Vinyl Package Design: Machine, Dear – Killing Something That’s Already Dead

Here’s a great vinyl package design if you’re looking for inspiration. Well designed, well executed, just black and white. You won’t have to spend big bucks for a million-dollar design. Artist: Machine, Dear Album: Killing Something That’s Already Dead Designer: Klaus Matthiesen, OddFischlein Year: 2012 This vinyl package design and custom vinyl record jackets make […]

Vinyl Packaging: Pretty Girls Make Graves

Want vinyl packaging and custom vinyl pressing inspiration? Get a load of this! This cardboard box contains a compilation of Pretty Girls Make Graves‘ first three 7″s which comprises the songs for their very first album, Good Health. This is a very special edition release because there are only 140 of these hand-numbered and silk […]

BAND NAMES AND TRADEMARK LAW – AN OVERVIEW

WHAT IS A TRADEMARK? A common misunderstanding is the idea that one can “copyright” a band name. While it is possible to copyright the design of a band logo, the band name itself is not copyrightable. Band names are protectable under trademark law, because like “brand names” they allow us to distinguish one band’s music […]

DVD Packaging: Fellowship of the Ring Gift Set

If you’re a LOTR fan, you’d want to get your hands on this Lord of the Rings DVD packaging. It’s something that deserves to be admired from afar…sort of like a museum piece! TITLE: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring YEAR:  2001 SOURCE EDITION: France FEATURES: Argonath Bookends; Digipak; Decipher Trading […]

Blu-ray Disc & HD DVD Production (Video Tour)

Let’s visit Imation’s Discovery Center and learn the step by step process of Blu-ray Disc production. 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 […]