Illustrator Matt Green turns his hand to 3-dimensional merchandise with Brenda; a laser engraved, hand finished bamboo iPhone case made by Grove that is arguably more impressive than the phone itself.

With his second album, Oliver ‘Skream‘ Jones is clearly thinking outside the box. Take a look inside the box though and you’ll find attention to detail and an appreciation of the small print.

He and many of his peers have been stepping up the pace in the marketing and branding stakes, ensuring that a musical movement is seen heard, not to mention actually held in your hand. MP3’s? What about MP3’s?

What to do in an age of ever-decreasing record sales and the impending death of analogue?

Well if you’re Stones Throw, whose founding father Peanut Butter Wolf has a more than vested interest in vinyl culture, you teamed up with Serato and J Dilla Estate for the ultimate analogue digital combo.

For the uninitiated, Serato Scratch Live is a DJ software that allows DJs to use their ever growing MP3 collection while utilising the ancient art of Turntabalism ( or good old fashioned record spinning). J Dilla was a prolific Hip-Hop producer who passed away 2 years ago from Lupus, leaving a legacy of music longer than all our arms put together.

He was also a Momma’s Boy, and this set of 2 discs with six J Dilla tracks (2 sides with Serato Control Tone) and 2 donut slipmats in a package designed by Studio No.1. will be released May 10th, the day after Mother’s day.

Look up in the sky. it’s a bird! It’s a plane?!!? No, it’s the award winning project Type The Sky – A Photographic Alphabet and package design from Lisa Rienermann, using shots of some very close city streets.

Thinking to yourself ‘she couldn’t manage a whole type face with style’? Oh yes she can!

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via 23PSI