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Are JPEGs the New Album Covers?
Black to Comm “Levitation/Astoria.” 7” Lathe-Cut Picture Disc, design by Marc Richter and Renate Nikolaus. Dekorder Records.
Over the past few months I’ve been researching a book about current record cover art. Besides hunting down examples of stimulating music graphics, I’ve also been looking for digital alternatives to the traditional album cover.
very interesting article.
one idea I have, also a way to make money for musicians: put your songs freely on the web but create an booklet about the recording proces, all sorts of interesting information, special links etc. and sell the booklet. I still think people like to read and watch artwork. I might try it myself someday :)
I like that idea a lot. At the least I think it’s a practical way to increase the price of a music file.
I had a conversation with a major label guy about digital packaging. His first comment after he grokked the idea: how do you DRM the packaging? Feh!
I think for physical things people want to pay. On the internet not really, only for services. But on the internet 1/2 means 1*2. Copying age :)
I promise to reuse “on the internet 1/2 means 1*2” as if it were my very own witticism. Nicely said, man.
:)