The images used in the album artwork are all musical instruments put together to make a tower shape. This could link in with what instruments are used in the album. The colour is very plain and white but in the middle there are 3 red lines which stand out alot when you look at the album. This will be used to drag attention to the album.
There isn't much text in this album cover apart from the rappers name Jay Z in the top left corner and The Blueprint 3 in the top right. These are quite small compared to the 3 read lines in the middle of the album. The writing is black and it contrasts the white background so again that stands out as well.
The relationship between the images and the text goes quite well. The instuments are a soft light colour and it is nice to look at. The black writing fits in well becasue it doens't stand out too much but you can still see it perfectly.
You can't really tell that it is a rappers album without looking at the artists name. It doesn't go with the other Jay Z albums that actually have his face on normally smoking a cigar. With all the different instruments you couldn't really tell what genre of music it is because it has most instruments on it and it could represent any other band.
The album does look mainstream but in a way it might not be mianstream. It can be mainstream becasue he doesn't need to have a picture of himself to promote the album. Peope will see his name and want to buy it straight away, so he can do anything for the album artwork. It might not be mainstream because seen as though he doens't have his face on it could mean that he's trying to get away from people just buying it becasue of his face on it. It doens't look like a firts album becasue it is quite a simple album cover that wouldn't really suit being a first album becasue it won't attract people to buy it.
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