Mini-Albums: One Way to Improve the Music Retail Business
USA Today is taking note of the uptick in country mini-albums (or EPs, or collections that generally have fewer than ten songs). Luke Bryan, the newspaper points out, released his second “Spring Break” digital EP today. And “country’s Josh Thompson and American Idol’s Jason Castro have released digital EPs in anticipation of full albums.” This […]
Vinyl Manufacturing: How Singles are Made (Short Video)
Do you wanna know how singles are made? Here is a 3-minute simple but concise video made by BBC in celebration of the 60th year of RCA Record Company’s release of the seven-inch single. You have to trust the good old BBC in the UK to do a segment on this. The BBC is the […]
DVD Packaging: Six Feet Under
I absolutely adore the minds behind this clever Six Feet Under Under complete series DVD box set packaging.It is made of hard cardboard and a fake grass on top. This is so simple yet hits directly to the point. That’s what great Ideas usually are. They do not put too much riff-raff because the concept […]
Independent Music News: New eBay Rules Affect Indies
Indie retailers will face another massive hurdle this September when eBay introduces a rule that means they will have to double the advertised price of many of the records they sell. Ebay has a new rule which means sellers are expected to absorb the price of domestic postage costs in to the starting price of […]
Packaging: Creativity Vs Functionality
We all know that in the Packaging Industry, all designs must be USEFUL art. That means creativity should never outdo functionality. In other words, the package should serve its purpose which is well..to enclose and protect the product. You might wonder what triggered this blog post. It’s this. This Milk carton is on the list […]
Featured Designers: Three Bears Design
Northeast Ohio is home to our next group of featured designers, Three Bears Design. The creative and well educated group, with degrees from art and design institutions across the Northwest, enjoy creating all sorts of projects, including illustrated t-shirts, catalogs, show posters, and of course: compact discs. Today, we’re proudly displaying their “Sospiri” project, designed […]
Unified Manufacturing: Obama Music Released by Unified Manufacturing!
Barack Obama, in his wisdom, working with the Democratic National Committee, chose Unified Manufacturing to produce the Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement record. That choice means the album is in the hands of an experienced, energetic team of industry veterans working to fulfill the vision of the new President. And fulfill it […]
Featured DVD Designer: Althea Aseoche
Today, Let Me See Your Package is featuring the work of designer Althea Aseoche. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Althea is a talented young creative with original, inspiring ideas. Her DVD and booklet box set, pictured below, takes a fun twist on the standard DVD digipak design. She also drew inspiration from the Lord of the […]
Want to see your favorite album in vinyl record?
The Vinyl Collective may be worth checking out. The Vinyl Collective is a place for fans of vinyl, artists, and record labels to work together towards getting more albums put on wax. 220 members of the group vote on which albums they would like to see pressed into vinyl. Once an album is selected, the […]
DVD Packaging: Mad Men’s Zippo-style Pack
Created by Matthew Weiner, the hit TV show “Mad Men” has a hit DVD package to go along with it. This shiny DVD box is designed to mimic the zippo style cigarette lighters used by the chain smoking characters on screen. Produced by Lionsgate Television, the DVD set is the kind of purchase where you […]