Sqwink Album Art Blog

Hi just to let you know, I’m still a CD designer, but I’m working on a new site of mine, AndrewKelsall.com. This maybe the shortest post ever, but at least you know

Well, I’ve been writing this CD-related blog now since January 2007, and seen a steady stream of traffic and some interest. The truth is, I’m always either designing stuff and working on other ventures, so I think I’ll be posting here with less regularity.

I’m still very interested in Music CD’s and their designs in general - not to mention designing them, but my posts may be few and far between. When…Er, if I have time, I may write a slurry of posts in one month, like on my MacBook on holidays, etc.

So is the CD Cover Design Dead? I don’t think so, but this blog is winding down. When I see something interesting to blog about in the CD-World, I do my best to get my opinion out, but months may roll by with no-post in sight! We’ll see….

If you’re using iTunes to manage your MP3 Music Collection, there’s nothing more irritating than having the tracks without album artwork. When you view your music in Cover Flow View, all you’ll get is an array of blank-looking jewel case simulations with a musical-note symbol in the center (see image below, Right).

To get around this, and have all your wonderful albums paired-up with the original CD cover art (see above, Left), just do one simple thing…Right-Click, go into the pop-up menu and select ‘Get Album Artwork‘. Providing you have a free iTunes account, some, hopefully, stunning graphics should replace the musical-note emblem (which is currently the default image, until maybe iTunes 8 or 9).