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6 Tips When Transitioning from Day Job to Dream Job

So you hate your day job and you just want to say goodbye to it right away and start living your dream life. Well, DREAM ON! It’s not that easy for regular folks like us. Want a good advice? Get ...
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T-Shirt Packaging Concepts: Ice cream, Cereals, Lollies

Johnny Cupcakes, the "world's first t-shirt bakery", is one of the t-shirt retail companies that we're really fond of because they sell the quirkiest t-shirt concept and t-shirt packaging. These guys know branding! Packaging for their T-shirts have included a cupcake ...
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Crowdfunding: Things That Will Piss People off

So you just launched a Kickstarter campaign and you’re now oh so ready to announce it to your family, friends, and fans (triple F). But before you compose your e-mail or status update, make sure you’re know what ticks people ...
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Print Options for Cardboard Packaging ( Digipaks, CD Wallets, Jackets)

STOCK Glossy Choose a gloss coated stock if your packaging is heavy on photographs for its design because the photos appear sharper and more vibrant. However, this is not the best paper if your project is text-heavy. The light that ...
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7 Awesome Paperdoll Band Merch

Want a really cool band merch that not a lot of bands sell? You cannot get any more unique than this! Paper dolls aren't just cute toys for little girls anymore, they can be cool band merch items too! They ...
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GUEST POST: What Every Box Set Should Include

Zack Mandell is a movie enthusiast and owner of www.movieroomreviews.com and writer of movie reviews about movies such as Saving Private Ryan. He writes extensively about the movie industry for sites such as Gossip Center, Yahoo, NowPublic, and Helium. _________________________________________________________________ ...
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Music Packaging: Grammy Winners for Best Limited Edition Package (2001- present)

Looking for inspiration for your music packaging? Here are some of the most adorable box sets that received Grammy Awards in the past decade. Which one do you like best? The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story ...
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CD Packaging Disasters & How to Avoid Them

We want our album to have zero issues from recording to manufacturing. But, sh*t could happen any time. You could screw up your CD packaging by simply having your instead of you're or choosing a low res image. Here are ...
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40 Tools and Resources for Green Filmmaking

LOCAL GREEN FILMMAKING: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY'S CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FILMMAKING: Special programs and events in Washington, D.C. about shooting green. http://www.american.edu/soc/cef/ THE CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION'S GREEN RESOURCE GUIDE: A handy list for any production regardless of budget, including places to recycle your tape stock ...
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04.21.10 Some Friendly Reminders for the Frustrated Job Seeker

Simple Habits That Hinder Your Success

Do you believe that some people are just plain lucky? That they get all the success in the world even if the rest of us also exerted plenty of effort- even more effort than they did? Is this just the ...
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