Think of things past…
think of things present..
And all that you can’t leave behind
in your life.
Visual Rhetoric
Corie Beth McClusky
7th period
Corie Beth McClusky
7th period
•What do you notice
first about the album
cover?
•What is interesting
about the cover?
What do you think you
would see if the image
expanded?
•Does the album seem
appealing to you? Why?
The first thing I notice in the picture are the four
men. All of them have luggage that appear to be
instrument cases.
The interesting thing about the cover is that the men are
in an airplane terminal. You do not know what brings
them there or anything.
I think that if the image was to expand and you could see
further into the picture, one could see a busy town filled with
cars and populated streets, houses, buildings, etc.
Yes, the album cover is appealing to me. It makes me wonder
about the group of men. Why are they at the terminal? Where
are they going? Many questions come to mind.
Background
U2 is a popular Irish
band. They formed in
1976 in Dublin, Ireland.
The four men that
make up the band are
Bono (vocals), The
Edge (guitar and
vocals), Adam Clayton
(bass guitar), and Larry
Mullen, Jr. (drums and
percussion).
Background (cont.)
They have had
several successful
albums, such as The
Joshua Tree (1987)
and many more. The
picture is for the
album, “All That You
Can’t Leave Behind.”
It came out in 2000.
This was their first
CD since 1997. This
CD was the complete
opposite of U2’s
recent music, but
they left some of
Background (cont.)
Their old trends of
music, hence the
name.
Album Covers:

Every CD ever made has always had an
album cover. Album covers help the
consumer decide whether or not the CD in
something they would be interesting in
purchasing. Like book covers, an album
cover is meant to catch the persons eye
with its unique designs.
Point of View
The cover art of the album
was taken by Anton Corbjin
in the Charles de Gaulle
International Airport of
Paris, France. The focus is
of the three men in the
terminal. The foreground
also covers the men, as
well as their luggage. The
background spans the top
of the terminal and the
woman with her child
beside the reception desk.
Appeal
The appeal can be
best represented as
pathos (emotional
appeal). The picture is
taken in black and
white; the title helps to
describe a moment in
time that is memorable
to you because you
cannot forget it. Most
black and white photos
are from the past and
have an impact in the
future that the cover
explains.
Audience
Who does the title of
the CD, “All That You
Can’t Leave Behind,”
pertain to?
All people.
Everyone has things
that are part of their
lives that can’t be
forgotten because
they are parts of
them.
Technique; Composition
Color:
Black and white are mostly
used.
These colors represent
memories. You see old
photographs taken in black
and white. They are viewed
by people today as highly
memorable, which may be
the purpose of why the
album was taken in this
color, not so many years
ago, but still not recently.
Composition (cont.)
Framing:
The four men are framed by
the large empty space
around them.
Balance:
The men dressed in black
are balanced with the white
light in the back of the
picture.
Technique; Detail
Omission:
You see a terminal and in
the background of the
cover, there is a white light.
I assume that to be the
outside, or another part of
the terminal where more
light can be let in from the
outside. This gives you
more wonder of what is out
there.
Detail (cont.)
Emphasis:
For me, the emphasis was of
the men in the front. But for
some of you, it may have
also been the instrument
cases on the floor, or even
the title of the CD.
Font Size
The largest font is at the
top; the title of the CD.
The smallest font is in
the background to the
left. It looks like
information to one of the
terminal hangars.
Image source
www.hitfm.cri.cn/hitfm/artist/u/u2/image/02.jpg
Album Cover Art
Copyright: Anton Corbjin, 2000; Charles de
Gaulle International Airport; Paris, France.