This is a album art cover released in 1985 for the group call "Fat Boys." The purpose of this visual composition is to catch the viewer's attention purchase the CD.
After looking through a couple of books filled with graphic design examples, I found this particular album cover art in a book called "The Book of Hip Hop" by Andrew Emry.
The style has simple composition and uses subject matter more than anything else to create interest. Having playfully positioned the artists with their backs turned away from the camera to play on the album title "The Fat Boys are Back."
The typography is cleverly done, combining the title of the album and the name of the group. The title is separated by the font and color, using bold, blue color and looks like the meaning of the words. I had tried to find out what that is called. It might be called onomableva.
The artwork is subtlety dated with the clothing style and the font, but overall it is relatively a classic look. It is composed on a plain white background and uses a black and white color scheme mixed with two complementary colors. This is a simple, yet bold look and is very eye catching, hence why it is a classic.
What initially drew me to the cover was the humor and playfulness of the group having their backs turned to accentuate the name of their album as well as their large size.
Words that I would choose from the vocabulary wheel for this example of graphic design are playful, bold, fresh, casual, and fun.
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