AfricaBrass Posted February 20, 2005 Report Posted February 20, 2005 Nice covers!!! I should do this with my live shows and boots... If I recall correctly, you are a damn good designer (I think you posted some covers and stuff before around here). Do you have any homemade stuff you can show off? I really (!) liked your stuff (gosh, I hope it was you, but my memory isn't THAT bad yet, ... I hope). Cheers! Thanks Deus! Actually, I have tons of live shows/boots, but I haven't bothered with making nice covers for them. I did for some Grateful Dead shows and I made one for the mp3s off of the Jason Moran site a couple years ago, but my wife gave me such a hard time about wasting ink, I didn't bother with any more. Maybe I'll start making some. I've got some good stuff of off easytree lately and I might join you in the fun. Quote
couw Posted February 20, 2005 Report Posted February 20, 2005 very proud that this one is almost famous by now Quote
neveronfriday Posted February 20, 2005 Author Report Posted February 20, 2005 I like the BluePainNote part. Quote
neveronfriday Posted February 20, 2005 Author Report Posted February 20, 2005 Maybe I'll start making some. I've got some good stuff of off easytree lately and I might join you in the fun. Please do! Quote
couw Posted February 20, 2005 Report Posted February 20, 2005 I like the BluePainNote part. the desire ain't bad either Quote
neveronfriday Posted February 20, 2005 Author Report Posted February 20, 2005 VERY nice. Like it. On a sidenote: Should one use disk or the variant disc? Does it really matter? But when I sit around designing, I always stop for a second, check my CDs and find both versions a plenty. Cheers! Quote
couw Posted February 20, 2005 Report Posted February 20, 2005 check out some of the Polskie Nagrania designs (me tired, you google) or have a glance at those Brasilian designs here: http://www.sabadabada.com/new_page_2.htm Quote
neveronfriday Posted February 20, 2005 Author Report Posted February 20, 2005 Shall google. Also hitting the sack here soon. Am developing a major flu. Crap. Thanks for the links. Nightie ... Quote
neveronfriday Posted February 20, 2005 Author Report Posted February 20, 2005 Nice stuff, John. Will dive into the covers tomorrow. Cheers! Quote
neveronfriday Posted February 20, 2005 Author Report Posted February 20, 2005 Yeah, those printers can be fun, can't they. Great toys! Do you print labels to stick onto the CDs or do you print directly on printable CD-Rs? Nice work, btw! Cheers! P.S.: Everyone else, keep them coming! Thanks for the compliment. Direct to disc printing definitely! I've tried a bunch of those other kinds and I've known folks who can't play them in their laptops because of the wobble. First, it was labels - those white thickish things, then I thought I had it licked when i found those real thin - kinda see-thru labels - nope, no matter how centered and good it looked, it still couldn't put up with the speed. (don't discs move at something like 4 or 500 rpms?) rod Yeah. I didn't enter the arena until printable discs became affordable and workable. Good ones still cost an arm and a leg though, and nobody really knows how long they will last, either. Cheers! Quote
rostasi Posted February 20, 2005 Report Posted February 20, 2005 I didn't enter the arena until printable discs became affordable and workable. Good ones still cost an arm and a leg though, and nobody really knows how long they will last, either. Yeah, it's all up in the air about their lifespan I think. Better nowadays than before because of all of the improvements. The Epson uses some kind of special ink mix that doesn't smear - which is real nice! You can save a few bucks by buying bulk on the discs - they have to say "inkjet printable" on it when you buy 'em. - and you find that you use more than you ever thought you would, so buying a couple hundred doesn't appear to be an awful lot after you get playing with them rod by the way, take care of that flu. Lots o'fluids! I'm on the second and, hopefully, final day of something like it. It's somewhere between a really bad head cold and flu. Quote
Brandon Burke Posted February 21, 2005 Report Posted February 21, 2005 (edited) My CD covers are bare bones. But I've made a ton of fliers. Mostly black and white because printing color is tough without a super serious printer. Below is something I did for a proposed DJ night I never actually had enough time to make good on... Edited February 21, 2005 by Brandon Burke Quote
WD45 Posted February 21, 2005 Report Posted February 21, 2005 I have a bunch, but they were all in the .NTP Fellows Media Face format for ease of printing. I haven't installed it on this new box yet. Does anyone use that? I had the version from 1999 and it no longer worked with the labels they were manufacturing. Great looking items, deus62! Quote
sidewinder Posted February 21, 2005 Report Posted February 21, 2005 Very nice designs, guys - respect ! Very inspiring - I shall have to set myself up with one of these setups and transfer a load of obscure vinyl onto CD with 'custom' covers. Could be fun ! Quote
neveronfriday Posted February 22, 2005 Author Report Posted February 22, 2005 I've got a nasty flu and time to waste. I'm not sure if I wasted it on this one, but here it is nonetheless: Cheers! P.S.: Looks better at hi-res/150 dpi (smoother and more detailed ...) Quote
jazzbo Posted February 22, 2005 Report Posted February 22, 2005 I like that one a lot! Very vintage Verve lookin'! Quote
neveronfriday Posted February 22, 2005 Author Report Posted February 22, 2005 I've got a whole Tete Montoliu Collection I have to make covers for: This is an idea I'm playing with (I know it looks familiar ...) Cheers! Quote
couw Posted February 22, 2005 Report Posted February 22, 2005 more nice stuff folks I have been going through my Polish EPs and 10" LPs looking for items that may produce a nice comp of these obscurities. First trial for some cover art is also done. Not quite satisfied. deus, maybe you want to have a go at it? It's all stuff from the late 50s/early 60s. You have already heard some of it. Quote
jazzbo Posted February 22, 2005 Report Posted February 22, 2005 what's not satisfying John? Looks wonderful to ME! Quote
couw Posted February 22, 2005 Report Posted February 22, 2005 what's not satisfying John? Looks wonderful to ME! you know them artsy fartsy dudes. never satisfied, always complaining. it seems a bit unbalanced. Quote
neveronfriday Posted February 22, 2005 Author Report Posted February 22, 2005 John ... working on one (I need sth similar too) ... no idea when I'll be done .. had an idea that's not panning out at the moment ... Cheers! Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted February 22, 2005 Report Posted February 22, 2005 nice thread going here. just now looked. deus - top notch cover and all for the basie live roulettes. did you construct that icon for the montoliu cover...? nice! like them brasilian links ... lots of saul bass in the amazon. john, some of those old arty polish covers from a couple years ago were great inspiration. Quote
jazzbo Posted February 22, 2005 Report Posted February 22, 2005 Oh artsy fartsy! That explains a LOT! Quote
couw Posted February 22, 2005 Report Posted February 22, 2005 john, some of those old arty polish covers from a couple years ago were great inspiration. you mean the B&W ones with the single colour support (link)? Much like some of those Brasilian ditties linked above. Yes, that was the other general idea I had. This one is closer to the GDR comp already made. Thing is, these are all from earlier disks. I believe Polish Jazz went the 12" LP-with-singular-cover-design route in 1965. Before that all was packed in (pretty cool) generic factory covers with all the info printed on the label. Also cool btw... Quote
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