Are people still buying CDs?
If you’re a musician about to release an album, I’m sure you’re wondering if you really should still make CDs when fewer and fewer people are buying CDs. For the first time in history, global revenue from music downloads and subscriptions has overtaken sales of physical formats. Digital revenue grew nearly 7 percent to $6.85 […]
CD Packaging: Reckless Kelly’s Long Night Moon (Glow in the Dark Ink)
The GRAMMY-Nominated Long Night Moon CD packaging features Glow In The Dark ink, with hidden images and messages, secret codes and all kinds of other goodies. Plus, comes with it’s own coordinating LED UV light! It’s difficult to do the design justice with a flattened image, but included below is our best shot at it. […]
How to Make Lovely CD Box Sets Without Breaking the Bank
Planning to release a CD box set yet you don’t want to spend big bucks on your CD packaging? Read up on how you can make lovely CD box sets that are affordable to make. We here at Unified are obsessed with beautiful CD packaging. We’ve been making creative releases since 2008 and lovely packaging […]
CD Packaging: Chang and Lee
We love the look of this street, grunge, trashy pop CD packaging. It’s definitely the type of CD packaging you’d want to have in your bag when you’re on an eight-hour train ride. It has a lot of detail and texture. Lovely design! We here at Unified are obsessed with beautiful CD packaging. We’ve been making […]
All You Need To Know When Designing CD Album Art
If it’s your first time to make artwork for a CD cover or CD packaging, then the best thing to do is to not do it yourself. Hire a legit CD packaging designer like the Dodds Sisters (they’re awesome)! But if you prefer to do it yourself, especially because they really are not so cheap, […]
CD Packaging: Zappa in New York 40th Anniversary Edition
Packaging Manufacturer: GPA Global Project Type: Produced Client: Zappa Records Location: USA Packaging Contents: 5 vinyl mix CDs Packaging Substrate / Materials: Tin This imaginative circular case contains a rerelease of Frank Zappa’s most legendary live album. We embossed tin to evoke the look and feel of an NYC manhole cover. In March 1978 Frank […]
CD Packaging: Big Cosmos – Illuminance USB
You might expect to get a CD or a vinyl for a box this big but this beautiful laser-cut wooden CD packaging contains a USB bracelet along with a booklet and poster. The booklet contains cute instructions like “Take the wristband around to a friend’s house, wear it to the pub.” and “Use the box […]
CD Packaging: Happynitol 150mg – Goodfellows
Spanish band Goodfellows created a medical inspired package for their latest album. This creative CD packaging is one of our favorites because it looks just like a prescription medicine box. We love just how unified the design is. From the CD label to the “prescription paper” insert, everything is just beautifully executed. Agency: Digital Point Designer: […]
Surefire Ways to Boost Your CD Sales
For most musicians,CD sales count for 1/3 of the total revenue and it is still the basis for most artists if their music is actually being bought. But now that many people prefer streaming, how can we convince them to buy CDs? We put something that adds value to it, that’s how! Here are some […]
CD Packaging: Insieme- Musica Diversa
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 you want to make a really badass album with cool CD packaging, get a quote or shoot us an […]