2018 Grammy Nominations for Best CD Package
The Grammy season is just round the corner and we are thrilled seeing these badass Grammy nominees for Best CD Package. We’re so thrilled because this is totally our thing! 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 […]
Vinyl Package: Ivy Sole – Overgrown Splatter Vinyl
We saw this beautiful vinyl cover at Vinyl Me Please and just had to share. This one is a split light blue and clear record with a yellow splatter, to complement the cover. The stencil says “Overgrown” with some flowers around it. The artwork on the cover is truly…a work of art, isn’t it? Beautiful colors, […]
Grammy Nominees for Best Record Package 2019
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 […]
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 […]
Meet The Dodds Sisters, Queens of CD Package Design
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 […]
2016 Best Record Package Grammy Nominees (and The Winner)
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 […]
Grammy Winners for Best Box Sets or Limited Edition Package (1995- present)
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 […]
15 Albums That Creatively Use Clear CD Cases
So…maybe everyone’s releasing their albums in cool Flash Drives or Dropcards. If they release in CD format at all, they’d most likely be housed in sleek Digipaks and Custom Boxes. There’s no way jewel cases can be cool in 2013, right? Wrong! Want proof? Well just check out these totally hip CD packaging using clear […]
Album Artwork: 11 Elegant Black & White Vinyl and CD Packaging
If you want a classy, cant-go-wrong vinyl sleeve artwork, go for the classic black and white album artwork design. Black and white record sleeves, digipaks and CD inserts are not only more affordable than colored ones, they also look more sophisticated if the design and execution are done right. Here are eleven elegant B&W CD […]
20 Unconventional Album Release Gimmicks That Totally Rock
When you want to stand out, when you want to be talked about, you gotta have album release gimmicks. Don’t just make CDs in regular CD jewel case and digital downloads like the rest of the regular guys. No siree! You gotta be a little EXTRA! How? There are so many ways to get creative […]