The Matrix RECOMPILED - Need opinions on a CD cover...

[RyanM]

Just wanna know if I could get any feedback on a CD cover I designed for use on an MP3 CD full of Matrix tracks.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/1930674

Lemme know what ya think!

 

[imported_Mike]

nice

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: CheapArse
nice

 

[mchammer187]

yep i agree with the comment about using chars instead of blocks if possible

very nice tho

 

[Anubis]

thats pretty badass. I like it

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Nice. It'd be sweet if you could do that effect where the letters/symbols in The Matrix comprised the actual image, but cool nonetheless

 

[RyanM]

Just to clear up confusion - They only look like blocks because they're so small.

See http://www.deviantart.com/view/495653 to see what the code looks like up close.

 

[Pilsnerpete]

Looks really cool, I think.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

1) Make the code a little bigger so it's more obvious that it is in fact code.
2) If it's at all possible, make the images out of code.
Aside from those two things, that's a very cool cd label.

 

[theNEOone]

i like, looks good. you have any other CD covers???

 

[RyanM]

Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder
1) Make the code a little bigger so it's more obvious that it is in fact code.
2) If it's at all possible, make the images out of code.
Aside from those two things, that's a very cool cd label.

I'll have to see how it looks with the bigger code, but that shouldn't be a prob.

As for the latter suggestion, heh - That might be too difficult. I had a few ideas on how that might work, but they were all a lot more time consuming than I felt like dealing with. I may look into that again though.

Neo - I have a bunch done, but few of them meet my high standards. The only other one I feel decent showing people is my Dream Theater compilation CD cover - http://www.deviantart.com/view/659573

 

[imported_Mike]

i can see you use photoshop to make them, what do you use to print them?

 

[RyanM]

Originally posted by: CheapArse
i can see you use photoshop to make them, what do you use to print them?

Well, currently I use a Epson 925 and Neato Matte CD labels. Someday, when I sell all the ink from my previous printers, sell this one, and sell all the ink I have for it, and then get ANOTHER couple hundred bucks, I'll buy an Epson 2200.

/me drools

 

[slydecix]

the code is fine the way it is...
i'd ditch the outer glow on the title lettering layer though

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: MachFive

Originally posted by: CheapArse
i can see you use photoshop to make them, what do you use to print them?

Well, currently I use a Epson 925 and Neato Matte CD labels. Someday, when I sell all the ink from my previous printers, sell this one, and sell all the ink I have for it, and then get ANOTHER couple hundred bucks, I'll buy an Epson 2200.

/me drools

what do you use to export the photoshop images onto a cd layout?

 

[RyanM]

I downloaded the Illustrator templates from the Neato site. Then I just export my PSD's to a BMP, import into Illustrator, take 2 seconds to align them right, and hit print.

It's a lot easier than the crappy neato software, because Illustrator doesn't need manual printer calibration. God that used to suck, running 20 copies off through Neato and never getting it aligned right.

 

[OulOat]

Is that legal?

 

[RyanM]

Originally posted by: OulOat
Is that legal?

Is what legal?