Here are some reasons why you should still send out CD portfolios even if you already have an awesome website: It makes the recipients feel important. When they receive your good-looking CD portfolio, they’d feel special because you actually looked for their addresses and gave them something valuable. When I say valuable, I mean 1. it has […]
Author: Marion Isobel
How to Make Friends with other Bands Without Looking Desperate
They say no one gets to the top alone. That is true to any profession but especially to the ones in the arts. You see, in art-related professions like filmmaking and music-making, there is no concrete gauge for your talent especially if you’re still a newbie as opposed to new engineers or mathematicians- all they […]
T-Shirt Printing Printing Tips to Get It Right The First Time
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 […]
Vinyl Packaging: Brain-40 Boxset
The Brain-40 boxset celebrates the 40th anniversary of German music label Brain Records. The design references that of circuit diagrams not just as a metaphor for all the connections but because these acts were pioneers of the synthesizer and amongst some of the first to apply them to music. The synthesizer link is then continued […]
Music Advice: 5 Things to Do When You’ve Reached a Plateau
By definition, a Career Plateau is a high point in one’s career where the probability of, or motivation to, progress is low. This is not limited to collared jobs and 9 to 5 workers. It can be experienced by anyone who has a big goal in whatever it is s/he’s doing. A by ‘big goal’ I do not mean […]
Interview with Steve Moramarco: Making a Full-length Feature with Only $5000
Stephen Moramarco’s debut film, The Great Intervention, is the epitome of low-budget indie filmmaking. He made this full-length feature for only $5000. Steve will be sharing his own insights and tips on the current DIY revolution in filmmaking. Stephen Moramarco (R) on the set (aka his backyard) of The Great Intervention (photo by Leva) UM: Hi Steve. […]
DVD Cover Look-Alikes
Sure there are tons of DVD cover artwork that look alike but the ones below deserve to win the “Similarity is Uncanny!” awards in DVD packaging. The similarities of the DVD artworks are so obvious that we can’t help but wonder whether the designer of the less popular films intended it to confuse the consumers, […]
Top 10 Vinyl Record Myths
Vinyl is so back and lots of musicians are now releasing their albums in vinyl. But many musicians still think that it is not a wise thing to do because it’s impractical and they believe it won’t sell. In fact, if they only knew that what they heard about vinyl records could be just a […]
CD Packaging: Brain in a Box
If you want to put something in your living room that would start a conversation, this is it! This is pop culture sci-fi coolness in a box. Your guests will not only be talking about the brilliant aluminum packaging, the sci-fi geeks and film buffs would also be discussing about their favorite sci-fi flicks while […]
Album Artwork Parody: Whipped Cream and Other Delights
This is the very popular cover of Herp Alpert’s album, Whipped Cream and Other Delights. I find the cover quite tacky and awkward but I dunno… it may be one of the sexiest album covers in the sixties. Whether people find it tacky,funny, sexy, or sweet, there’s no doubt that it gathered a lot of […]