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Importance of CD cover design & CD label printing
In this trendy and hap world, everything has been labeled, tagged, designed and stylized to suit the requirements and preferences of the users. CDs are also not left behind. For the convenience of the users, CD cover design has been given importance as the label printed on them and the design elements tells about the data present in them. With the growth of the CD industry, CD copying units are also on the rise as far as their market is concerned.
Once the proper cover design is prepared, next important step in CD publishing is the proper CD label printing. If label has not been printed on the blank space provided on the cover design then the CD will look shabby and improper. To make sure that the printing is done aptly, first a Sample label is published and is shown to the client for his all important feedback. Once the client approves the design and label, then only it is used further for all the CDs to be published for the client.
CD cover design acts just like the cover page of a magazine. It is the first thing which a buyer of the CD observes. Therefore, it is very important to know what all should be included and what all be excluded while designing the cover of a CD. The front cover of a CD has the picture of the artist if it’s an audio or a video CD. If it’s a Cartoon film CD then it will have the Cartoon character’s image printed on the cover. It has the title, genre, and the CD company logo printed on it.
The back cover of a CD consists of lists of the contents present in the CD. If it’s an Audio CD then it will have the track name along with the artists involved in the singing and composition of the track. The extreme right side of the back cover has the track duration. On a video CD, the imprints of the film’s or television serial’s poster is printed on the front cover and the back cover has the film’s or the serial’s summary printed on it. CD label printing team has to work in coordination with the cover designing team as the two are inter- related.
CD copying is one of the major and final steps of CD publishing. After the finalization of the design and label of the CD, one has to make appropriate number of copies so that the CD must have proper circulation of the discs in the market.
