Magazine advert and CD cover comparisons

 I will be analysing the difference between the adverts in a magazine article of an artist’s album and the actual artists CD cover. The artist that I have chosen to do this comparison on is Ed Sheeran and his album ‘+’.

The magazine advert as shown to the right is a very simple advert that is seen in a magazine, it contains a picture of the Ed Sheeran showing that it’s his album; the advert also contains the album name and Ed Sheeran’s bestselling songs at the time of the album’s release, as well as a quote referencing a review on the album by a magazine company.

The actual album cover, clearly shown on the left is almost similar to the magazine advert as it features a picture of the artist ed Sheeran along with his name and the small dog paw next to it which is hard to see on the magazine advert. In addition to this, like the magazine advert the ‘+’ sign is shown which replaces the need for a name for the album.




Nathan Gilbert