Cher Lloyd's Album
Sticks and Stones
Cher Lloyd's album Sticks and Stones is her debut studio album after finishing fourth on the X-factor the year before. The album spawned popular songs like 'Swagger Jagger' and 'Want U Back', which both peaked in the top ten charts in the UK and US.
Her music is generally R&B, however her music is also influenced by the sounds of hip hop, dubstep, electronic, electropop, bubblegum pop, and dance-pop in some of her songs.
The first thing I notice about this album cover is that she is holding a placard with her name on it, like she is taking a mug shot. This signifies that she is rebellious and dangerous.
The expression on her face, with the raised eyebrow and the little smirk shows that she's trouble. Her make-up is simplistic except from her bold eyeliner and bright lipstick, something that shows her bold personality.
The name of the album 'Sticks + Stones' is a reference to the saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me," which implies that she doesn't care what people say about her and that she is a strong female that doesn't get hurt easily.
The illustrations around her look like doodles and behind them there are lines that could be height guides that are used in mug shots but it could also be the lines of a diary or a notebook. This would show that she is creative and a day dreamer, and also that she's young and playful.
In our video we use drawings and illustrations like this so I think it would be interesting to use them in the album cover as well. I also like how the fun and playful background with the drawings contrasts with her holding the placard and her bold make-up, nails and hair, and want to find a way to show this contrast in my own album cover.
Her music is generally R&B, however her music is also influenced by the sounds of hip hop, dubstep, electronic, electropop, bubblegum pop, and dance-pop in some of her songs.
The first thing I notice about this album cover is that she is holding a placard with her name on it, like she is taking a mug shot. This signifies that she is rebellious and dangerous.
The expression on her face, with the raised eyebrow and the little smirk shows that she's trouble. Her make-up is simplistic except from her bold eyeliner and bright lipstick, something that shows her bold personality.
The name of the album 'Sticks + Stones' is a reference to the saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me," which implies that she doesn't care what people say about her and that she is a strong female that doesn't get hurt easily.
The illustrations around her look like doodles and behind them there are lines that could be height guides that are used in mug shots but it could also be the lines of a diary or a notebook. This would show that she is creative and a day dreamer, and also that she's young and playful.
In our video we use drawings and illustrations like this so I think it would be interesting to use them in the album cover as well. I also like how the fun and playful background with the drawings contrasts with her holding the placard and her bold make-up, nails and hair, and want to find a way to show this contrast in my own album cover.
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