design

Two years ago, when I was teaching Flash to some Middle School students, I published their movies here. Enjoy. Or as one of my students wrote, "injoy".

It's a shame that the previous year's work is not included. There were some very talented flash designers!

In teaching my Middle School Computer Graphics course, one of the topics I like to discuss is how the media use photo manipulation to change how people look, and in doing so, change our perceptions of how people should look.

I show various before and after images of women being transformed from plain to perfect using photoshop.

I hope that teaching these students not to trust what they see in the media, they will learn more self-esteem and more respect for natural beauty.

Along those lines, the video below highlights just how far companies go to turn a plain looking woman into their model of beauty.

I look forward to your comments below!

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Welcome and enjoy my cover art collection. If you want any of these designs printed on a shirt, mug, sticker, or other merchandise, let me know and I can arrange it through Gokind. Just drop me a note.

These covers are free to trade, but never are allowed to be sold under any circumstances. Just like the music they are intended for. Thanks.

The covers are mostly in PDF format, with separate files for the folded cover, which can easily hold a CD inside. Be sure to download the Cover and the Tray.

When printing, be sure that "Page Scaling" is set to "None", or that "Fit to Page" is OFF. In other words, print the covers at their original size.

If you are looking for covers to shows that you do not find here, try CoverBase.com, the Grateful Dead CD Covers Annex, or the Sharing the Groove CD Cover Art Forum.