Mood Board - Indie Album Covers

I thought it would be a good idea to put together a mood board/collage of famous Indie album covers. Displayed above are the album covers of some of the most famous Indie bands/artists.

As you can see that the album covers of one artist or group has a similar theme and image. They tend to use a certain type of art. For e.g. stereophonics tend to do a very simple cover but it makes it effective through the use of colours. The colours are enhanced to look brighter and more vivid. The killers on the other hand use a very simple but and mellow toned background. The killers also use the same font and colour to produce a consistent brand image. Kasabian use very dark and shadowy colours. They use a lot of shadowy and dull images along with the contrast of red and blue. It shows that in indie art there is no one set type of art that is created and used, it is very unique and different to other indie products on the market. However each artist has a consistent theme and image that are portrayed in their videos and other promotional merchandise.

By looking at album covers we have realised that indie art is always creative and diverse. Generally they tend to have out of the ordinary yet interesting ideas. Indie art often consists of a vibrant imagination. As you can see from the above mood board\collage ever cover is exclusive from one another and to not have a template which is universally followed by all indie artists. Often very simple, the simplicity of the image must be noted as it is very artistic through the way the image is shot and edited. The colour grading and affects used make the image eye catching. The photography used is very symbolic and paint the artists message within your mind. It is through the images and colours that the audience connect to the artist. Not many indie albums have an image of the artist on the main cover, However when the artist is shown on the cover they are shown in a glorious and imperious manner.

The font primarily used in indie genre is block like and imposing yet it is also very simple, this is to make it stand out from the background. The norm of the background is generally contrasting between dark and bright colours; as identifiable from the mood board\collage above can see there is a lot of use of blue, orange, and black.

We are also going to try and create something that is unique and will also consist of a contrast between dark and light colours. However consistently through our products we will try to keep a certain theme and are going to try and portray a certain image to the audience.