Eliza Doolittle's
Self-titled Album
Eliza Doolittle is a British singer-songwriter from Westminster, London. Most of her songs are indie pop, but also include sounds from soul and reggae music, something she associates with her childhood. Her star image is a young and carefree playful girl, even though she is also an enthusiastic activist. Her music doesn't show the intellectual, serious side to her, which shows in her self-titled album cover.
There is lots going on in the cover for this album, most noticeably the way that she is on an island with famous structures known for being in England, for example the 'Gherkin', Big Ben, Stonehenge and the colourful houses. She is showing that she has a strong sense of identity or national pride. She is presenting herself as a typical British girl. 
The paint splashes around the image signify the phrase 'paint the town', which means going out and having fun. This emphasises her young and fun personality, which is something that I want to replicate for my digipack. Other objects in the image like the dice, the jukebox, the upturned ice cream etc. all say different things about her, like that she's playful, she has a love for music, and she's young.
I like the font used for the song titles, because it looks like something that was doodled or drawn in a notebook at school. The red shoes and shorts give her a boho/retro look. This mis-matched style replicates clothes you wear as a child. It emphasises her 'cutesy' image.
I like the font from this album and how they are placed in relation to her body, so that the full frame looks crowded and chaotic. I also like the use of colour and the themes of the paint splatters across the digipack. I think I might use that idea of a main theme to use through the whole digipack, but want to use more of the serious photos of Matilda rather than ones that make her look young and innocent.
No comments:
Post a Comment