19 is the debut album by English singer and songwriter Adele which consists of different music genres including Pop, Soul, Rock and R&B. What I had first noticed is the black background and half of Adele's face. The fact that the audience cannot see her whole face could suggest that she is hiding her true identity. The side of her face that we can see has light on it and the other half is hidden from the use of shadow which can suggest that she has more than one side to her personality. However, it can also suggest that the darkness is taking control of her. Not looking directly at the audience as her eyes are closed, supports the idea that she is hiding something as the eyes can reveal a person's feelings, but as we cannot see them, it suggests we are stopped from seeing the truth. Her eyes being closed can also exemplify that she is not able to look at the world and is shutting herself out. It is a very simple yet powerful cover with block colour, title and image. The use of colour white for the title and artists name stands out against the harshness of the black which could symbolise Adele living in a black and white world. The colour 'white' also has different connotations to it. For example, this colour signifys peace, innocence and purity which is what the artist is trying to portray not only through her album cover, but also through her songs.
‘ADELE’, is written in block capitals in a bold, whereas the ‘19’ looks more handwritten. This could reflect on the fact that the songs of the album are all written by her and maybe at that age.
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