out music before and was renowned for being younger and a new established artist. With the 'Year of the Gentlemen' being his second album he is clearly trying to create a very different image. It is clear that Ne-Yo wishes to show that he is no longer a new young artist, but is now a gentleman. From the title it shows that through this album he has become a gentleman to gain an older and more professional and stylish image. Through this album title he is making a statement that this is the year that he is becoming a gentleman, with his new album and image.
The image on the cover strongly supports the title of the cover, through his clothing and pose for the camera. Ne-Yo's clothing is extremely sophisticated and suggests that he is very wealthy. The outfit is something a gentleman would wear and not a teenager, to show that clear change between his images. With the hat it adds extra style and sophistication to the outfit. The hat is slightly over the face to make it appear as though he is putting the hat on and not posing for the photo being taken. This makes it appear that he isn't just dressing in this outfit for the camera, but this is him naturally. Even though you can't see much of the background, simply from the doors and wall it instantly demonstrates wealth to support his image.
The writing on the album is also very sophisticated and stylish, especially the title of the album, 'The Year of the Gentleman'. The artist's name 'Ne-Yo' is in big bold letters to ensure that the buyer instantly notices the well known name and is attracted to the album before they have even looked at the image or songs, simply because it is Ne-Yo's album. The target audience of the album is mixed both male and females between 15-22. Though I would say that females would be more attracted to the album as Ne-Yo it made to look very attractive. Also the hat is placed on the face as a teaser for the buyer to look inside to see more of him.
The image on the cover strongly supports the title of the cover, through his clothing and pose for the camera. Ne-Yo's clothing is extremely sophisticated and suggests that he is very wealthy. The outfit is something a gentleman would wear and not a teenager, to show that clear change between his images. With the hat it adds extra style and sophistication to the outfit. The hat is slightly over the face to make it appear as though he is putting the hat on and not posing for the photo being taken. This makes it appear that he isn't just dressing in this outfit for the camera, but this is him naturally. Even though you can't see much of the background, simply from the doors and wall it instantly demonstrates wealth to support his image.
The writing on the album is also very sophisticated and stylish, especially the title of the album, 'The Year of the Gentleman'. The artist's name 'Ne-Yo' is in big bold letters to ensure that the buyer instantly notices the well known name and is attracted to the album before they have even looked at the image or songs, simply because it is Ne-Yo's album. The target audience of the album is mixed both male and females between 15-22. Though I would say that females would be more attracted to the album as Ne-Yo it made to look very attractive. Also the hat is placed on the face as a teaser for the buyer to look inside to see more of him.
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