Precision Disc Blog

CD and DVD manufacturing, print and packaging involves a lot of technology and complicated equipment, so it does seem kind of unusual that such an ‘old school’ method like Silkscreen Printing is still so viable for CD and DVD printing.

Precision Disc offers both CMYK Offset Printing and Silkscreen Printing for our CD and DVD discs, and there’s no doubt that Silkscreen Printing is still the best choice for *some* types of disc designs. Unfortunately there is an inherent difficulty with using such an old school style of print, in the fact that so very few graphic designers are experienced with it and know (A) what the limitations of Silkscreen Printing discs are, and (B) how to properly set-up their design files for Silkscreen Printing discs.

The largest single issue we experience is colour separations… or lack thereof… so we have created a very simple tutorial to get your graphic design started in the right direction.

Additional aspects of graphic design for Silkscreen Printing CD and DVD discs will be covered in later installments, which will include the use of bitmap images, designing using colours that are less than 100% solid, and specifying the correct colour values for Silkscreen Printing on CDs and DVDs.

As always, before beginning the graphic design for your CD and DVD duplication or CD and DVD replication project, follow our artwork specifications and use our design templates – that on its own will help you avoid the most commonly made mistakes!

Making a good first impression is always important, and it’s no different for your CD or DVD project. Long before your disc ever gets played it actually gets judged on the quality and design of the CD packaging or DVD packaging, so a professional image is very important.

If you need assistance with graphic design for your discs and CD packaging or DVD packaging, the professionals at Precision Disc Manufacturing Corp. can help you.

Standard Design Services: In many instances, our clients already know what they want their disc and packaging graphics to look like, but they don’t have the ability of experience to create the design to commercial printing standards. Our answer is this: Send us your design idea, images, graphics, text and then we take it from there. Proofs are provided for your review so we can make sure you’re happy with the work that’s taking place.

Price List for “Standard Design Services [.PDF format]

Content Creation: Sometimes clients don’t have suitable imagery or copy for their discs and CD packaging or DVD packaging designs, but at Precision Disc we can help you with content creation and copy writing as well. Our standard rate is $60 per hour. Please contact us to discuss your specific needs.

Concept & Design Services: If you don’t know what you want your disc and CD packaging or DVD packaging graphics to look like, we can still help you. Our designers can consult with you and then the vision for the graphic design can be decided upon collaboratively with you. Our standard rate is $60 per hour.

Happy Graphic Design Clients:

It’s always nice to be complemented on a job well done. Here are a few recent comments from clients who came to us for graphic design assistance on their discs and CD packaging or DVD packaging:

“Wowee! You’re a damn genius! I love, love, love it!” – Troy K.

“Just a note to thank you very much for the great job you did on the discs and sleeves! I am more than pleased with all your work! Thanks again!” – Robert K.

“I really appreciate the great job you have done.” – Rick V.

“We are good to go – looks fantastic!” – Norine B.

“Everything looks good. It’s a go on all fronts…Great Job.” – Bill W.

Graphic Design Project Example:

Graphic Design Requirements: Concept and Design
CD Packaging: Standard CD Jewel Case
Disc Specs: Short-run CDR duplication with colour inkjet print
Paper Print Specs: 2 panel (4 page) insert + traycard, printed 4/4

For this project, the only design assets the client had were some low-resolution photographs of the band members, some biography text and thank-you notes and the request from the client was to have a simple yet eye-catching design. Looking for inspiration, our designer decided to pay homage to the band’s mascot (a blind dog named “Elmo” which is owned by one of the band-members) by incorporating dark sunglasses and paw-prints. The design was kept bright with an uncluttered look to parallel the upbeat style of music – classic black, white, red and grey colours to provide a cool and stylish look.

Client reaction to the design:”We think your artwork is FABULOUS. Better than we hoped for!”