In the internet age wherein every movie can be easily downloaded online, who wants to spend money on buying bulky DVDs? No one. Except maybe if you’re a family or friend of the filmmaker, you don’t care about how you spend your money, or if the DVD packaging is exceptionally awesome that you just have […]
Graphic Design
What is the difference between AQ Finish compared to others?
When you ask most printing companies for the best finish, more often than not, they’d tell you it’s AQ finish. What the heck is AQ and why is it such a popular choice of most printing houses? AQ finish or Aqueous Finish is a vegetable cellulose coating which is applied to paper right after the inks. It produces […]
15 of the Most Creative Corporate Brochure Designs
Companies with creative brochure designs are a few thousand steps ahead of the competition. Corporate brochures are a great way to market your company because it instantly reflects your brand– your core values, your personality, what you’re about. If done well, your company brochure can impress even the snobbiest prospects but if done wrong, it […]
CD PACKAGING DESIGN: Gabby Young and Other Animals – The Band Called Out For More
We here at Unified are obsessed with beautiful CD packaging. We’ve been making creative releases since 2008 and lovely packaging has become an obsession of ours. We even have a Pinterest page dedicated to all things media packaging. If you want to make a really badass album with cool CD packaging, get a quote or shoot us an […]
T-shirt Merch 101: Conceptualization,Printing, & Marketing
We’ve been talking about t-shirt merch printing and promotional items for years now. To help you save time, we decided to compile these articles so you only have one place for everything t-shirt printing and packaging related. A quick read will give you huge tips on how to design, print, package, distribute, and market your […]
Out of the Box Concepts for T-shirt Packaging
A kick-ass custom tee needs to be in a kick-ass t-shirt packaging to get the kind of positive reaction you want from people and to maximize your marketing efforts. Here are some creative t-shirt boxes and t-shirt packaging designs for inspiration: Burn Card T-shirt Box This is probably the most direct but creative custom t-shirt […]
How to Make CD Packaging That Calls Attention and Sells
CD packaging is very important if you’re going to release an album. Why? Well…the packaging of a product is the first thing a consumer will see. First impressions matter. Regardless of the product you are distributing, the right packaging goes a long way toward winning you that sale. Be unique. When someone walks into a […]
13 Places to Look for Packaging Design Inspiration
Packaging blogs. If you’re trying to come up with a CD packaging design, you’d likely want to view Packaging blogs…ya know, just to get some inspiration. Some say there’s a problem with this approach, though, especially if you’re looking for designs with the same medium (i.e. CD packaging designs to get inspiration for your CD […]
18 Weird But Cute Wedding Invites
Your wedding invitations shouldn’t be boring unless you accept that you and your soon-to-be hubby are, in fact, two boring people. Forget scented stationery! There are so many ways to customize your wedding invite- from having a custom wedding USB drive to wedding vinyl records to wedding balloons! Come up with a wedding invitation that […]
MAKING A BAND LOGO- Everything you need to know
You need a band logo if you’re a relatively new, up-and-coming musician and you’ve decided to take your music career to the NEXT LEVEL (good on you). That’s because if you want to push a step further, you have to level up on marketing your band. That is because being serious with your “music career” […]