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Creative Agency: UVMW Illustrator: Wojtek Urbanski Creative Direction, Design: Jacek Walesiak Client: Urbanski / Uknowme Records Creative Agency UVMW was asked by Urbanski to create CD cover art for the album “Selected Works” as well as visual setting of his concert tour. A key element of the cover art was the photograph by Michał Szlaga. One of […]
Record Package is not just something to be dismissed because it adds personality and branding to a record. Aside from the music itself, this is the reason why people actually buy the hard format. These records are worth collecting because they are in special packaging. If they’re just sold in regular-looking cases, I doubt it […]
Shauna and Sarah Dodds, the creatively inclined badass sisters from central Texas whose focus is on roots music, have been nominated for Grammy Awards in four of the last five years. They joined forces in 2004 to form Backstage Design Studio. Concentrating their early efforts on design for the Texas Music Industry, they’ve grown their business to cross all […]
Now that everyone prefers to download their music, creative releases is a must for artists who want to convince their fans to buy the hard format. It also sets them apart from the rest who just settles for CD jewel cases and download cards. Being innovative is one thing, transforming music packaging into a work […]
Album artwork is a very crucial part in a music release because not only will it give the initial impression of what the music is going to be like, it also establishes the identity of the musician. And especially now that people prefer to stream or download, it’s an added bonus if you have a […]
In this day where everything is digital, you might think that hard format is irrelevant. But we would like to believe that that isn’t the case. We’re not naive though. We know that CDs are not selling the way they used to back in the day. However, they’re not extinct and will not be in […]
Packaging design is deceptive sometimes, especially for those new to product design. It seems so simple but there are so many considerations for a packaging design to work. Not only should the packaging be able to contain the items safely and securely, not only should the packaging be eco-friendly and easy to ship, not only […]
BAIO VS JAY MAISEL Baio, a web developer, paid photographer Jay Maisel more than $32,000 settlement over a copyright infringement claim. The case stems over the cover art for the album Kind of Bloop, a chiptune remake of the Miles Davis classic, Kind of Blue. Yes, you got that right. 32k for this. Baio claims that by using […]
This Katy Perry CD packaging can actually be good for the environment. The idea was to plant flower seeds in your garden while listening to Katy’s Prism album. For deluxe editions of her 2013 album, Prism, Katy Perry included packets of flower seeds in A prism seed paper. How cool is this idea? It’s as […]
The Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package has been presented since 1995. Here are the winners per year complete with the names of the art directors. The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume One (2015) Artist: Various Art Directors: Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White ______________________________________________________________ Wings Over America […]
