Colorful CD Artwork Designs That Kick Ass
When we hear the word colorful, we automatically think of fluffy things, candies, ponies and rainbows. However, here are examples of CD artwork designs that are colorful but are totally mature and classy. Whoever said colorful is tacky surely have not seen these CD artworks. When done right, colorful could be kick-ass! Jamie Lidell’s self-titled album cover Nameless- Album […]
10 Commandments for Laying-out CD Artwork
When we design CD artwork, it seems like a very easy task but in fact, there are so many things you can do wrong which could make you start from scratch again, or worse…have really bad prints! Before you create a huge mistake, here are some things you should bear in mind: I. Thou shalt […]
Be Strategic With Your CD Artwork (or How Weezer Uses CD Packaging Effectively)
Before we talk about CD packaging, let me first convince you why branding is necessary for musicians. Some of you might wonder why you need to create a marketing plan when your music should be the only basis for your music career. I know some of you do not want to think about marketing because […]
CD Artwork: How to Spend Less Without Compromising Quality
Designing the CD artwork of your album might seem easy but if you want to save a few dollars, you have to It’s easy to design a kick-ass artwork when you have big bucks to blow. You can use whatever material you want, you can hire the most sophisticated art director in town, 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 […]
CD artwork concepts: EGGS
There are so many creative CD artwork concepts so it is no surprise that we find albums with eggs artwork. I do not like eggs very much. I don’t like them boiled, I don’t like them fried, I don’t like them with my soup, I don’t like them mixed with my drink but I do […]
Surefire Ways to Get Your CD Artwork Noticed
Every musician I know that’s serious about his or her career has a CD no matter what the statistics show about the decline of CD sales because they know it’s a big tool for branding. Having a CD is saying “ No, Im not one of them. I am investing in my career because I […]
CD Artwork: The Freshness Factor of 3-D Typography
Bored of seeing the same fonts in album covers? Here are some album artwork with type/letters that are constructed, sculpted, and molded. Alright, I am not a graphic designer so I really cannot tell if some of them are purely manipulated using design software but they surely look like they’re being constructed by hand. 3-D […]
CD Packaging:100+ CD Artwork with CATS
“The cat is above all things, a dramatist.” They are simply the most sophisticated animals here on earth. Just observe how they walk, purr, yawn. The filthiest cat on the streets have more elegance than some women I met in clubs. They just have the grace, the confidence, and kick-ass attitude! Maybe that’s the reason […]
11 Things to Check Before Sending Us Your CD Artwork
Once you send us your artwork, we will check for technical details like dimensions,bleed, safety margins, fonts,and resolution. And if we see some flaws, we will make minor revisions if necessary and it will be free of charge. But if your project requires major revisions (say, your artwork has very low resolution), we will send […]