Be the Cowboy, Mitski The record is on clear red vinyl in an spot-UV gatefold (the letters are hidden), and features an exclusive lyrics and photo book. It has plenty of cool pictures and a mini-essay. ________________________________________________________ Love Yourself: Tear, BTS ________________________________________________________ Masseduction, St. Vincent _________________________________________________________ The Offering, The Chairman Special limited edition packaging designed […]
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Music Packaging of the Week: Speerit Origami
Design: Ioannis Fetanis Project Type: Produced, Commercial Work Client: Speerit Location: Athens, Greece Packaging Contents: Music CD Packaging Substrate / Materials: Paper Printing Process: Screen Print Clever, low cost & sustainable CD packaging. A DIN A4 paper that creates an origami packaging, without plastic wrapping. via ________________________________________________ Unified Manufacturing is an L.A. -based one-stop-shop that offers very […]
8 K-pop Albums with the Prettiest CD Packaging
The Koreans are really good at marketing their stuff and we should learn from them. K-pop probably produces the best CD packaging and vinyl record pressing in Los Angeles. Here are some of the cutest K-pop CD packaging: f(x)’s Pink Tape A popular theme for unique albums is to make them look like something else […]
8 Impractical But Totally Pretty Blu-ray Box Sets and Packaging
Sometimes, we just want to throw away money on special edition blu rays just because we can. And just because we really, really love these films and we want to remind ourselves (and our guests) that fact by displaying them in our living room. Why not? It’s our money anyways? To prove just how ridiculously amazing […]
Elaborate Black and White Vinyl Packaging Designs
There are so many creative ways to release your vinyl today. You can have colored vinyl, splattered vinyl, metallic vinyl, vinyl with crazy stuff in them and picture discs. That is why it’s also a good idea to come up with a black and white vinyl. It will not only stand out, it is also […]
8 Design Secrets to Achieve Really Attention- Grabbing Packaging
Designing a media packaging whether it’s a CD/DVD case, USB box, vinyl sleeve, or special box set that contains all of the above and some merch, is equal parts art and science. It has to attract your target market but at the same time, it also has to be able to protect the contents as […]
CD Packaging: Pyramid-shaped CD cases
What we love about the pyramid-shaped CD packaging is that it instantly stands out yet it’s not that expensive to make. Not at all! It’s probably one of the cheapest ways to come up with a creative box set without blowing big bucks. Plus, we assure you that with this type of packaging, your media […]
Music Packaging of the Week: Urbanski- Selected Works
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 […]
2018 Grammy Nominees for Best Recording Package
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 […]
5 Habits to Kill If You Wanna Turn Your Passion into a Career
You don’t want to be just good in your craft and career. You want to be GREAT, don’t you? You don’t want to just dabble. You want to leave a big wave, not a ripple. Well, my friend, here are some things you gotta stop doing right now: #1 SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION We all know this. […]