The orange colour on this poster is very significant and could connote happiness, crea6vity, encouragement and s6mula6on and this contrasts to the dark themes found within songs on the album. The excessive use of this colour could also be reminiscent of Ed Sheeran’s look (his orange hair). This puts more importance on his personality rather than a huge ar6st and fits the He has been presented in an extreme close up and he is the only face you can see, which could suggest his importance and dominance as an ar6st. The typewriter typography suggests a simplis6c, old fashioned style which can reflect his style of music as well, which is of great contrast to the modern pop ar6st style. The poster also features the names of two of the singles from the album, which encourages the public into buying the full album to listen to all of the tracks if they like the two popular songs. However this is done in a very discreet manner, since the text for this is in the smallest font size. This emphasizes the more subtle promo6onal techniques of singer songwriters in comparison to bigger ar6sts, par6cularly those in the pop genre.
This album poster features a street loca6on which gives a local, ordinary, everyday feel. The background is slightly blurred and the focus on the ar6st, which gives him that importance. He is wearing casual clothing which relates to the conven6ons of the singer/songwriter genre and is something that ar6sts in this genre would wear. There is a grainy effect used on the picture which could be reminiscent of an old style photograph and this could connote the old fashioned style of the ar6st which then could reflect their style of music. The poster features names of popular singles featured on the ar6sts full album and this encourages people to buy the album in full. Overall the poster is very minimal and simplis6c and this mirrors the singer songwriter style. This is also emphasised by the font as its very straighJorward and nothing fancy and furthermore by the ar6st very relaxed pose and the hints of blue throughout the poster which connote a sense of calmness.
The yellow colours on the poster could connote happiness and s6mula6on (contrasts to the album as there are some depressing and dark themes within the songs). The ar6st is dressed very casually, in jeans and a jacket and this relates to the singer songwriter style of dress. The ar6st is leaning against a wall in a relaxed, hunched over stance which suggests laid back, chilled aLtude which could relate to the ar6sts style of music. The ar6st is holding his instrument which puts importance on how the guitar is a vital part of the genre and his life as a musician. He has a relaxed facial expression, not over posed, looking into the camera which could reflect his down to earth persona and this too is a common trait of the singer songwriter genre. This is also emphasised in the use of a very simple font, its nothing fancy and its not an immediate eye catcher. The ar6sts singer songwriter style is further mirrored by the very straighJorward informa6on on the album. There are no reviews and the poster just expresses the date of release and name of the album in a simplis6c manner which is of high contrast to the big promo6onal styles of ar6sts in the pop genre.