Using Deal Sites to Sell Concert Tickets- Pros and Cons
Deal sites sound like a good platform especially if you’re desperate and impatient to sell your concert tickets. But before you sign-up and create a deal, make sure you read the pros and cons of selling tickets through deal sites. _____________________________________________________________ PROS It attracts a lot of consumers. You can reach new customers by appealing […]
9 Albums that Creatively Use Clear Jewel Cases
Those who say that it’s impossible to make really creative and remarkable designs with “boring” jewel cases are probably boring and not creative. We love jewel cases and we think they’re lovely! There are so many good-looking (and award-winning) albums that use clear jewel cases effectively. Here are some of them: Pequeña Burguesía The whole […]
10 Commandments for Laying-out CD Artwork
When we design CD artwork, it seems like a very easy task but in fact, there are so many things you can do wrong which could make you start from scratch again, or worse…have really bad prints! Before you create a huge mistake, here are some things you should bear in mind: I. Thou shalt […]
Album Art Concepts: Bathtubs
If you’re planning to do photo shoots of your band in a bathtub for your latest album, you might want to check out these album covers with bathtubs first. This collection might inspire you or it might make you want to change your mind.;-) Belle and Sebastian- Tigermilk If You Can Believe Your Eyes and […]
Kesha’s Blood on Flaming Lips’ New Album
Flaming Lips is planning to release their new record “The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends” with an album packaging blotched with blood of artists like Ke$ha, Erykah Badu, Nick Cave and Grammy’s Best New Artist Bon Iver.
Six Books for Album Cover Junkies
If you’re a sucker for cool album artwork, or if you’re a graphic designer who’s looking for album cover inspiration, here are some must-read books… 1,000 Record Covers Source: Davidg.ro This book, as what the title says, is a collection of photos of 1000 record covers. It contains the best covers from the 1960s until […]
CD Packaging with Minimalist Designs
We’ve seen plenty of CD package with minimalist designs shape up in the late 2000s. After the dark age of the ’90s came the year 2000 along with many fancy photoshop blings and all kinds of other clutter. We’ve seen lots of CD package with over-the-top designs that aim to grab people’s attention. But seems […]
Photography: Enthusiasm Means Nothing without Expertise
I’m a film graduate but I’m not good with photography. I know the rule of thirds, I know what colors look good, I know a good subject when I see one but when it comes to the technical stuff (aperture, shutter speed, ISO) I’m dumb as an ostrich. And because of that, I let lots […]
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 […]
Bluray Packaging: Helvetica’s “Record” Sleeve Packaging
The typeface Helvetica, a movie directed by Gary Hustwit, was released in bluray format in 2008. It was packaged in a beautiful record sleeve with a very playful design. It was designed by Experimental Jetset from Netherlands. Why a record sleeve? Here’s a text explaining their concept behind this bluray packaging. Thinking about a packaging […]