Every musician, whether a beginner or someone who’s been around for decades, has met and will meet a thousand hurdles in trying to make a successful music career. In fact, if you’re a musician and you’re not experiencing nerve-wracking challenges very often, you’re probably not doing it right or you’re going too slow. But, of […]
Author: Chris Bauer
Elaborate Black and White Vinyl Packaging Designs
There are so many creative ways to release your vinyl today. You can have colored vinyl, splattered vinyl, metallic vinyl, vinyl with crazy stuff in them and picture discs. That is why it’s also a good idea to come up with a black and white vinyl. It will not only stand out, it is also […]
8 Design Secrets to Achieve Really Attention- Grabbing Packaging
Designing a media packaging whether it’s a CD/DVD case, USB box, vinyl sleeve, or special box set that contains all of the above and some merch, is equal parts art and science. It has to attract your target market but at the same time, it also has to be able to protect the contents as […]
CD Packaging: Pyramid-shaped CD cases
What we love about the pyramid-shaped CD packaging is that it instantly stands out yet it’s not that expensive to make. Not at all! It’s probably one of the cheapest ways to come up with a creative box set without blowing big bucks. Plus, we assure you that with this type of packaging, your media […]
Music Packaging of the Week: Urbanski- Selected Works
Creative Agency: UVMW Illustrator: Wojtek Urbanski Creative Direction, Design: Jacek Walesiak Client: Urbanski / Uknowme Records Creative Agency UVMW was asked by Urbanski to create CD cover art for the album “Selected Works” as well as visual setting of his concert tour. A key element of the cover art was the photograph by Michał Szlaga. One of […]
Colorful Vinyl Record Box Sets For the Avid Collector
You know we are madly in love with creative vinyl records and vinyl packaging that’s why we’re totally mind-blown when we saw these colorful vinyl box sets. They all look so fruity, we’d like to eat them all! WHAT IT IS: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (The Singles Collection) _______________________________________________________________ DOOM- Operation: Doomsday 7-inch vinyl box set […]
10 Music Business Predictions For 2018
Here are ten music business predictions that can affect the music business in ways big and small for the coming year from Bobby Owsinski and other experts compiled by Exchangewire. #1. Vinyl record sales plateau Vinyl remains a viable niche business but its growth slows to single digits. Many young vinyl buyers get frustrated with the […]
2018 Grammy Nominees for Best Recording Package
Record Package is not just something to be dismissed because it adds personality and branding to a record. Aside from the music itself, this is the reason why people actually buy the hard format. These records are worth collecting because they are in special packaging. If they’re just sold in regular-looking cases, I doubt it […]
5 Seemingly Negative Artistic Traits That Are Actually Good
Artists experience the world differently than the average individual. They often feel and perceive more intensely, dramatically which others may never understand and might even consider unhealthy or abnormal. Granted, some of these traits can be detrimental to their craft and to their lives but a right dose of these traits is essential to produce good […]
5 Habits to Kill If You Wanna Turn Your Passion into a Career
You don’t want to be just good in your craft and career. You want to be GREAT, don’t you? You don’t want to just dabble. You want to leave a big wave, not a ripple. Well, my friend, here are some things you gotta stop doing right now: #1 SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION We all know this. […]