Vinyl Packaging: Explosions in the Sky- Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
Let me introduce to you one of the coolest vinyl packaging I’ve seen in my entire life. Just take a look at this beauty and you’ll become a fan as well. This is the vinyl packaging for Explosions in the Sky’s 2011 album Take Care, Take Care, Take Care. The set contains a 10-panel quadruple gatefold […]
8 Creative T-Shirt Packaging That Will Inspire You
Here at Unified, we value branding and packaging. We love to make creative packaging for your CDs,DVDs,Vinyl, and yes…even SHIRTS! We don’t just print creative t-shirts, we also make creative packaging for your creative tees. And if you are eco-conscious, you might want to check out these eco-friendly cardboard t-shirt packaging. Meanwhile, if you’re simply looking […]
How to Make Friends with other Bands Without Looking Desperate
They say no one gets to the top alone. That is true to any profession but especially to the ones in the arts. You see, in art-related professions like filmmaking and music-making, there is no concrete gauge for your talent especially if you’re still a newbie as opposed to new engineers or mathematicians- all they […]
T-Shirt Printing Printing Tips to Get It Right The First Time
If it’s your first time to print t-shirts, then you better get some t-shirt printing tips to get it right the first time. Otherwise, you will make many revisions or worse, you’d have badly printed tees that you’ll just keep in your basement. As many of you probably already know, doing graphic design, and doing […]
Vinyl Packaging: Brain-40 Boxset
The Brain-40 boxset celebrates the 40th anniversary of German music label Brain Records. The design references that of circuit diagrams not just as a metaphor for all the connections but because these acts were pioneers of the synthesizer and amongst some of the first to apply them to music. The synthesizer link is then continued […]
Music Advice: 5 Things to Do When You’ve Reached a Plateau
By definition, a Career Plateau is a high point in one’s career where the probability of, or motivation to, progress is low. This is not limited to collared jobs and 9 to 5 workers. It can be experienced by anyone who has a big goal in whatever it is s/he’s doing. A by ‘big goal’ I do not mean […]
Branding Yourself as a Musician- A Checklist
If you want to make a career out of your music, you should learn more about musician branding to market yourself effectively. And in order to market yourself well, you should treat your band as a brand. I know some artists turn red reading my first two sentences- for them, music should be from the […]
DVD Packaging: From Dusk Till Dawn Trilogy
The Dusk Till Dawn Trilogy collector’s edition set is definitely one of the coolest DVD packaging I’ve seen in a while. It’s elaborate and would really look great in any office. The sad thing is that it’s probably sold out by now because they only sold 700 pieces worldwide. It contains a helluva cool Titty […]
Interview with Steve Moramarco: Making a Full-length Feature with Only $5000
Stephen Moramarco’s debut film, The Great Intervention, is the epitome of low-budget indie filmmaking. He made this full-length feature for only $5000. Steve will be sharing his own insights and tips on the current DIY revolution in filmmaking. Stephen Moramarco (R) on the set (aka his backyard) of The Great Intervention (photo by Leva) UM: Hi Steve. […]
12 Tips for Marketing Your Film on Facebook
The film marketing tips below are condensed from the workshop with Facebook and the Danish Film Institute about using social media for film marketing. There were representatives from all three sides: film distributors, film producers, and the media agencies – plus those immersed in social media itself – Crisp, Fan Page Trender (campaign performance tracking), and Facebook themselves. […]