This simple album cover of Adele's most famous album yet, is very iconic and relevant to the hidden meaning behind all of her written songs. As the audience, we are able to see this message as her chosen lack of eye contact. As her eyes are looking down and away from the camera, this could suggest sadness and the theme of many of her featured songs. By using this effect, many people would purchase her album to find out what stories maybe be hidden within the lyrics.
Very simple colours have been used within this album cover, to emphasise Adele's face and facial expressions. Also, we are able to see how her arm and hand is also exposed to the light, this emphasising her gesture within the image. This gesture shows that she is fed up and could be over thinking something. The number '21' within the album title, is the only feature in a different colour. This  emphasising its significance to the album, making it stand out to the reader. It could also hold another hidden meaning such as a significant life stage in Adele's life, where heart break, grief and upset could have happened. The number '21' has many different meanings, such as the evolution into adulthood, and what a person has to go through, what knew things they are faced with and problems they may have to deal with. This may have been the reason Adele chose this number.