Planning - Media Text Analysing

This cd cover hints at subtle messages, it shows the artist, Usher, on the cover with a computer generated image (CGI) as the background. This background conists of artistic images of water, and exotic plants, this can also be seen to show the artistic side of the artist as the background seems to run onto Ushers neck. Its tattoos of lips on his neck and this can hint at previous relationships or sexual encounters he has had in the past and therefore foreshadows songs on his album. The font shows the title of the single and the album with his name, the font also looks unprofessional and more like ushers handwriting, giving a more personal feel to his album rather than being very distant and impersonal. This in turn brings life to the album making it seem like he has a close connection with the songs in this album and therefore giving a glimpse of what the album has to offer. This image of one night stands and a hard persona is further implied through ushers image of himself, here he has kept his facial hair and this can also imply another side that fans have not seen, a rugged, hard, playboy figure.