Research - CD/DVD Cover Analysis #2

Q-Tip - The Renaissance

Front Cover

The front cover of this album is very futuristic. The cold and emotionless colours suggest some industral and robotic, possibly electronic music. Even the font that is used for the artists name and album title is very much a computer style, similar to a digital clock - a very industrial and futuristic item in itself. The case is the usual hard plastic but there is one major difference, the corners (often sharp and pointed) have been smoothed over to stop any cuts or scratches that may occur when handling the case, a very thoughtful idea from the case's designer.

Back Cover

The image used on the back is very imposing as the image is a very low angle, at the artists feet. This makes him appear more important, boosting Q-Tip's ego as an artist. The tracklist is clearly shown as the writing is white on the dark nearly black background.

Full Inlay

The inside of the case is, as the exterior design, slightly different to traditional hard plastic cases. The semi-circular hooks that hold down the lyric book are on the virticle sides rather than the horrizontal sides. This suggests that Q-Tip is trying to break the mould of typical hard plastic case designs and could be symbolic of him breaking the mould of genres as an artist.