This book was a great discounted find at the UCA book sale. It's a Japanese book published by Pie Books in 2006 and has some brilliant examples of music cover art and innovative packaging ideas.
There is clearly a modernist approach to the design, with the use of a simple type based logo and the typographic design of the cover and rest of the CD inlay. I also like the use of black on black to create a restrained professional look for the band. This is particularly clever considering the musical style of the band in question, The Mad Capsule Markets, who mix hardcore punk with electronic dance/drum and bass....
Packaging toys to represent the band and their music videos is a fantastic product for the collector and for the avid fan of the artist in question.
The other aspect of a well packaged musical release that is apparent in this book is that there will be a graphic theme that dominates the overall item and any information that is included or required will be arranged to fit into this theme. For example, the publishing and copyright information.
