Music Advice: Brand Your Band!
Madonna, Radiohead, Lady Gaga, OK Go, Kanye West, David Byrne…sure they have great talent but I am 100% sure that there are other people in the world who can sing like they do and even better. I mean yeah…they all have good voices but they’re rather easy to imitate compared to those with ultra great […]
Wedding Invitation that Turns Into Paper Record Player
A wedding invitation that plays a record? I bet you haven’t received an invitation as cool as this! Except, of course, if you are one of the 150 guests of Karen Sandler and Mike Tarantino who received this awesome wedding invitation. Designer Kelli Anderson wanted to create something original for the wedding of her friends […]
Die Cutting, Scoring, and Folding
Custom CD/DVD boxes, gatefold cases, invitation cards, and almost all custom packaging boxes require professional die-cutting, scoring, and folding. These are finishing techniques that require much care and attention if you want your custom pieces to look good. With proper planning and execution, these techniques add a quality look and feel to the finished piece. […]
Similar Album Covers: Anal Bums!
The original and the most famous anal bum album cover is from Bruce Springsteen with his 1985 album Born in the USA. The artwork became so iconic that a lot of other albums imitated it. Let’s take a look at some of them… Scissor Sisters – Night Work Wow! How Sexy. I could stare at […]
Band Merch: The Politics of Price Matching
Alternative Press has a great post about the real deal of merch price matching. Price matching is a practice in which the headlining band on a tour set the merch prices. If that band sell their custom printed t-shirts for $40, every other band on the bill must comply with that price. It insures that […]
Why Creating a Fashion Statement is Good for Your Music Career
I can imagine purists rolling their eyes when they read the title of this post but what the heck: for me, image is important. Of course music should be the number one priority of musicians but they should also learn how to market their music effectively. There are so many bands I know who play […]
New Year, New Unified!
We here at Unified just love the word NEW. “New” generally means that something is freshly made. A new CD, a new gadget, a new pair of shoes. It also means that something has changed -a new outlook, a new plan, a new purpose. New means freshness and hope and a new chance to become […]
Movie Merch: Creepy Exorcist Action Figures
I’ve had countless nightmares of Linda Blair’s rotating head and the epic stairway scene from the Exorcist. Ugh! The film’s images just stick to the head. Once you’ve seen the movie, you can’t just shake it off. There’s no doubt about it-It is one of the most influential horror films of all time. The 1973 […]
Must-Read: The Art of the Album Cover
“How can something so square be so hip?” Designer Richard Evans, The Who’s in-house designer for 35 years, sets out to answer this question in the new illustrated history of the 12in album sleeve. In this glossy hardback, he provides a comprehensive overview of over 70 years of album covers. Evans recognizes that everything changed […]
Featured Designer: Joshua Marc Levy
About Joshua Marc Levy: Joshua was born Jan 27- the same day as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lewis Carroll. He graduated SVA with honors in 1998 and worked in Entertainment Advertising and the Record Industry afterward. Shortly after leaving SVA, he won many awards including Young Guns, Art Director’s Club and a “First Place Student […]