Sticker covered computer cases: it’s an adhesive trend

Alex Spadacenta, Assistant Business Manager|April 2, 2015

Band logos, locations, TV shows and art. Where is one place a person can have all these things at one time? It’s their computer case.

In Staples, a popular craze has been putting stickers on computer cases.

Typically, kids only put a case on their computer to protect it from being damaged, but now the cases are being are used as an accessory.

The stickers can range from a TV show character, to a band’s logo, to pictures of art. People overlap and apply these stickers on their computers to create a one of a kind display.

Like all fads, everyone has a different take on whether they want to be a part of the crowd, or stay away from the craze.

Marnie Adelkopf ’17 is not a fan of this trend. “I don’t put stickers on my computer because personally I like the shiny and clean new look and I don’t like when they make the surface sticky and start peeling off,” Adelkopf said.

“I thought it looked cool and adds personalization to a sea of Macs. It can look really cool like a collage and it also sets you apart from others,” Claire Meehan ’17, who has covered her computer in stickers with animals, Mickey Mouse and cute little sayings like “Forever Young” said.

“I think it’s become a big trend because it looks cool and the more people that see it want to do it,” Claire Tiefentaler ’17 said.

This plain computer is an iconic look for this generation of teens, and some people like to keep it that way. They choose not to put the stickers on to have the simplicity and clean look of their technology.
This plain computer is an iconic look for this generation of teens, and some people like to keep it that way. They choose not to put the stickers on to have the simplicity and clean look of their technology.
Some people like to spread the stickers out on their computer cases so that they are clear and easy to see.

Some people like to spread the stickers out on their computer cases so that they are clear and easy to see.
As Claire Meehan ’17 likes to do, many people put the stickers on the bottom of their computers because they like to know that the stickers are there, they just might not want other people to see them.
As Claire Meehan ’17 likes to do, many people put the stickers on the bottom of their computers because they like to know that the stickers are there, they just might not want other people to see them.
Other people like to stack the stickers on top of each other to fit as many as possible on the cases.
Other people like to stack the stickers on top of each other to fit as many as possible on the cases.