April 2007 Archives
The future of music graphics appears to be in doubt. In the mp3 era, the phrase "I bought some music" often refers to a process in which no physical material changes hands and the visual element is at best a footnote. At the Design Observer blog, Adrian Shaughnessy recently lamented this situation in terms that will be recognizable to any music lover old enough to remember clearly a time before iTunes. Shaughnessy writes: "There is an undeniable sense of completeness when music comes with handsome packaging...Who ever had a love affair with a JPEG?"
On Wednesday I attended the final day of this year's FUSE Brand Identity and Package Design Conference at New York City's Chelsea Piers. (Check out Steve Kapsinow's coverage of last year's conference for more on what FUSE is all about.)
