8 Impressive CD Mailers and CD Folders
If you need to mail a CD or DVD, you might as well put it in something beautiful (yet still sturdy, of course!). Here are some of the best mailers and folders to impress your recipients: CD wallet This is one of the most affordable mailers and could still look pretty, too. Cardboard Folder CD […]
CD Packaging: Pyramid-shaped CD cases
What we love about the pyramid-shaped CD packaging is that it instantly stands out yet it’s not that expensive to make. Not at all! It’s probably one of the cheapest ways to come up with a creative box set without blowing big bucks. Plus, we assure you that with this type of packaging, your media […]
Meet The Dodds Sisters, Queens of CD Package Design
Shauna and Sarah Dodds, the creatively inclined badass sisters from central Texas whose focus is on roots music, have been nominated for Grammy Awards in four of the last five years. They joined forces in 2004 to form Backstage Design Studio. Concentrating their early efforts on design for the Texas Music Industry, they’ve grown their business to cross all […]
CD PACKAGING: KATY PERRY’S PRISM SEED PACKETS
This Katy Perry CD packaging can actually be good for the environment. The idea was to plant flower seeds in your garden while listening to Katy’s Prism album. For deluxe editions of her 2013 album, Prism, Katy Perry included packets of flower seeds in A prism seed paper. How cool is this idea? It’s as […]
Minimalist CD Box Sets that Look so Divine
Box Sets don’t have to be over-the-top and bulky to catch people’s attention. In fact, they can be very pleasing to the eyes if they just have a simple design. But remember: Simple, not simpler. Here are some of the most refreshing Box set designs. ECM CD Box Set ECM released six CDs, which is seven-hour-long, […]
Poster CD Cases: Practical (and Awesome) Way to Package CDs
One marketing hack which I find very smart is wrapping the CD or DVD in a poster. Instead of coming up with a regular (and sometimes expensive!) CD packaging and a poster, why not turn the poster into a CD/DVD packaging? That way, you’ll be spending less and marketing more efficiently. Here are some of […]
Colorful CD Artwork Designs That Kick Ass
When we hear the word colorful, we automatically think of fluffy things, candies, ponies and rainbows. However, here are examples of CD artwork designs that are colorful but are totally mature and classy. Whoever said colorful is tacky surely have not seen these CD artworks. When done right, colorful could be kick-ass! Jamie Lidell’s self-titled album cover Nameless- Album […]
Direct printing on clear CD jewel cases
Here’s proof that minimalist designs are the classiest. The typography and graphics of these CD packaging were screen printed right on the surface of the jewel case. As you can see from these examples, you don’t need to go crazy with your artwork to get attention. Subtlety works. Aphex Twin’s Syro Full Album Art and […]
Common Reasons for CD Duplication Errors and Their Solutions
So you’re almost ready to release your album. The release date is set and the booze is in the chiller…but where are your CDs? Oh, you’re not worrying about it because that’s the easiest part: CD replication. I say, don’t underestimate it, brotha! Sure it’s not as hard as composing music or recording music or mastering […]
Setting the price of your CD: Six Things to Consider
The right price for your CD is the price that people are willing to buy in an instant. But it gets tricky because, of course, apart from that the price should also be enough to cover your expenses and pay royalties/ shares once all the CDs are sold. And oh, some profit left for you […]