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In this episode of Judged by the Cover, Phil Hyland takes us on a nostalgic journey through his musical past. He shares the story behind "Reel to Real," a collection of 90s demo recordings recently brought back to life. Josh from JW Creates details the creative process behind the album artwork, incorporating weathered textures and Phil's handwriting to capture the essence of the era.

The short answer: Podnooga is a creative community built for podcasters, content creators, and the people who support them. But the real story runs a little deeper—and it’s closely tied to my own journey as a creator and the work I do at JW Creates.

While Aaron and I were chatting about my recent takeover of PodNooga — a growing podcast network dedicated to elevating creative voices in the Chattanooga area — he mentioned a poetry event he had in the works. Initially, he just needed help figuring out how to record the event. But once I heard his vision, I realized I had everything needed to help bring it to life — from gear and production experience to the creative fire to help shape its visual identity....

When it comes to building a recognizable brand—whether you’re a musician, podcaster, or content creator—your cover art is one of your most powerful tools. It’s not just decoration. It’s a statement.

Let’s be real: there are plenty of good reasons why artists, bands, and podcasters choose to DIY their cover art. Budgets are tight. You're trying to get your content out into the world quickly. And sometimes, it feels like slapping something together in Canva or Photoshop is “good enough.”

In the world of podcasts, a couple of small things can make a huge impact for a show....

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

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...

Custom album cover process for the band FACE. Check out the behind the scenes process in creating the album cover for the band FACE.

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.

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

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

One of my favorite things to create, and what actually started this business, is album covers. I love getting to visually communicate the...