Album Cover Analysis

um cover for 'Goblin' - Tyler The Creator. The main images is Tyler the Creator, he is the artist who performs all the tracks on the album hence why all the attention on the cover is focused on him. The album title, Goblin, is highlighted in pink and stands out from the other parts of the album cover. The reverse cross (anti christ) shows the beliefs that Tyler has in life. Due to the use of swear words and other inappropriate language on the album, the album is labelled with a parental advisory stamp. This tells the younger generation that its an album not aimed at them.

The text is bold and catches the eye, it stands out from the rest of the album cover, this draws the customer in but it also links into Tylers crew logo..

Tyler has not only included his brand style in the album cover but he has also included himself, this shows the customer who is performing on the album. There is no real relationship between the text and the images used however the colour of them work together quite well. The icons, such as the cross on Tylers head represent the way he thinks, this is also showed throughout the tracks by the lyrics he raps.

The cross and Tyler are the only signifiers exclusive to the band/genre. Tyler is black and raps, this is a common convention in rap. Its very often that the rapper is African American. This all links into the genre, american rap. The album cover doesn't really show who the target audience is however due to the parental advisory label its not advised for younger people.