CD Packaging:100+ CD Artwork with CATS
“The cat is above all things, a dramatist.” They are simply the most sophisticated animals here on earth. Just observe how they walk, purr, yawn. The filthiest cat on the streets have more elegance than some women I met in clubs. They just have the grace, the confidence, and kick-ass attitude! Maybe that’s the reason […]
CD Packaging: What Do You Think of the 2010 Grammy Nominees?
To be honest, I’m not too ecstatic to find out the winners for the 2010 Grammy Awards …particularly in the album cover category. If I were to describe the nominees in a word it would be… UNEXCEPTIONAL. Last year, I had a tough time choosing only one winner because the 2009 Grammy nominees were all […]
3 Ways You Can Benefit from a Creative CD Packaging
For an indie musician, money is very important because every penny comes from their own pockets. Thus, spending a big amount on CD packaging is not included in the plan. But what they do not know is that a good-looking CD packaging will give them more profit in the long run. And not only will […]
CD Packaging of the Week: Shidlas- Saliami Postmodern
Care for some Saliami sandwich? It has the softest bread, the freshest lettuce, and…the coolest-looking Saliami CD! Kids, the CD is not edible. Don’t eat it. And if you have dogs, please don’t put the Saliami CD on the floor! This is the CD package design of Lithuanian musician SHIDLAS, album named “Saliami Postmodern”. The […]
Why You Should Still Make CDs When No One Pays For Music Anymore
They say it’s foolish for new acts to make CDs because no one wants to pay for music anymore. They say CD sales are down and it will never go up again especially now that any song is just a click away. They say that we should just give free music online and get money […]
11 Things to Check Before Sending Us Your CD Artwork
Once you send us your artwork, we will check for technical details like dimensions,bleed, safety margins, fonts,and resolution. And if we see some flaws, we will make minor revisions if necessary and it will be free of charge. But if your project requires major revisions (say, your artwork has very low resolution), we will send […]
CD Packaging of the Week: Plant43’s Burning Decay
You just have to love the bleakness of these images. If you stare at them so long they will remind you of the lonely rainy days in the mountains. No text, no crazy designs, just captivating photographs. Emile Facey (Plant43) writes: When writing music I always have an image or scene in mind which is […]
GOING BANANAS: CD packaging with…bananas!
Yeah, it’s kinda silly but just in case you thought of having BANANAS as your album artwork’s main subject, here are some of the album covers with bananas! Identify which ones you like and which ones you find ridiculous. Well I kinda like most of them because they look ridiculous. I mean, if you’re see […]
CD Packaging of the Week: Scratch My Back
Designed at Real World by Marc Bessant, this ‘scratch my back Collector’s Edition’ is presented in a rigid, full colour and gloss laminated lift off lid box. The cryptic image on the album cover is actually a micrograph of two red blood cells folding over each other, or, depending on the point of view, colliding […]
CD Packaging of the Week: Venetian Snares- Horse and Goat
Here is one of the sickest CD artwork I’ve seen in my entire lifetime! In fact, it’s so sick it becomes a work of art. I like the sweet pastel colors and how they complement to the overall theme. Designer Trevor Brown is an English artist from London presently living in Japan whose work explores […]