If you’re a musician, filmmaker,photographer or an author, you may want to release something a little more special than the regular CD or DVD. Put your beautiful pictures, lovely poems, behind the scenes photos, quotes and whatnot into a hardbound book and attach your CD/DVD to it. It will be the Limited Edition release everyone […]
CD Manufacturing
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Famous Musicians and their Gimmicks
Whether you like it or not, gimmicks play a big part in the music industry. We’ve said over and over that a career in music requires more than talent- it requires good branding (which could include the gimmicks), winning traits and 10,000 other things. A gimmick is a strategic stunt or look that makes people pay attention […]
15 CD Box Sets That Look Good on the Shelf
In this age of streaming and downloading, albums have to be really special before people (even avid fans) consider making a purchase. It would be a waste of time and resources if you’re just planning to release your CD in a plain-looking case. Not only would you miss the chance to totally amuse your fans, […]
Six Factors that Make a Packaging Awesome
If you want to impress your fans, make sure you got an impressive packaging. Because content matters a lot, but it’s not all that matters. An awesome packaging can make them feel like they’re getting more bang for their buck and that you’re really good because you care about your brand. Here are six factors […]
CD Packaging: Where Did The Night Fall- UNKLE
A CD packaging so sleek with a metallic touch, that’s what this CD package of Unkle’s “Where Did the Night Fall” is all about. Artist: UNKLE Label: Surrender All Album: Where Did the Night Fall Package Design: James Lavelle, Ben Drury and Warren Du Preez, Nick Thornton Jones Release: 2010 We here at Unified are obsessed with beautiful CD packaging. […]
CD Manufacturing: How to determine the number of CDs you need
`No musician wants to make 5,000 CDs only to let half of it sit in the basement to gather dust. We don’t want to waste money by overestimating the number of CDs we make. Here are some questions to guide you in coming up with a good estimate: How many pre-ordered your album? If you […]
Album Artwork: 11 Elegant Black & White Vinyl and CD Packaging
If you want a classy, cant-go-wrong vinyl sleeve artwork, go for the classic black and white album artwork design. Black and white record sleeves, digipaks and CD inserts are not only more affordable than colored ones, they also look more sophisticated if the design and execution are done right. Here are eleven elegant B&W CD […]
Minimalist CD/DVD Packaging That Pack a Punch
Einstein once said that everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. I don’t know if he’s talking about design, but then again he said EVERYTHING, right? Well, here are CD/DVD packaging with minimalist designs that are anything but boring. If you want an elegant, clean CD/DVD case that really gets attention […]
Why it still makes sense to make CDs
The CD is dead. We keep hearing it every day since 2001 but here we are, 12 years later, still alive and making hundreds of thousands of CDs each year. Many things changed because of the internet but one thing never changes: fans still want to take home the physical format. The mp3 is too […]
CD Packaging: Mike Patton’s Rose Leaf CD Wrap
We here at Unified are obsessed with beautiful CD packaging. We’ve been making creative releases since 2008 and lovely packaging has become an obsession of ours. We even have a Pinterest page dedicated to all things media packaging. If you want to make a really badass album with cool CD packaging, get a quote or shoot us an […]