Vinyl Package Design: Machine, Dear – Killing Something That’s Already Dead
Here’s a great vinyl package design if you’re looking for inspiration. Well designed, well executed, just black and white. You won’t have to spend big bucks for a million-dollar design. Artist: Machine, Dear Album: Killing Something That’s Already Dead Designer: Klaus Matthiesen, OddFischlein Year: 2012 This vinyl package design and custom vinyl record jackets make […]
Vinyl Pressing Tips for First-timers
Releasing music on vinyl is one of the hottest trends in late 2000s that’s why we decided to make this short custom vinyl pressing guide. Vinyl records made a big comeback in 2008 and I do not think it’s just a passing trend- it is finally here to stay. Vinyl record sales is still growing […]
Vinyl Packaging: Pretty Girls Make Graves
Want vinyl packaging and custom vinyl pressing inspiration? Get a load of this! This cardboard box contains a compilation of Pretty Girls Make Graves‘ first three 7″s which comprises the songs for their very first album, Good Health. This is a very special edition release because there are only 140 of these hand-numbered and silk […]
The Most Kickass Collectors Edition Video Games Packaging
Video Games Packaging have become prettier and prettier over the years as more and more gamers are willing to buy them. I’m no gamer– in fact, I do hate games because I believe they promote laziness and violence. Yes, I’m unpleasant like that. Somebody shoot me now. But I do love collector’s edition video games […]
10 New Year’s Resolutions a Musician Should Make
As I sit here in the No Man’s Land between Christmas and New Year my Facebook feed is currently dominated by bands. This is the case most of the time, but at the moment almost all of them are posting up the following three messages: – Thanks for helping us to have an excellent 2011! […]
Indie Musician: What Publicists Need From Musicians
Anne Leighton handles publicity and music services for a range of master musicians including up-and-comers Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius, Mike Keneally, KJ Denhert, Emily Hurd, Jann Klose, plus classic artists Vonda Shepard, Jethro Tull, Tower of Power, and many others. She wrote this article which was posted as a guest post on Music Think Tank. I’m […]
BAND NAMES AND TRADEMARK LAW – AN OVERVIEW
WHAT IS A TRADEMARK? A common misunderstanding is the idea that one can “copyright” a band name. While it is possible to copyright the design of a band logo, the band name itself is not copyrightable. Band names are protectable under trademark law, because like “brand names” they allow us to distinguish one band’s music […]
Music Marketing: 5 Things to Give Your Fans This Christmas
Gak! It’s Christmastime once again? How did 2011 pass by so fast? It feels like there are just 3 months in my year. But anyway, tis the season to be jolly- not feel old and sullen. I bet some of you already have a long Christmas shopping list. Of course! We make sure that every […]
DVD Packaging: Fellowship of the Ring Gift Set
If you’re a LOTR fan, you’d want to get your hands on this Lord of the Rings DVD packaging. It’s something that deserves to be admired from afar…sort of like a museum piece! TITLE: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring YEAR: 2001 SOURCE EDITION: France FEATURES: Argonath Bookends; Digipak; Decipher Trading […]
Blu-ray Disc & HD DVD Production (Video Tour)
Let’s visit Imation’s Discovery Center and learn the step by step process of Blu-ray Disc production. 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 […]