1. The top of the poster features the most important things that the
consumers need to see. The band name, and logo are larger than
the album name. This connotes the band’s high image, and that
their name only needs to be heard to sell albums. The members of the band
have had their photos
edited, making them
appear fragmented. This
connotes the themes of the
album – the destruction
and oppression of people.
The fragments imply how
it is distorting people.
The style of the pictures is
also an implication of how
they have changed their
style of music, and how it
The image takes up the is now more chaotic then
middle third of the page their previous works.
making it the first thing
that audience’s see.
The image of the album cover is to make it recognisable to the consumers.
This is much smaller than the image of the band, because Linkin Park do not
need to show off the album design, instead; they rely on the image of the
band itself to sell records.
The Record company, and the official band website encompass a
significantly smaller amount of the text than the other texts. Both of these are
links to the audience gaining access to more information and more music.