R+P Post 10: Album covers that have inspired and influenced my ideas

The album covers I analyzed

Through analysis of several different types of album covers, I found that album covers can be grouped into several types and that the type of album, whether a sort of genre or an album for a well established artist or debut artist, would be demonstrated through the use of album conventions which I listed in a spider diagram below.

What I found out about the functions, features and
categories of Album covers after analyzing 8 random
albums of different artists

Below is an explanation of how and why my top 2 influential album covers have made an impact on my ideas.

Influence 1- Ed Sheeran "+" (2011) and
"x" (2014) albums

Influence 2- The Black Keys
"El Camino" & Jhene Aiko "Souled out" 
Albums