Music Packaging of the Week: Love by Marco Argiro
Creative Agency: BLOK Creative Directors: Vaishnavi Mahendran, Zarko Dumicic Project Type: Produced, Commercial Work Client: Marco Argiro Location: New York, USA Packaging Contents: Music CD & Vinyl Packaging Materials: Paper We here at Unified are obsessed with beautiful vinyl packaging. We’ve been making creative releases since 2008 and lovely packaging has become an obsession of […]
8 Awful Ways Artists Deal With the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Rejection Letters
Sending applications, even just the simplest non-life-altering ones, can be addictive. It gives us an illusion that our dreams are just within our reach, and can be achieved in just a few clicks. For every application we send out, we plant a seed of hope in our hearts and we cannot wait to start reading […]
T-shirt Packaging So Unique You’d Wan’t to Buy Them All
If you’re selling t-shirts and you want to really stand above the rest, do not just package it in what everyone else is packaging shirts (which is probably just regular plastic bags). Packaging your t-shirts in really cool packaging like the ones below could not only increase sales, it can also enhance your brand. It’s […]
Unique Wedding Invite Ideas (From Cigars to Balloons)
Now that anyone can just send wedding invites through email, Facebook and apps, less and less people are sending paper invitation cards. Some find paper invites redundant. They won’t even open them anymore! But what if you really want to send wedding invites? For it to be worth the trouble, you gotta add something that […]
10 Golden Rules for Packaging Design
Packaging design is deceptive sometimes, especially for those new to product design. It seems so simple but there are so many considerations for a packaging design to work. Not only should the packaging be able to contain the items safely and securely, not only should the packaging be eco-friendly and easy to ship, not only […]
7 Interactive Posters and Sticker Ads That Demand Attention
If you have posters, you better make it interactive to really create an impact. You have to come up with an idea that incorporates the location (streets, inside the malls, floor, ceiling) so that the poster or sticker ad is experiential. HOMELESS YOUTH POSTER This poster is a non-profit action by the PSKS (Peace for […]
5 Famous Design Copyright Infringement Cases
BAIO VS JAY MAISEL Baio, a web developer, paid photographer Jay Maisel more than $32,000 settlement over a copyright infringement claim. The case stems over the cover art for the album Kind of Bloop, a chiptune remake of the Miles Davis classic, Kind of Blue. Yes, you got that right. 32k for this. Baio claims that by using […]
CD PACKAGING: KATY PERRY’S PRISM SEED PACKETS
This Katy Perry CD packaging can actually be good for the environment. The idea was to plant flower seeds in your garden while listening to Katy’s Prism album. For deluxe editions of her 2013 album, Prism, Katy Perry included packets of flower seeds in A prism seed paper. How cool is this idea? It’s as […]
How Not to Be a Boring Musician When You’re Onstage
As a musician, you’d be thinking…we’re here to play music, not make people like us or worse, make people laugh. However, if you’re doing a concert, you are officially an entertainer. People go to you not just for music, but the whole package. Anything to make them smile or laugh is a big bonus. Here […]
7 Creative (and one icky!) Vinyl Records
Here are some of the most creative and unusual vinyl records ever released in the 21st century. We therefore conclude that there is absolutely no limit when it comes to designing vinyl records. GLITTER VINYL RECORD The 7″ EP from Dads, titled Pretty Good, had a limited pressing of 100 copies on clear vinyl with rainbow […]