{"id":9654,"date":"2011-09-10T18:22:01","date_gmt":"2011-09-11T02:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/?p=9654"},"modified":"2020-01-20T11:45:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T11:45:59","slug":"cd-packaging-beginners-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/cd-packaging-beginners-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"CD Packaging for Beginners: 8 Things You Must Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Designing the CD packaging of your album may seem easy. You may think <em>\u201cWhat\u2019s so difficult about it? It\u2019s just simply putting an artsy picture of your band and some important text. Besides, my design is so simple.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>You might even wonder why there are graphic designers who specialize in album art when it\u2019s so darn simple.<\/p>\n<p>But when you actually start designing your CD packaging, you slowly realize it\u2019s not that easy. Lots of questions pop in your head that need accurate answers. Questions like: Where should I put the barcode? Am I using the right dimensions? What is the right size for the image?<\/p>\n<p>To guide you in making the CD packaging for your first album, here are some basic guidelines you should follow:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use your CD manufacturing company\u2019s template.<\/strong> This is the number one rule if you are going to use a CD duplication house (which is the way to go if you\u2019re a newbie, btw). \u00a0Different manufacturers have different templates because they have different sources for their CD cases. If you don\u2019t follow your manufacturer\u2019s template, expect them to send it back to you for revisions. Every millimeter counts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use 300 DPI for your artwork.<\/strong>\u00a0The resolution of your album artwork must not be less than 300dpi. Anything lower than this would look ugly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Send them your fonts.<\/strong>\u00a0Make sure you send your CD duplicators the fonts you used to make things easier and faster. They might not have the font you\u2019re using and you don\u2019t want this to be one reason for delay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask for print samples. <\/strong>There is a big chance that the colors you see on your computer screen would look different in the actual print. A computer monitor displays color using RGB mode whereas physical print is either CMYK or pantone color.\u00a0Ask your printer\/ manufacturer for some print samples before you give them the go signal to print thousands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supply Bleed &amp; Safety Margins.<\/strong>\u00a0Bleed is the extension of artwork beyond the cut line which gives the printers a margin of error when trimming the sheets. Make sure your artwork has 1\/8-inch bleed on all sides. Safety Margin is kind of the opposite of bleed. They are required to prevent cutting off some important parts of your artwork (text, images,logos). Make sure all essential elements are within the safety margins. The basic concept is that there shouldn\u2019t be text or artwork within or beyond the area where the artwork will be trimmed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remove template layers.<\/strong>\u00a0Make sure template layers are removed from uploaded designs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your barcode should be easy to find. <\/strong>Just make sure it\u00a0is located on a viewable surface so your retailers and distributors won\u2019t have a tough time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re using a photo by\/of someone, make sure you\u2019re doing this legally.<\/strong> You do not want to be like Baio, a web developer, who paid photographer Jay Maisel more than $32,000 settlement over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/album-artwork-copyright-learn-kind-bloop-case\/\">copyright infringement claim<\/a>. Or like Vampire Weekend who is facing a $2M lawsuit for using the Polaroid photo of an 80\u2019s model without permission. Better be safe than sorry, I guess.<\/p>\n<p>There you have it, folks. These are just very basic CD packaging tips and you should get more specific tips from your manufacturer or designer once you actually start your project. For the meantime, I hope this list will help you get an idea of what you\u2019ll be doing.<\/p>\n<p>__________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unified Manufacturing<\/strong>\u00a0is an L.A. -based one-stop-shop that offers very affordable CD\/DVD\/USB replication, custom printing, promotional products, warehousing and fulfillment and many more. If you need an Instant Quote on a project and you want FREE SHIPPING, simply\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/instant-quote\/\">CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;    \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Designing the CD packaging of your album may seem easy. You may think \u201cWhat\u2019s so difficult about it? It\u2019s just simply putting an artsy picture of your band and some important text. 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