Music and art go hand in hand. And the best way to get a potential buyers’ attention is with an eye catching album cover. CD covers can be extremely expressive and convey the message of the album in a number of creative ways. There are many ways in which the artwork can be designed for the cover. You can use a photograph or some illustrations or even typographic design but your cover should convey the type of music the album contains. In this tutorial, you will learn how to design CD covers in Illustrator while getting an idea about the CD cover dimensions and to how to design the layout for the cover of the CD.