Six Books for Album Cover Junkies
If you’re a sucker for cool album artwork, or if you’re a graphic designer who’s looking for album cover inspiration, here are some must-read books… 1,000 Record Covers Source: Davidg.ro This book, as what the title says, is a collection of photos of 1000 record covers. It contains the best covers from the 1960s until […]
Grammy Best Record Package: Arcade Fire- Suburbs
The best record package for this year’s Grammy’s is the CD and vinyl package of Arcade Fire’s latest album “Suburbs.” Arcade Fire released a deluxe edition CD of The Suburbs on June 27, 2011. They released eight different album covers that look really similar- the same car on the foreground and different houses on the […]
Interactive T-Shirts That Put the Awe in Awesome
Are you looking for a t-shirt concept that will really put people in awe? Here are some of the coolest interactive shirts that will grab anyone’s attention. Personal Embedded Equalizer Shirt Party like it’s 2999 with the glowing display on the T-Qualizer that dynamically changes with any ambient sound or music. Bongo Drum T-Shirt The […]
6 Don’ts of Marketing Your Album Online
So your album will be out soon and you are so excited to start talking about it online. You know people will rave about it and it will become sensational. But before you upload that photo, compose that blog post, or post that shout-out, make sure you will not commit any of the online marketing […]
DVD Packaging: Real Housewives Doll Accessories
When it comes to DVD packaging, it’s time we don’t just focus on the artwork and the print but also on the actual items that we can put in it. Think of the items first and what you want to put inside it rather than thinking of the DVD case and then just adding the […]
9 Ways to Get Inspiration for Your Album Artwork
It’s your first album and you want everything to be perfect- including, of course, the CD artwork. But you are too drained! You’ve been thinking of concepts for your album artwork for weeks yet no idea is remarkable enough. So you’re now hopeless and you’re running out of time. First, you need to take a […]
6 Ways to Get Publicity for Your Album
As a new artist releasing an album for the first time, it is one of your goals to get as much attention as possible. You are willing to experiment and do whatever it takes in order for people to talk about your album, your gigs, your creative posters, and of course, let’s not forget- your […]
T-shirt Design: Helvetica ‘Jetset’ Parody Shirts
Looking for a fun t-shirt design for your band merch? Why don’t you join the Jetset-inspired Helvetica Bandwagon? It never gets old. A design group called Experimental Jetset created three designs in 2001: These are band members of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Ramones respectively. This t-shirt design represents the essence of these […]
Female Musicians With Kids Talk About Their Challenges
Someone once said, “Nobody’s cool when you have kids”. Well, these musician moms are here to prove that statement wrong. These musician moms made it possible to continue their careers in music even with the overwhelming challenges of motherhood (not to mention wifehood and breadwinner-hood). Motherhood equals zero sleep, more mouths to feed, life insurance, […]
Vinyl Package Design: Machine, Dear – Killing Something That’s Already Dead
Here’s a great vinyl package design if you’re looking for inspiration. Well designed, well executed, just black and white. You won’t have to spend big bucks for a million-dollar design. Artist: Machine, Dear Album: Killing Something That’s Already Dead Designer: Klaus Matthiesen, OddFischlein Year: 2012 This vinyl package design and custom vinyl record jackets make […]