![]() His name is the biggest text on the cover and placed centrally at the top. The cover is organised so that the representation of the musician, Paolo Nutini, is placed centrally in the image to draw the attention to him. The design is controlled because it creates a clear scene however the detailing may have been random as it looks very natural and carefree. Elements such as the plate of fried eggs on the table that link to the title of the album “Sunny Side Up” are quirky and effective and bring relevance to the artwork. Spusta’s distinct style of illustration gives the cover a suitable theme that goes well with the folk-y album. The cover has a consistent style throughout and holds together well. The angle of the image is a simple horizontal angle, as if you were sitting across the table from him. There is no use of white space on the cover design as it is busy and completely covered in colour and texture. ![]() This intricate detail can be seen in almost all of Spusta’s work of which is all hand drawn and screen printed. ![]() The designer has used textures that give it a hand-drawn, rugged, scratchy look by using lots of little lines to add detail. Using white for the artist’s name at the top of the cover stands out clearly against the yellow background ensuring that it is seen by customers. This is an important factor as the cover is mainly what attracts a customer when looking at albums in a shop. Spusta chose bold colours, two of which are primary, to keep it simple and to make it look eye-catching. This means that he used colour both decoratively and emotionally. These colours were chosen to reflect the positive mood of the album and to give it a warm, cosy look to go with the quaint scene on the cover. The colour palette of this cover is bright and colourful with the most dominant colours being warm yellow, red and green. The overall look of the album cover is quite cluttered (with little use of whitespace) and bright, and this reflects the style of the Paolo Nutini’s rugged voice and good-mood music. There is no obvious narrative to the design as it portrays a rather still scene. The design follows the conventions of an album cover in that it includes the name of the album artist, the name of the album and even an image of the musician himself. This piece was designed specifically for the cover of this album and so has been created entirely around the album itself, including the song titles hidden amongst the illustration. The overarching themes on this design are relaxed, natural and positive. The breakfast table scene on the cover goes with the title of the album ‘Sunny Side Up’. Spusta has a very distinct drawing style and often works on projects such as rock band posters. The cover illustration was designed by Marq Spusta, a freelance artist and illustrator based in California. This album cover if for Paolo Nutini’s second album “Sunny Side Up” which was released in the UK in June 2009.
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