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Choosing appropriate cover

 Here I'll be choosing from the two covers I designed,

Comparison of the Two Album Covers


Black-and-white cover

  • Uses a monochrome colour palette

  • Features a static, isolated figure

  • The scribbled head is dense and overwhelming

  • Creates a dark, serious, and heavy tone

  • Connotes:

    • Emotional numbness

    • Mental paralysis

    • Isolation

    • Inner chaos

  • Minimalist design forces the audience to focus on meaning rather than aesthetics


Coloured cover

  • Uses soft, blended pastel colours

  • Background appears more fluid and atmospheric

  • Scribbles expand outward, suggesting movement

  • Creates a more dreamlike and surreal mood

  • Connotes:

    • Confusion rather than numbness

    • Emotional drifting

    • A sense of being lost instead of trapped

  • Feels slightly more expressive and abstract

Contrast 

  • The black-and-white version feels emotionally heavier, while the coloured version feels more distant and abstract

  • The monochrome cover communicates emptiness and shutdown, whereas the coloured cover suggests overstimulation and mental noise

  • The coloured background softens the impact, while the black-and-white cover makes the concept feel raw and uncomfortable

  • Black-and-white anchors the theme in reality, while colour pushes it toward fantasy or dream-state

Final justification: why I chose the black-and-white cover

I chose the black-and-white album cover because it more effectively represents the core theme of COMA, a state of emotional numbness and mental paralysis. The lack of colour symbolises the absence of feeling, reinforcing the idea of being alive but mentally disconnected. The stark contrast between the white scribbles and the dark background visually mirrors the overwhelming thoughts inside an otherwise empty mind. This minimalistic and restrained design creates a stronger emotional impact and aligns more closely with the psychological tone of the project.

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