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Josh Wilhelm
Nov 12 min read
Judged by the Cover - What would JW do...? Chasing a Crashing Dream
In this episode, we explore Crashing Dream by Rain Parade, a lesser-known band that holds a special place in Phil's heart.
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Josh Wilhelm
Jun 182 min read
I need your help.....
In the world of podcasts, a couple of small things can make a huge impact for a show....
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Josh Wilhelm
Mar 223 min read
Is Cover Art Crucial To New Listeners...?
For musicians, bands, and podcasters, one powerful tool for capturing attention and enticing new listeners is often overlooked...
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Josh Wilhelm
Jan 262 min read
Judged by the Cover - Best of 2023
To kick off this new season, I thought it would be fun to look at some of our favorite album covers, physical packaging, and music from 2023
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Josh Wilhelm
Oct 31, 20233 min read
What is Pre-Made Cover Art...?
Pre-made cover art is pre-designed cover options, that are partially customizable with your artist name, your track name, and some allow pho
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Josh Wilhelm
Sep 18, 20233 min read
Can I Design My Own Cover Art...?
If you are a band, musician, or a podcaster...you might be asking yourself can I design my own cover art...? I think my answer might surpris
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Josh Wilhelm
Aug 29, 20233 min read
What's new at JW Creates...?
2023 has been a busy year so far. Here's a few updates about what's going on at JW Creates. It's hard to believe that we are already in...
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Josh Wilhelm
Jun 16, 20238 min read
Judged by the Cover - Book of Dreams Ep. 5
Welcome back to the Judged by the Cover Podcast, a JW Creates podcast. Today I have an album cover that I am really excited to talk...
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Josh Wilhelm
May 25, 20233 min read
Who needs graphic design...?
With all these different options, it can be intimidating to figure out which graphic designer is best for you and your project. I’m going to
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Josh Wilhelm
May 10, 20234 min read
Website Design Process - YWHAG Research Foundation
Website design projects can be some of the most exciting and rewarding things that I work on at JW Creates. In this note I'll share how I...
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Josh Wilhelm
May 4, 20231 min read
Judged by the Cover - Too Good - The Phil Hyland Interview
Phil Hyland, singer songwriter and a great friend of mine, comes on the Judged by the Cover podcast to talk about his career in the...
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Josh Wilhelm
Mar 27, 20233 min read
Album Cover Process - FACE
Custom album cover process for the band FACE. Check out the behind the scenes process in creating the album cover for the band FACE.
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Josh Wilhelm
Mar 8, 20233 min read
Logo Throwback
Since you may not know yet how much I love creating logos and branding, let me take you back to a few logos that helped shape my process.
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Josh Wilhelm
Feb 22, 20234 min read
Branding Design Process - Land of the Dad
My most common projects are logo and branding projects. Look at my project for Land of the Dad, and let me walk you through my design proces
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Josh Wilhelm
Feb 7, 20233 min read
New Year, New.....Website!
Forget new year, new you... Lets get your brand or business looking fresh and professional with a new website!
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Josh Wilhelm
Jan 25, 20233 min read
Does Cover Art Matter...?
How important cover art is for music in our digital streaming music world. In today’s digital world, we don’t interact with physical albums
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Josh Wilhelm
Jan 18, 20233 min read
Album Cover Process - I Never Knew
One of my favorite things to create, and what actually started this business, is album covers. I love getting to visually communicate the...
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Josh Wilhelm
Jan 9, 20237 min read
Judged by the Cover - Boston Ep.2
Intro When we think of bands, we usually think of a group of guys or gals that start jamming together, writing some songs, they start...
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Josh Wilhelm
Jan 9, 20233 min read
Judged by the Cover - Minorville Ep.1
Intro Welcome to the first episode of the Judged by the cover podcast. Today we are talking about the album cover that started this thing...
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Josh Wilhelm
Jan 9, 20232 min read
JW's "Liner" Notes
I’m sad that I didn’t grow up during the hey day of vinyl records. What an experience it must have been to go to the store and find the...
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