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 […]
Vinyl Pressing
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2016 Album Packaging We Can’t Stop Thinking About
Album artwork is a very crucial part in a music release because not only will it give the initial impression of what the music is going to be like, it also establishes the identity of the musician. And especially now that people prefer to stream or download, it’s an added bonus if you have a […]
15 Splattered Vinyl Records That Are So Hypnotic You’ll Have No Choice But to Buy Them
Vinyl is back and it’s back with a bang, splash, clunk, splatter! We’ve come to a time where custom vinyl records are not just being bought for music, they’re bought for their aesthetic appeal, too. After all, if it’s just for the sound quality, people would be contented with having them in the more convenient […]
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 […]
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. […]
Black and White Vinyl Packaging
There are so many colorful and creative vinyl and vinyl packaging but black and white remains classy. Not only classy, but interesting and artistic, too. Here are some B & W custom vinyl record pressing and vinyl record sleeves that prove that you don’t need flashy colors to stand out. STAR WARS VINYL PACKAGING WILL […]
Liquid- Filled Vinyl Records
Just a few weeks ago, we featured awesome liquid-filled flash drives. They were pretty impressive! But would you believe that there are liquid-filled vinyl records? Yes, they do exist, my friends. Liquid inside vinyl records that actually play music. Welcome to the future where anything is possible and bands are finding more and more ways […]
Clear vinyl records that are too lovely to look at
The vinyl record is so back! More and more artists are releasing special edition promotional vinyl for their avid fans and the fans are more than willing to spend big bucks just to get ’em. It’s not just the oldies who are really into custom vinyl printing, the young ones are so into it, too. […]