This album cover uses a main image of a hot air balloon with an anchor for a basket, and sunshine rays eminating from it. This image is reflective of the title, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, suggesting inevitable death due to the heavy anchor pulling down on the hot air balloon, and the tone of the album title suggests acceptance of that. The font of the band's name, Modest Mouse, uses a Las Vegas-style serif typography, with no additional effects, gradients, shadows, glows, etc. This connotes a somber attitude that is also reflective of the album title rife with negativity.
The layout uses the band's logo and the album title to represent the metaphorical 'ground' that the hot air balloon would soon crash down to. This connotes a state of flux, a pause in time where everything is joyful before the inevitable, horrific crash happens and the inhabitants of the "ship" die.
The colours used are dark blue, orange and a light purple. These cool, calm colours suggest the tone of the album, somber and mellow, which is indeed reflected in the choice track, Little Motel.
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