9 Clear Vinyl Records That Are Just So Stunning
Crystal-clear vinyl records look so neat that you’d want to show them off to your grumpy father-in-law so he’ll start loving you. It’s no wonder they’re usually the #1 choice for special editions. The clear disc has a bad reputation of having a lesser sound quality than the black vinyl, that is not true if […]
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 […]
Reasons Why Millennials Love Vinyl Records
[Written by Ben Schultz, is an award-winning journalist and music critic and is published in vinylloversunite.] Millennials may not have some things—decent job opportunities and pay, reliable social safety nets, a non-screwed-up ecosystem—but they do have plenty of options for consuming music. For the more technologically savvy, there are digital downloads and streaming. For the Luddites, there are […]
Meet The Dodds Sisters, Queens of CD Package Design
Shauna and Sarah Dodds, the creatively inclined badass sisters from central Texas whose focus is on roots music, have been nominated for Grammy Awards in four of the last five years. They joined forces in 2004 to form Backstage Design Studio. Concentrating their early efforts on design for the Texas Music Industry, they’ve grown their business to cross all […]
Album Releases That Took Music Packaging to a Whole New Level
Now that everyone prefers to download their music, creative releases is a must for artists who want to convince their fans to buy the hard format. It also sets them apart from the rest who just settles for CD jewel cases and download cards. Being innovative is one thing, transforming music packaging into a work […]
Sell More Merch: Vinyl and Shirt Bundles That Are Better Together
Bundling merch is a great way to increase your sales. Not only will you be able to sell items at cheaper prices, you’ll also be able to have a unified design of your merch items so your branding is more coherent. This greatly adds value to your products and makes you more memorable. Here are some […]
Increase Sales of Your T-shirt Business in 10 Days
You’ve pretty much given it all you’ve got but your t-shirt business is not taking off? What’s wrong? You thought setting up a t-shirt business is easy. And you know what? It is. What’s hard is running a t-shirt business. The tools are relatively affordable, conceptualizing designs is a breeze…but no one’s paying attention, no […]
Music Packaging of the Week: Love by Marco Argiro
Creative Agency: BLOK Creative Directors: Vaishnavi Mahendran, Zarko Dumicic Project Type: Produced, Commercial Work Client: Marco Argiro Location: New York, USA Packaging Contents: Music CD & Vinyl Packaging Materials: Paper We here at Unified are obsessed with beautiful vinyl packaging. We’ve been making creative releases since 2008 and lovely packaging has become an obsession of […]
7 Creative (and one icky!) Vinyl Records
Here are some of the most creative and unusual vinyl records ever released in the 21st century. We therefore conclude that there is absolutely no limit when it comes to designing vinyl records. GLITTER VINYL RECORD The 7″ EP from Dads, titled Pretty Good, had a limited pressing of 100 copies on clear vinyl with rainbow […]
Five of the Most Elaborate Music Releases Ever
Today, when everything is downloadable, you have to be creative with your music release to get people to dig in their pockets and give you cash. You can release in a kick-ass CD packaging, custom USB sticks, or vinyl pressing in Los Angeles. Here are some of the most elaborate music releases of all time. […]