Your CD Packaging as a Branding Tool
Are you a rising musician who’s about to release an album? Or are you a business owner who wants to create a compelling product demo? Then you better make the make the most out of your CD packaging! Well, knowing that beauty is subjective, you have to find what most of your target market find […]
CD Packaging of the Week: Freeway- Stimulus Package
Wouldn’t you be jumping with joy if you see a stack of dollar bills lying on your doorstep? I would. But then, after 2 seconds you realize it’s fake. How would you feel? Bummed? Pissed? You examine it closer and realize it’s the Freeway CD you purchased the other day. Now your face lights up […]
10 Reasons to Buy Music on CD
1. Flipping through racks of discs is more fun than the telephone book precision of an online music store. You never know what mis-filed gems you’ll stumble across. 2. CDs are rarely copy protected so you can load them onto whatever devices you have without risking arrest or enormous civil penalties. 3. You get cover […]
How to Deal with Creative Burnout
If you are a musician, filmmaker, graphic designer, writer, or if you have a job that requires lots of thinking and creativity…chances are you are oh so familiar with creative burnout. It is when we have nothing more to give creatively- when our cups (or papers, canvasses, etc) are dry and we cannot start anything […]
CD Packaging: Sewed CD Cover
You can actually sew your messages or artwork on this cover! Sew cool, isn’t it? This was designed by the Singaporead-based agency Asylum in 2008 for the Christmas songs by Eunice Elizabeth Olsen and Rennie Gomes. “We have created a sleeve where you can customize your message [or artwork] to your loved ones. You can […]
CD Artwork Concepts: Guys with Big Bellies
One surefire way of getting people’s attention is by exposing ‘physical assets’. No wonder we see lots of album covers with girls in their bikinis and guys with their shirts off. I think showing lots of skin and exuding sexy vibes may be effective since a lot of bands are using it since the beginning […]
To Duplicate or to Replicate?
Not too many people know that there are 2 kinds of manufacturing discs- replication and duplication. And those that know sometimes get confused and use the terms interchangeably. Their literal definitions may be nearly identical, but in practice they are extremely different. Here are some of the basic differences between CD replication and CD duplication that […]
4 Effective Ways to Combat Screenwriter’s Block
Many of us are intimidated with the idea of having others read our work that we are plagued with doubt about how good our writing really is. The fear of embarrassment is usually experienced by first-time writers who still haven’t experienced criticism or ‘failure’. But even the experienced screenwriters experience this as well. Remember Guido […]
3 Ways to Make a Viral Video
We all want to make a kick-ass viral video to promote our music, film, or product because it’s one of the fastest ways to get recognized today. Our main goal is to get lots of people to view our video so they would talk about its awesomeness (or ugliness) to their families, neighbors, friends, and […]
CD Packaging: Last Days On Earth- Pow Pow
It looks like the art director/designer was playing with his Stabilo Boss Highlighter while cooking up an artwork concept for this album. Maybe he got so frustrated because he’s been sitting for hours with a blank sheet of paper…out of his frustration, he starts to scribble using his green highlighter…and then, voila! At first, the […]