CD – DVD – Vinyl – T-shirt – Box Sets
We love this custom Die Cut CD Packaging – simple and very soothing to the eyes. Just staring at it can remove a bit of stress from your day. The artwork has a blue blotch that looks like a little kid accidentally placed a wet painting or something. Everything else looks clean and simple. That’s […]
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 […]
So you’re just so pissed because one band member is very persistent that you make a really good looking CD packaging. WTF, right? It’s not like you’re already rich and famous. It’s your first time to release an album and you don’t want to spend big bucks because you’re not even sure if people will […]
Video Games Packaging have become prettier and prettier over the years as more and more gamers are willing to buy them. I’m no gamer– in fact, I do hate games because I believe they promote laziness and violence. Yes, I’m unpleasant like that. Somebody shoot me now. But I do love collector’s edition video games […]
The typeface Helvetica, a movie directed by Gary Hustwit, was released in bluray format in 2008. It was packaged in a beautiful record sleeve with a very playful design. It was designed by Experimental Jetset from Netherlands. Why a record sleeve? Here’s a text explaining their concept behind this bluray packaging. Thinking about a packaging […]
USB flash drives are now the favorite of many businessmen and self-employed individuals not only because they use them to contain their files but also because USB flash drives serve as excellent promotional items. They do look handsome, don’t they? Lots of photographers today put their projects and portfolios in USB flash drives. This is […]
The White Stripes Icky Thump album is one of the handsomest USB music packaging I’ve seen. It was nominated for a Grammy in “Category 89: Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package”. Removing their respective hats reveals the USB dongle, plug it in, and you’ll get all of the Icky Thump tracks in Apple Lossless […]
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 […]
Looking for creative custom merch concepts for your band? Here’s a very fun one we stumbled upon online. It’s simple and really cheap to make but it can be your fan’s favorite. This creative Band Merchandise is for a band called Evertheory. A friend of theirs offered to design paperdolls for the band as promotional […]
Artist: Keramick & Lobo Album: The Braille Label: Exogenic Breaks Year: 2009 Designer: Antti Heikkinen Antti Heikkinen created this clean and playful CD packaging design for Keramick & Lobo, an electroacoustic band from Helsinki, Finland. “The wonderful electroacoustic band Keramick & Lobo released their second album “The Braille” in August 2009. I designed their visual […]