CD Display Unit

Album art is wonderful to look at right?  My girlfriend and I think so, and we were bothered by the fact that most physical albums, vinyl and CD, are reduced to indistinguishably small slivers in most standard storage devices.  Vinyl gets a some cover art attention with the frames being offered by the likes of Urban Outfitters, but what about all that art on the front of CD's?

It was time to expose the art and do it effectively.  After hashing out a few design ideas it came down to utilizing some easily found materials, museum board and hemp cord, each easily found at any art store.  The result is a minimal system that adapts to fit your needs, but also packs up nicely for people on the move.

As I develop instructions for making the display units you can take a look at some of these photos to get a sense of what is to come.

Cut hemp cord for 10 storage columns, each holding 10 discs.

Assembled columns in their relaxed position, and they bunch up much smaller than shown.

Side view of installed units.

Underside view of the CD platforms.  Lots of knots.

Completed installation waiting to show a 100 album covers the light of day.

Finally, the filled display unit.

Filling the unit is where the fun comes in.  We were able to arrange the discs by a color gradient blue to orange, check out the stop motion of the disc placement here.  Your options with organization are limitless; eventually the columns became dedicated to new releases, favorites, and specific genres.  Best part is that switching albums in and out is quick and easy.

Stay tuned for instructions and details.