{"id":20473,"date":"2014-05-17T21:10:22","date_gmt":"2014-05-18T05:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/?p=20473"},"modified":"2024-01-31T13:42:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T13:42:23","slug":"elements-kickass-cd-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/elements-kickass-cd-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Elements of a kick-ass CD packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"

It Serves its Primary Purpose<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Before you try to make your CD packaging interesting, make sure it keeps the discs safe from liquids, dust, and pressure. This means, the case should be sturdy and easy-to-open, among other things.<\/p>\n

Also make sure that the CDs won\u2019t fall off once the CD packaging is opened. There are so many good-looking packaging that are too flimsy or has materials that begin to rot after a year or two.<\/p>\n

Try to avoid those CD packaging disasters. Remember: A CD case should still be a CD case. Functionality is a pre-requisite of beauty as far as packaging is concerned.<\/p>\n

It Has Multi-sensory Appeal<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Aside from the artwork which is obviously visual. Try to stimulate the other senses like touch (textured paper, perhaps?), smell( Katy Perry\u2019s cotton-candy scented CD<\/a>\u00a0), or even taste (Flaming Lips\u2019 Gummy Skull and Chocolate Heart\u00a0<\/a>).<\/p>\n

A simple add-on can make your CD extraordinary.<\/p>\n

The Copy is Aligned to Your Image<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Lloyd<\/p>\n

Your fans should instantly identify your personality when they read the copy of your CD packaging.<\/p>\n

It should be as if they could hear your voice and see your facial expressions when they read your bios and thank yous.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s very important if you want to establish your \u201cbrand.\u201d<\/p>\n

It Comes with a Freebie or Two<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Little<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to give them expensive stuff, a free download or a sticker or a temp tattoo or a custom guitar pick will make any fan happy.<\/p>\n

Here are\u00a0awesome custom merch that are less than a dollar.<\/a><\/p>\n

It has Entertainment Value<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"DVD<\/p>\n

Your music alone is technically entertainment but we\u2019re talking about the CD packaging here.<\/p>\n

If you really want to make your fans happy with your CD, make sure they\u2019re going to enjoy the CD packaging.<\/p>\n

They\u2019d thank you if they\u2019re stuck in traffic or in a dull conversation. To give you a clearer idea of what we\u2019re talking about, check out these \u00a0highly entertaining album cover designs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out our custom CD duplication service<\/a><\/p>\n

_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n

James Hill<\/i><\/b>\u00a0is a veteran of the music industry. He first worked at Warner Reprise Records then later joined Interscope\/ Geffen Records where he managed producers and songwriters and got his first platinum record for Keyshia Cole\u2019s The Way It Is. He is now helping indie artists with branding and manufacturing through his company\u00a0<\/i>Unified Manufacturing<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a>, a CD\/DVD,\u00a0custom vinyl records<\/a> and merch company in LA.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It Serves its Primary Purpose Before you try to make your CD packaging interesting, make sure it keeps the discs safe from liquids, dust, and pressure. This means, the case should be sturdy and easy-to-open, among other things. Also make sure that the CDs won\u2019t fall off once the CD packaging is opened. There are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":22947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,25,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cd-duplication-packaging","category-cd-manufacturing","category-graphic-design","category-packaging-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20473"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39117,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20473\/revisions\/39117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}