Close Reading

I chose to do my close reading assignment by studying an album cover of one of my favorite bands, Titus Andronicus. This is their first album, and although it looks like just a picture with white text under it, the background is black and blends in with the background of the blog.

4 Elements of Genre

 1. Font
 2. Use of Space (On the cover)
 3. Use of Space (In the picture)
 4. Lighting (In the picture)

12 + adjectives

Commanding
Simple
Classic
Historical
Old-Fashioned
Cluttered
Alive
Colorful
Dark
Homely
Still
Busy
Nostalgic
Thought-Provoking
Purposeful
Self-Pitying

Claim: On the album cover of Titus Andronicus's "The Airing of Grievances," the commanding, classic font and layout of the cover, as well as the cluttered and colorful use of space in the photograph convey the band's homely practice environment and admiration for the old-fashioned symbols of history.