Codes and conventions of an album cover

Follows a simplistic colour scheme throughout

Follows a very simplistic design

Contain very few characters

Uses a different colour font for the artist or band name to make it eye catching

Usually contains a hidden message behind the one shot on the front cover

The album title will always give a clue to what it is about

The name of the album and the band/Artist's name will either have completely different fonts

or very similar