You give your 150% to the band- you book the shows, you handle the social media and blogs, you plan the tour and the merch and the next band practice. It doesn’t bother you so much that you are doing most of the work because you really love the band. But when one band member […]
Author: Chris Bauer
CD Packaging: Sigur Ros – Með Suð Book
This Sigur Ros CD Packaging is one of the dandiest we’ve seen in a while. It comes with plenty of stuff to tinker and explore like a book and a film plate. Artist: Sigur Rós Album: Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust Label: EMI Year: 2008 Design: All tour photography by Eva Vermandel; still […]
CD Packaging of the Week: Rest of the Story – Chris Tarry
A CD packaging that looks like a book for accomplished author and highly distinguished jazz musician Chris Tarry designed by Rethink Media. “Chris Tarry is both an accomplished author and a highly distinguished jazz musician. The challenge was to package his latest CD, Rest of the Story, in a way that highlighted both of these talents […]
13 Places to Look for Packaging Design Inspiration
Packaging blogs. If you’re trying to come up with a CD packaging design, you’d likely want to view Packaging blogs…ya know, just to get some inspiration. Some say there’s a problem with this approach, though, especially if you’re looking for designs with the same medium (i.e. CD packaging designs to get inspiration for your CD […]
18 Weird But Cute Wedding Invites
Your wedding invitations shouldn’t be boring unless you accept that you and your soon-to-be hubby are, in fact, two boring people. Forget scented stationery! There are so many ways to customize your wedding invite- from having a custom wedding USB drive to wedding vinyl records to wedding balloons! Come up with a wedding invitation that […]
Basic Merch Marketing Strategies for Indie Musicians
Music feeds the soul; merch feeds the body. How cheesy but that is very true, my friend. You know that! If you’re a musician, you need to sell band merchandise in order to survive. And in order to sell, you have to know how to market your merch. Here are some strategies that could help […]
8 Adorable Chick Flick DVD Packaging
Not all of us love Chick flicks but I bet most of us would agree that these are very adorable DVD packaging. If you have a chick flick film and you want to get ideas on how you can package your DVD, check out these lovely DVD packaging from chick flick films. And in case […]
DVD Packaging: Buenos Aires- Days and Nights of Tango
This DVD packaging is truly a stand out. It’s something nobody can just ignore! Place it in a museum along with 1000 other catchy artworks and it would still be an attention getter. “The Tango Collection contains 7 DVDs with the very best Tango performances, entirely shot in the most typical locations of Buenos Aires, […]
Music Marketing: What Big Musicians Can Do that Newbies Can’t… Yet
They say that in order to be a winner, you have to do what winners do. But I don’t think this applies to music marketing.If you don’t want to be laughed at, take it easy baby and don’t do the following: BAND LOGO ON SHIRTS. If you’re not yet as big as KISS or Rolling […]
Three Materials that Add Oooph to Your CD Packaging
Running out of ideas for your CD packaging? Instead of going crazy with your graphics, why don’t you put a twist to the materials you use. Here are some materials that could add some oomph to your CD packaging. Thermochromic ink This patented special-effect ink is a new technology that is shaking things up in […]