Friday, January 20, 2012

Handmade Album Packaging from Portland, Oregon


Who says that only lunch can come in a brown paper bag?
We've been creating boutique album packaging for local musicians utilizing paper lunch bags since 2008. There are several noteworthy highlights to this unique packaging.



First, it's completely plastic free, so the entire thing can be recycled. Second, holding one of our matchbook style album packages is like holding a piece of art in your hands, it just feels good. Third, because the packaging is completely handmade we can't offer quantity breaks, but we can (and do) offer them with no minimum order.
(Image: Justin Potts / Mysterious Dot. Art, layout & design by justin potts.)



This is perfect for new bands, youth bands and small scale projects looking to produce affordable small run albums – usually from 50-200 pieces. We also offer simple, customized items such as lyric sheets and band stickers.
(Image: Mistral / Promontory with music sheet insert. Packaging by infinity arts.)





We've created packaging for local indie bands in a wide range of genres - rock, metal, rap, blues and folk. We're enthusiastic about music of all kinds and the art that goes with it.
(Image: Portland band Alligator Vs Crocodile took one look at our pkg and and thought, "Hand Puppet!" Pkg by infinity arts.)


Matchbook style album packaging provides musicians with 4 panels in which to display art, conceptual ideas, information, credits and song titles – plenty of space to visually complete a musical masterpiece.

(Image: Raise the Bridges / Fuel for Recreation...our first! Art, design and pkg by justin potts.)


In addition to album packaging, we also offer in-house art and design services. This is true whether you go with our handmade packaging or you prefer digipak or jewel case packaging from another company – we have experience designing for both.

(Image: CC Crowe & the Crowtones / 8-panel digipak + booklet. Art and layout design by justin potts of infinity arts.)



We encourage the use of client-provided art. So if a band already has art for the album, we give layout specs and just take the files straight to production. To see more images and art, check out the album packaging slide show on our website.

(Image: Plum Sutra / A Natural History of Lemurs - packaging by infinity arts.)

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