What is wrong with those Japanese CD designers?

[kotora]

In this few years, you can see that more and more artists CD design getting sketchy , or we could say ugly. Some of them just sketchily were done like you can do it in 5 minutes. It tends to be the trends in the Japanese music market. What's going wrong? Is that one of marketing to push the old artists out?

A good music is not only the spirit from the song only, so does the packaging. If the package is sketchy, people physically are not interested. That is the basic idea, but seem music industry in Japan not really care about it now.

[prussian blue]

^can you gives some example??

i'll say koda's new cover is totally gorgeous! but BoA's alittle bit... yeah

[Zachery!]

Yeah, BoA's covers have been pretty crappy.

But American CD covers, in my opinion, have been a lot worse for a much longer time.

But for example, Look at how nasty the photobook-cover of "DOLCE" by Ami Suzuki is.

But ART wise ...

"STEP you / is this LOVE?" has to be one of THE most unprofessional looking covers i have seen in a LONG time.

[truehappiness]

They've always been pretty bad. Depends a lot on the photographer and a decision to put text on the cover or not.

Text is usually a baaad idea imo.

[Kikaru]

I guess it depends. For example I think Otsuka Ai's CD covers tend to correspond to the quality of the songs on, but Koda Kumi's better CD covers tend to result in worse music on the CD IMO. I think Namie's CD covers tend to be pretty bland overall (I mean they're nice, but not special), and Ayu's covers are a hit and miss (there are a few covers that I really like, but feel meh about the songs, but there are a few covers that I don't like, but really love the songs)

[thinkingoutloud89]

you cant say it that way...it really depends on the artist, the phtograph, the idea behind it and of course on the fan...some like one covers that other don´t like...

[Deneb]

meh, supposingly you buy the cd for the music. but as technologies advancing, all photographers do is photoshop them xDD

[CatGirl]

Yeah, I know what you mean X__x; Like, sometimes it's not even that the picture they used is ugly, it's the text. *twitch* For example, look at the cover for Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro by Hikki. HUGE *YELLOW* text on Hikki's face?! I mean, wtf were they thinking? O__o;; How could anyone POSSIBLY think that looks good?

[se7entheaven]

they should hire 'Leslie Kee' to shot them ^^
actually I like simplicity
and Leslie always amaze me LOL
imagine just a B/W shot but so special ^^

[prussian blue]

Originally Posted by CatGirl

Yeah, I know what you mean X__x; Like, sometimes it's not even that the picture they used is ugly, it's the text. *twitch* For example, look at the cover for Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro by Hikki. HUGE *YELLOW* text on Hikki's face?! I mean, wtf were they thinking? O__o;; How could anyone POSSIBLY think that looks good?

omg i know what you talking!! its like you're having egg yolk in your face

and the cover of wait and see is awful too

[zoomzoom]

Originally Posted by Zachery!

"STEP you / is this LOVE?" has to be one of THE most unprofessional looking covers i have seen in a LONG time.

I thought GUILTY was a lot worse..

[KarenPang]

sometimes it's hard to strike a balance with a good album/single cover & balance that out with the content of the album/single

it's not easy to do that I suppose

[che0173]

GUILTY was =S
Secret was really good
and so was Mirrorcle World <3

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by che0173

GUILTY was =S
Secret was really good
and so was Mirrorcle World <3

I like the covers for GUILTY , I don't really like the CD only ver of the pic

Secret's really pretty .

I find Mirrorcle World OK only . I was expecting something of a more dark concept because of the way Mirrorcle World sounds , oh well

[che0173]

oh yea, i meant GUILTY's CD cover
dvd cover was quite gud
i mean the CD + DVD lols
coz i got it xD
me first Ayu cd hehe
bought it way way way back before i even was a fan of hers xD
oh i've nvr thought that darker concept idea
quite interesting though xD

[kotora]

If you think this cover is a well-designed, I will keep my mouth closed.
There are getting more covers like this in recent years.
another example.
AAA best album "limited edition"

[ImpactBreaker]

Actually I usually think most artist covers are usualçly crappy, worldwide, not just Japan wise.

Only artists I can remember of with most of their covers being really creative and attention grabbing have so far only been two:

-The Beatles

-ayumi hamasaki

[Kikaru]

Originally Posted by kotora

If you think this cover is a well-designed, I will keep my mouth closed.
There are getting more covers like this in recent years.
another example.
AAA best album "limited edition"

That look a lot like this powerpoint presentation thing I've done in 8th grade. I would also like to add in BoA's DVD.

I dunno, Koda Kumi's cover looks nice, but imo they're not that creative (well, hands cover were pretty creative).

[howtousesexy]

Originally Posted by kotora

If you think this cover is a well-designed, I will keep my mouth closed.
There are getting more covers like this in recent years.
another example.
AAA best album "limited edition"

-.-

Wow that looks so bad.

[fanmail]

Ugh, I know. If it's not bad design, it's vile fonts. BoA's latest covers are perfect examples. Seriously! Are these the best fonts you can find... there must be like 53402302 to choose from *dies*