The importance of content Vs functionality. These examples show the effects of placing components onto sales driving content. Without the consideration of the clearspace the preferred impact will be lost. 

Creating rules around the use of clearspace, and where the focus point of an cover image shuld be, is important to be consistent in the readability and scalability of the product. 

In this example we see that the left layout using centered title and button cluster don’t use the aspectratio clearspace. Part of the cover-art is covering the vital information in the promotional image.