Designing the Perfect CD Cover Part 2
Printing or Label on the disk- Some artists leave their discs blank for artistic effect or maybe even to cut costs, but try to at least have the name of your band and your logo. Also include contact information including the URLs to your band website and links to the social networking sites.
Booklet or Tray Card - Credits, lyrics, thank yous, pictures, and common features for the CD insert, and include all of your contact information again. Remember that including your contact information in as many places as possible will make it easy for those interested in you and your music to get in contact with you.
Spine-Standard details are the artist name and logo, the name of the album, and the name and label of your record company (if you used one).
Put thought and informed criticism into every aspect of your CD's design. Think about the last time you visited a record store and bought a CD of a band you'd never heard of before without listening to it first. What factors made you interested in buying it? It's this interest you want to cultivate in music executives, promoters, and consumers, compelling them to buy your CD.