All Time Low.

When looking at Pop/Rock Album covers there was one band whose Album covers always stood out. All time low, an american band fall under the same genre as the song for our music video. Before researching about Pop/Rock bands i had never heard of them or any of their songs.
If i were to see these album covers in a shop then i definitely would have wanted to pick them up. They all vary in design,

So Wrong its Right, All Time Low.

This album cover is bright, it has three main colours; Yellow, red and Blue, contrasting with eachother they send off the image of summer, due to the yellow and red being warm colours and the blue as a very small section which could represent the sea or water, something that is strongly associated with summer ie. the beach. The black figures are bold against the background and they attract your first attention, its as if they are jumping, making it seem as though they are elated, perhaps at the album or even reiterating the point of summer since people are often happier in the summery months. The other feature of the cover is the birds that are flying across the whole cover, they fade at different parts and are consitent from one end to the other. These birds have no obvious relevance to the title or the rest of the album cover but its similiar to the colors since it is a contrast to the people and the images in the background. This album cover has features that are opposites crushed together, which makes it interesting and sets the cd off as unconventional which often results in the potential buyer more tempted to pick it up and have a look.

Nothing Personal, All time Low.

This is my favourite out of the three album covers. In a way its simpler then other two, yet more complicated! The image is like wallpaper that has been split into two, crushed in between is the bands name in a huge black block font and the album name as if it has been written by hand, it is very inferior to the band name. The other insides of the album cover include to our eyes random objects, the end of a pencil, an american cinema ticket, a pair of legs and a casette player are a few to name, none of the objects are in full yet we are still able to identify the majority of them. The objects are not bright coloured at all, they are all quite neutral tones that dont really leap off the cover yet it makes them all blend together making all the items flatter eachother and work well all together as well as seperately. There is also the repetition of the birds on this cover, like the 'so wrong its right' cover which could show that its a theme that the band are using to associate themselves to this image, in turn this could make a connection for fans, so that when they see the flock of birds they automatically think of All Time Low. I think that the fact they have such a simple yet busy album is fun and fascinating, as a potential buyer i would be curious about what else is there and why, by making the viewer think about what they are looking at has enabled the band to once again make an interesting and effective album cover.

Put up or Shut up, All Time Low.

The final Album by All time low, is equally as eyecatching as the other two. The main person in the front has no facial features and is the only one in colour, this could be as to not attract the viewers attention away from the album names situated above and on the man. I think that the contrast between the other people and the man in the middle creates an image of individualism and once again the unconventional side of the band because he isnt the same as the others and stands out, making sure that the person looking at the album cover sees the seperation in a positive light rather than negative. It has similar features to both the above, for example; just like 'Nothing Personal' this cover has a HUGE focus stealing band name and an understated, 'handwritten' title. Alike 'So wrong its right' it has bright colours that will stand out when its amongst thousands of other cds and albums in a shop. It appears that the band like to keep their album covers close to eachother by using a lot of the same effects; the birds, the fonts and the colours all show that the band has consistancy but still allows room for change so that the fans and buyers can see a comfortable changing band.

Im going to use All Time Low's album covers for influence when it comes to designing my own album cover and i hope that i can achieve the kooky and fun yet complimentary edge to my album cover like they have, three times!