September 13, 2010

Album Cover Deconstruction - Off With Their Heads

This album cover mainly consists of imagery based around the design of fruit stickers.

  • Front features the artist's name at the top in bold capital letters to draw attention to it first to appeal to fans of the band.
  • Printed to look like it's on paper to make it seem of poorer quality for an indie look.
  • Font is slightly 'destroyed' for the same effect.
  • Main image is designed to be like a fruit sticker (see above) to remind audience of the past when these used to be placed on more fruit.
  • Imagery of fruit stickers reflects the band's British identity.
  • The back is still printed to look like paper and is seamless to the front because the spine has a similar design.
  • The back is covered with fruit sticker inspired designs for each track on album. Each sticker has the track name, "Kaiser Chiefs" and the track number all integrated subtly.
  • Designs are also printed to original size of stickers.
  • Copyright details and bar code are located to the side so that audiences don't notice it immediately.
  • Signed with British labels to anchor that they are a British band.
  • Song titles mostly appeal to a male audience.
  • Inside is covered with fruit sticker designs for reasons previously mentioned.