Twitter Mix CD Design
May 11, 2009
A few weeks ago my fellow twitterer @ableparris posted a tweet asking if anyone was interested in doing a twitter mix cd.
And since I’m a huge lover of music and design I knew this would be a be a fun project to work on. So this weekend I finally had some room to breath, and with a little creative nudge from my friend Alex I got crackin’ on my mix cd packaging design.
I wanted to keep things simple and consistent, but I didn’t have a clear vision of how I wanted it to look. So as I began rummaging through my old book collection I came across the perfect solution. It was a book of bird illustrations I bought a couple years ago and had forgotten about until just then. It was perfect.
The insert of the packaging is a sleek contrast to the exterior. I created my playlist and overlay templates in Photoshop. Then I printed the playlist on graph paper and used a heavy-stock vellum paper to print the overlay on. The results turned out quite nice for using just an all-in-one printer. But that’s just my awesome design skills in effect, well that and the fact that I used the Archer typeface. mmm…
You can view the full set on flickr here.
PS – I have one extra copy to give away. So if you are interested in getting your hands on one of these beauties, and like listening to good music, leave me your best comment below. I’ll pick the winner this Friday (the 15th).
Congrats to Garth Humbert (@iamgarth) for winning the extra copy.
14 Responses to Twitter Mix CD Design
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Yes I agree. But we’ll see what Mr. Randomizer has to say about that on Friday.
Thanks for the compliment and yes let’s find a way to work together.
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Dan says:
I like music and all in one printers. Great work too it looks great.
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Josh Sullivan says:
Hey bro if you pass it my way it will be worth it. Trust me. I know people. haha kidding i know no one. I just like new music.
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They’re awesome kyle, i see the connection beween twitter and birds now… , great illustrations and owls are my favourite type of bird.
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wow. thanks guys for all the great comments. Just FYI – I will be mailing out the original 10 today and waiting for Friday to mail out the extra copy I have.
@Dan – Thanks man. I like my all-in-one printer too. So versatile.
@Josh – hahaha. I’m sure there must be someone you know? Come on, think hard.
@Aaron – These little side projects are a great way to just blow off some creative steam. I like getting way to involved in them and seeing how far I can take it.
@Max – I wish these were my original illustrations. They rock. And I didn’t think about the twitter connection when I first chose them, but it makes sense now.
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Very neat result of blending old and new. Twitterific illustrations. You should branch out with this idea.
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Very snazzy!
I have a friend who has been bugging me for almost a year to make a mix cd. Great ideas here. You really approached it creatively, and it turned out pretty dang awesome! I also like seeing Coconut Records on there -
Mark Provan says:
Great design! Love the transparent effect on the cover. Good job and an interesting idea for a project
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Great Idea, and great designs, I would love a copy of this, and see your music taste
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Peter Fabricius says:
Innovation at its best | funnest. Thanks Kyle. P
The first comment is ALWAYS the best comment. Turned out great Kyle. We definitely need to figure out how to collab on some projects….hmmm….