About (miss) understood covers + photo book

se7entheaven · #1 8th December 2005, 12:01 PM

Yeah...do you have the same idea as i do?

first of all....i am so glad that ayu makes a new concept of photo album (photo book)...coz i really want ones (on my way n off my day).....

ok...this is what i thought

the covers for (miss) understood ...yeah the CD+DVD & CD ONLY ones
are indeed TOO SIMPLE and yeah.ugly......CD ONLY also...even CD+DVD still way better.
so......do you think that those covers are indeed JUST a SLIPCASE ONLY?
like koda's best~first things~ ?
so.the inside will be the photo album covers?

Endlessoul · #2 8th December 2005, 01:06 PM

I hate album covers! They are ugly. Too simple and ordinary. It makes feel like they're from the Pride PV. Oppositely I love both photo album covers sooooooooo much! I think they should change the photo album covers into album cover. But, ...*sighs*

elvis810 · #3 8th December 2005, 01:33 PM

The album covers are kind of plain but ok, except the CD only version, ayu's smile is too wide
The photobooks' covers on the other hand are awesome, especially the CD only one, reminds me of fairyland
I guess this is the strategy of avex to make one of them looks better than the other and wants more fans to buy both of them
anyway, i love this cover more than A song for xx. But i like Duty and MY STORY the most, though. Well, i'm wondering where the words '(miss) understood ayumi hamasaki' will be placed. I guess it's on the heart, if it turns out to be true, i may like them

Endlessoul · #4 8th December 2005, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by elvis810

Well, i'm wondering where the words '(miss) understood ayumi hamasaki' will be placed. I guess it's on the heart, if it turns out to be true, i may like them

Maybe she won't place it anywhere on the cover. Just think of LOVEppears, there's nothing on it. Also A Song for XX.

elvis810 · #5 8th December 2005, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Endlessoul

Maybe she won't place it anywhere on the cover. Just think of LOVEppears, there's nothing on it. Also A Song for XX.

it would then be very odd to have a heart with such a sharp colour and prominent size there, if there are no words, then, ayu should fire the art designer

Endlessoul · #6 8th December 2005, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by elvis810

it would then be very odd to have a heart with such a sharp colour and prominent size there, if there are no words, then, ayu should fire the art designer

LOL

She should have done so! Who designs such ugly covers!

AyUmIXx · #7 8th December 2005, 02:17 PM

well..let's us just accept those pictures no matter what..
the most important thing is that.. the songs inside...

elvis810 · #8 8th December 2005, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by AyUmIXx

well..let's us just accept those pictures no matter what..
the most important thing is that.. the songs inside...

of coz, can't agree with u more
really looking forward to the new songs and PVs, excited~~
Up to this moment, i'm still considering whether to buy the B&D single if the 2 songs are going to be included in the album or i'll just buy the CD only version

SheFliesHigher · #9 8th December 2005, 02:31 PM

I am very disappointed with the covers of the albums...I wish Ayu would start releasing more artistic cover designs again. Lately they've just looked like ordinary photoshoots.

ohsixthirty · #10 8th December 2005, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by elvis810

it would then be very odd to have a heart with such a sharp colour and prominent size there, if there are no words, then, ayu should fire the art designer

she should fire the designer anyhow. these covers suck...like...badly! i've never truly disliked an ayu cover before, but wow, these are bad. i just hope the songs will make up for it.

#11 8th December 2005, 04:09 PM

I think more than anything, my biggest gripe is about that stupid heart. It just looks incredibly amateurish.

I guess I'm also wondering why Ayumi would greenlight these covers. She usually helps pic out the photos that are to be used for her CD's. I'm not against simple but this isn't what I consider a good kind of simple.

#12 8th December 2005, 04:10 PM

I'm starting to think this album's going downhill.

It'd be so much better if the photobook covers were the actual jacket photos, though.

elepop · #13 8th December 2005, 04:28 PM

Indeed those covers are... a bit too simple. I was hoping that those covers would be the photobook covers. I hope that the cover are only the slipcase.

CD ONLY: No comment. Stuck up smile, lol.
CD+DVD: Cute!

But both photobook covers are AWESOME.

I'm not dissapointed neither am I happy. It's a darn cover. I care about the content.

I'd prefer it like that:

Made it myself... LOL.

lotusoka · #14 8th December 2005, 05:01 PM

^ That'd be a start.

I hope these are just slipcases only. :|

minkAYuko · #15 8th December 2005, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by asongforXX

Indeed those covers are... a bit too simple. I was hoping that those covers would be the photobook covers. I hope that the cover are only the slipcase.

CD ONLY: No comment. Stuck up smile, lol.
CD+DVD: Cute!

But both photobook covers are AWESOME.

I'm not dissapointed neither am I happy. It's a darn cover. I care about the content.

I'd prefer it like that:

Made it myself... LOL.

nice!! but I have to say I do like the heart on ayu's album.... I don't see the big deal about it, she used a heart for step you and I thought that was more amateurish this one is simple and nice n_n perhaps the glow has some special design.

but I do have a problem with the Cover of the CD only, but everytime I look at it It's different o_o I'm starting to like it.

HanabiChick · #16 8th December 2005, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SheFliesHigher

I am very disappointed with the covers of the albums...I wish Ayu would start releasing more artistic cover designs again. Lately they've just looked like ordinary photoshoots.

I'd like to see Ayu doing more artistic album covers again too, I was hoping this album would have creative covers.

bernardation · #17 8th December 2005, 05:26 PM

i have to say that these covers are way too ridiculous !
but i really can't believe they are official...
look, ayu usually put the title in the cover, and there is just this stupid heart in it.

Yarumi · #18 8th December 2005, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by elvis810

it would then be very odd to have a heart with such a sharp colour and prominent size there, if there are no words, then, ayu should fire the art designer

I know... not only are the pictures ugly... but I coulda taken shots from the pride or B&D PV's... screenshoted one... and made it look better as an album cover... And I suck at graphic arts! :p

I know people keep saying the album cover doesn't matter... but really what singer wants to work hard on an album and have it look like that? That's the first thing people will see is the album cover... I sure wouldn't want my name on something that was ugly! Especially when Ayu is known for creaive things... this is not creative! I SO wish the pictures that are for Off my day and on my way were the covers

ruixiong89 · #19 8th December 2005, 05:36 PM

The "off my day" cover rocks absolutely!

But the album cover just ... OMG, it's so *faints* I really truly expected MUCH MORE from Ayu than these covers ... but oh, what the heck, the songs inside truly rock! This is just bah, I'm at a lost for words ... The photobook covers SHOULD have been the covers! What on earth is Ayu doing ...

Haha, I guess most people are going to go kaboom at Ayu's album cover this time round! But I think so far all the discussions are quite hilarious for some weird reason ...

elepop · #20 8th December 2005, 05:40 PM

The covers could have been way better. Those ones looks like it's something out of nowhere from the "B&D" PV. Same outfit, same hair.

If only they shot her from far. Why are her covers always about her face?
(STEP you, HEAVEN, fairyland, MY STORY...)