This is the album cover to Kate Nash, ‘Made of Bricks’. The main focus of the album is the yellow house which relates to the title ‘Made of Bricks’. The cover features the artist’s name, title of the album and an image of the artist. Kate Nash’s name is larger than the title of the album showing the importance. They are both written in a childlike typography which is seen on all of Kate Nash’s singles. This seems to be a characteristic of Kate Nash’s album artwork. The theme of the cover seems to be a fantasy of a little girl where she wears pretty dresses and lives in a normal house with a path surrounded by greenery. This also links to the childlike writing. Kate Nash is seen to be wearing a red dress where the red can symbolises love, passion and danger. On the grass there are a lot of hedges which have been cut to look like horses which also links to a child’s dream as little girls are frequently seen in TV shows and films asking for a horse/pony.
This is the cover to Kate Nash’s first single ‘Foundations’. The main emphasis is on the cartoon character with the parachute. This may be in relation to the song as she has no foundations as she is floating in the air. It reveals a quirky side to her personality as it is a cartoon image. Her name is in block red lettering which has connotations to love, danger and anger which relates to the single itself where she is singing about her relationship. The name of the song is beneath the artist’s name in black and is a lot smaller. This is because as a new artist she needs to have her name shown a lot more so people will recognise and remember it. The typography is quite childlike as it is of different sizes and goes up and down which is seen in all her album artwork. 
This album cover is very childlike which seems to be a recurring theme in Kate Nash’s album art work. We see a simple cartoon image of a crocodile along with the artist’s name and song title. Again the image takes up most of the cover with most emphasis being on the mouth of the reptile as it is quite large and is open and it seems to be smiling. This relates to the song title ‘Mouthwash’. As the crocodile is smiling, it can be linked to Kate Nash’s fun and happy character as she is rather alternative in her music and does not seem to follow trends. We see her name written as it was on her first single but this time in grey. The song title is smaller like before too and the text is also the same as the title of her album, ‘Made of Bricks’. This is so people can spot the typography and link it straight back to Kate Nash. This cover also included the Parental Advisory label informing the audience that there is explicit lyrics before buying the CD.
This CD cover is a lot busier than Kate Nash’s usual artwork because it has a lot more action. It shows a couple holding hands going on a ghost train. The ride seems to have no relevance to the song; however the couple does as the song is about her wanting to get together with a boy. It shows the individuality of Kate Nash as she does not necessarily always connect her covers to the content they behold. Her name is written in the child like typography, this time in yellow and the song title is beneath it in small lettering.
This cover is for Kate Nash’s single ‘Merry Happy’ and like her other covers her name is written in yellow, childlike typography with the song title featuring in smaller black letters. The cartoon image again takes up most space and is a direct link to the children’s nursery rhyme ‘Three Blind Mice’. It shows them playing musical instruments, two of which are typical instruments of indie pop, Kate Nash’s genre of music. This again signifies the singers quirky and child like side. The image is more adult though as the mice are seen wearing cool clothes like skinny jeans tight T-shirts and it appears to be that they are a band on stage as a bra is shown in the middle of them as if a female fan has thrown it at them.
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