
If you want to make your DVD packaging stand-out from the shelf, then you better give it a little extra something to make it extraordinary. You do not have to have that over-the-top collector’s DVD packaging if your budget won’t permit it- just simple additions and alterations can make a big difference.
Here are some simple [...]

Client | Elyjah
Artwork | Zwölf : www.zwoelf.net
Production | Kieran Joel
Styling | Leena Zimmermann
German designers Zwölf fired pellets into the CD covers of Elyjah’s latest album, Planet, Planet(Klimbim Records/Cargo). These guys surely had a lot of fun shooting all 2,000 covers and receiving 2 prestigious awards afterward. This CD packaging won Gold at the European Design Award and Silver [...]

Great filmmakers are great storytellers. We make films to share something-to let other people see what we see, hear what we hear, and most importantly feel what we feel. The really good films make us see life not just as it is-but as something more. This is the primary goal of all good filmmakers-to freely [...]

Design your own, authentic Reggae album cover in this fantastic Photoshop Tutorial. And who better to guide you in the process than David Sykes- a designer who is Jamaican born and bred, and who also happens to be one of the winners from the Crestock Photoshop Contest 2008? Enjoy!
I am a Jamaican, born during [...]

I’ve been paying attention to online promotion around the internet for years now and I can say that I know which ones are doing it right and which ones are not sensitive and sensible enough. Some artists are pleasant but some just have an annoying online presence, no? Although there are no strict rules for [...]

When you have a very small budget for your first film, then you must learn to be budget-conscious with every scene, every move, every prop, every costume, actually…every single thing from pre to post production.
Concept:
From the moment you try to come up with a good concept for your kick-ass film, you should already take [...]

In this post, we’re taking a look at the cover designs of 42 album cover designs from reggae and related genres. See how Scientist rid the World of the evil curse of the Vampires, say hello to Uglyman, and learn why the colours red, gold and green are so central in reggae and Rastafari culture.
American [...]

You must have realized by now that as an indie musician, you practically have to do everything on your own-including publicity. You barely have time to practice your music and ha! You still have to contact that editor, that music blogger, that radio guy just for 2 minutes of fame. Do not complain, now. Yes, [...]

And for this week’s music packaging concepts…Music Packaging with drinks. Kampai!
To view the complete list of artwork themes that we’ve complied, scroll down to the bottom of this post.
All photos are from: LPCoverLover
Here is the list of Artwork themes that we’ve compiled so far:
Guns
Cigarettes
Sharks
Roses
Telephones
Body Hair
Aliens and Outerspace
Piano
Animals
Clowns

This article was written by the film distribution guru, Peter Broderick, and first appeared in IndieWire.
Today many filmmakers are as determined to retain “distribution control” as they are to maintain “creative control.” Distribution control is the power to determine the overall structure and sequence of distribution, select distribution partners, and divide up distribution rights. While [...]