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Vinyl Packaging

Vinyl Packaging: Brain-40 Boxset

Share The Brain-40 boxset celebrates the 40th anniversary of German music label Brain Records. The design references that of circuit diagrams not just as a metaphor for all the connections but because these acts were pioneers of the synthesizer and amongst some of the first to apply them to music. The synthesizer link is then [...]

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8 August 2011

Marion Isobel Marion Isobel

Top 10 Vinyl Record Myths

ShareMYTH # 10 Only old music sells on vinyl False. In 2009, Radiohead was the #1 selling artist on vinyl. (Source: Soundscan 2009) MYTH # 9 Vinyl is dead Not even close. Vinyl is the only physical music medium that is increasing in sales. In 2009, more than 2.5 million vinyl records were sold in [...]

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10 July 2011

Marion Isobel Marion Isobel

Album Artwork Parody: Whipped Cream and Other Delights

Share This is the very popular cover of Herp Alpert’s album, Whipped Cream and Other Delights.  I find the cover quite tacky and awkward but I dunno… it may be one of the sexiest album covers in the sixties. Whether people find it tacky,funny, sexy, or sweet, there’s no doubt that it gathered a lot [...]

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21 June 2011

Marion Isobel Marion Isobel

Album Art Concepts: Yummy Cakes and Other Delights

ShareBeen lusting for icing-heavy cakes the whole day so I decided to step out of the house and go to the nearest cake shop. Now I’m full and happy. And now you know why I chose cakes for the album art concept of the week. Here are some album artworks with cakes. Dig in! Let [...]

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28 May 2011

Chris Bauer Chris Bauer

CD Packaging: Records, Cassettes, CDs Then Nothing

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ShareDo you remember the joy and excitement of opening a newly bought record? The smell of the paper, the lyrics, the band bio, the freebies. Ahhh, nostalgic! Today, everything is digital including album art. Wilson Rothman shares his sentiments about the ever shrinking packaging for music. _____________________________________________________________________ CDs originally came in long boxes with amazing [...]

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13 May 2011

Chris Bauer Chris Bauer

CD Manufacturing: Choosing Colors and Formats- do it right from the start!

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Share The formats and color requirements of the logos and graphics you use on your websites, albums, T-shirts, and posters can vary significantly. As anyone who has tried to do a run of CD covers or T-shirts can tell you, you can waste a lot of time adjusting images for each type of use. Here’s [...]

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8 May 2011

Chris Bauer Chris Bauer

Album Art Concepts: PUPPETS

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SharePuppets are favorite subjects in visual art because they are colorful and they look like they have secrets to tell. Some puppets look creepy, wicked, or naughty and some look sweet, innocent, and fragile. But they all look creepy to me! These inanimate objects seem to come alive when no one’s watching. Anyway, just stare [...]

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2 May 2011

Chris Bauer Chris Bauer

Radiohead’s Deluxe Edition “Newspaper Album” Revealed

ShareRadiohead will release a deluxe edition “Newspaper Album” (not The Universal Sigh) for their latest album, The King of Limbs. It is scheduled to come out on May 9. According to the King of Limbswebsite, the “newspaper album” contains “two clear 10″ vinyl records in a purpose-built record sleeve,” a digital download, a compact disc, many large [...]

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28 April 2011

Erick Yankton Erick Yankton

Music Packaging: Run Hide Survive- Show Off

ShareA 12- Layer screenprint which was included as part of the first Showoff 12″ release by Sheffield based production duo RUN HIDE SURVIVE. The 12″ record sleeve is plain white with a central hole that reveals a of colorful spectrum of colors. Pull out the enclosed record to see the rest of the colorful lines. [...]

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24 April 2011

Marion Isobel Marion Isobel

Wedding Invitation that Turns Into Paper Record Player

Share A wedding invitation that plays a record? I bet you haven’t received an invitation as cool as this! Except, of course, if you are one of the 150 guests of Karen Sandler and Mike Tarantino who received this awesome wedding invitation. Designer Kelli Anderson wanted to create something original for the wedding of her [...]

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21 April 2011

Chris Bauer Chris Bauer

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