5 Simple Ways to Go Green with CD Manufacturing
Going green is not easy for musicians and could be a bit frustrating sometimes. I mean, the fact that you’re producing albums is already not green in the strict sense. The chemicals used for the blank discs, the materials used for the CD packaging, the shrink wrap…all of these contribute to the destruction of mother […]
Benefits of Custom CD Packaging
When it comes to selling your music, idea, or any product, you have to be unique and innovative not only with your content but also with how your product looks. Your product’s packaging has to captivate the customers so that they are willing to go through the trouble of actually checking out the actual product. […]
Music Packaging of the Week: Andrew Gold’s “What’s Wrong With This Picture?”
Artist: Andrew Gold Year: 1976 Art Director: Ethan Russell At first glance, I thought it was just a typical album cover but it says “ What’s wrong with this picture?” so I guess there really is something wrong with it. I started searching and after a minute I found two odd things-that the curtain on […]
CD Packaging: 5 Catchy Album Cover Design Concepts
A kick-ass CD Packaging artwork has the ability to stop on our tracks and actually hold the CD to examine it closer. Then we say “hmmm…interesting”, examine it more, then buy it or put it back. But definitely when we get home, the band’s name sticks to our head…then we google it, maybe tweet about […]
Photoshop Tutorial: How to Make a Kick-Ass CD Cover Using Text
Learn how to make simple yet catchy CD cover design with just letters and some kick-ass Photoshop techniques with this PSD Learning tutorial. In this tutorial we learn some original Photoshop techniques through the creation of a CD cover. Some useful methods of enhancing workflow and efficiency are shown like using smart objects. The image […]
CD Packaging: 10 Optical Illusion CD Covers
Animal Collective: ‘ Merriweather Post Pavilion’ (2008) No, it is not moving and yes your eyes are still fine. This is the cover image of Merriweather Post Pavilion, the 8th studio album of Animal Collective. The much-anticipated and now celebrated album boast trippy cover art inspired by the work of Japanese psychologist Akiyoshi Kitaoka. Soulwax: […]
CD Duplication: 6 Ways to Cut-Down CD Duplication Expenses
As an indie artist, you try as much as possible to cut-down or eliminate your expenses in whatever way you can even when it comes to CD duplication. You do not want to shell out a lot of money with your album only to sell 50 copies. Yes, you love your music but you have […]
The CD Manufacturing Process
Not many musicians and music industry people are familiar with the CD manufacturing process. Why would they bother, right? They’d rather practice their music or get some rest than get geeky with trying to find out about the whole process of producing CDs. Besides, they are artists and not technicians. Yes that’s true. But it […]
Music Packaging: Bloody Album Covers
The artwork on the CD packaging is meant to get our attention and what better way to do that than to put images with blood and gore. Here are some of the most captivating bloody album covers. Check them out and tell me which one you like best. Enjoy! The Beatles– Yesterday and Today Yes, […]
Indie Filmmaking: 7 Easy and Cheap Ways to Promote Your Film
Here is a list of cost-effective ways you can promote your film: Cheap Giveaways. You do not have to spend big bucks to promote your film. Choose very cheap items that are witty, creative, and that can intrigue a lot of people. For example, if your film is a comedy about teen pregnancy (much like […]