CD Cover Help?

**charliearchibal** · 02-28-2005, 05:53 PM

Hi My Band is about to release a cd and I am looking for ideas for the front cover.
The album is called - The Birth of a Song

What sort of images would be catchy on the front cover?

Thanks

**recedo** · 02-28-2005, 06:28 PM

That depends on the style of music, image of the band and so on. What sort of music do you play? Do you have a website? What are you're ideas at the moment.

While I'm here I guess I could do a cheeky plug for my site, as you are in the UK. If you're style can be defined as 'Alternative' (rock, metal, punk or something other than pop/chart) and if you are interested in selling your tracks in MP3 format check out www.notsounknown.co.uk .

Give us some background on the music, more ideas could be thought of that way.
Simon

**dbay** · 03-01-2005, 05:04 AM

recedo is right....

if u need help i have a great software that might help

http://webmaster-talk.com/showthread.php?t=24739

**Padawan** · 03-01-2005, 05:20 AM

I think the name of the band would be helpful - you want something memorable that listeners can associate with you as a group as well as just this one CD

**grammapecos** · 03-01-2005, 12:33 PM

this is just my thought, but personally
after seeing this guys work....I'd give him a shot...
check it out
jca-his link

then go click on his website...
justa thought

no I'm not his agent..I just saw his work on here-and it is GReAt!!!

**Yoxim** · 03-02-2005, 03:20 AM

Definitelly need to know what type of music you guys play and the name of the band. Also, the band's official logo or lettering would be of great help, (if you have it).
Hope you play bone crushing heavy metal

If that is the case, I think we can definitelly work something out.

**charliearchibal** · 03-04-2005, 04:56 PM

Hi Guys,

The name of the band is - .Soulstarr. and the album is called "Birth of a song"
We play sort of indie rock, a sort of (ALL) rock band - we have a site but only a short bit of a song we play is on the intro. We are re-developing the website as I speak.
Hope you can help

Cheers

**camperjohn** · 03-04-2005, 05:24 PM

Just a picture of an egg off to the side...

**angele803** · 03-04-2005, 05:34 PM

so obviously by my avatar, I like butterflies. But I think some kind of butterfly would look good. (you dont have to make it look like a sissy butterfly either). And I think camperjohn's idea is good too. You could even do an open egg and a butterfly or something.

**charliearchibal** · 03-04-2005, 05:37 PM

camperjohn: don't quite get ya? wot ya meen?
angele: like the idea,

I was thinkg of like a Pheonix Rising from the ashes?

The cover needs to look like the name of the cd though? Birth of a Song?

**CasaPages** · 03-04-2005, 05:50 PM

subtle is sometimes powerfull................

**charliearchibal** · 03-04-2005, 06:18 PM

am not getting you Casa?

**angele803** · 03-04-2005, 06:40 PM

I think the Phoenix rising from ashes works. I think Casa means that sometimes when you have to search for a deeper meaning in a picture, it makes a more powerful and artistic statement. Honestly I think the Phoenix thing would be really good and makes perfect sense.

**charliearchibal** · 03-04-2005, 06:50 PM

Yeh I tried, but I can't find a good picture that size that would fit a cd cover?
Any help anyone?

Thanks

**brokensoul2271** · 03-06-2005, 08:18 PM

how about something like this Salvador Dali painting?
egg

**CasaPages** · 03-07-2005, 12:18 PM

What I was saying is that subtle (or simple) would be powerfull in this case, something that is simple and plain. Not blank but simple, since the begining of life (or birth of a song) starts off simple before it becomes increasingly complex.

Perhapes it could incorporate both simple and complex, depicitng the growth or birth of something.

**pappasaa** · 03-10-2005, 11:42 PM

nothing to do...

**LGR** · 03-11-2005, 06:25 AM

Thought I'd give it a go. Text font, style and orientation is, of course, editable.

**polykranopalous** · 03-20-2005, 11:34 PM

hmm I have an idea for this, hopefully its not too late lol....ill quickly do it and post it in a minute!

**polykranopalous** · 03-20-2005, 11:44 PM

alright well i suck..but here was my idea...
Have an outline of a new born baby and fill it with songs from a lyric (i just used "lyrics from a song" as a filler)
(and just used any font for title)