Digipack Research

In this post I research digipacks and their history.

 Digipack = A registered trademark for a style of optical disc packaging. Digipack cases typically consist of gatefold (book-style) paperboard or card outer binding, with plastic trays (flexitrays) holding the CD.

Digipaks were first created by MeadWestvaco, who trademark "Digi-pak," but as the product format became more popular, "Digipak" became a more generic term used in reference to all paper based CD packaging. Digipack style cases gained popularity in the early 2000's, and is considered a modern, stylish alternative to a standard CD jewel case. Well designed CD artwork is combined with print finishing options such as Spot UV, Embossing and Matte Lamination. The most common CD Digipack is a 4 panel digipack, however there are also 6 panel CD Digipacks, and even 8 or 10 panel Digipacks available. The main appeal when it came to the digipak CD packaging format was its aesthetic appeal; they are primarily used for the release of singles or special editions of existing albums. However, a disadvantage when it comes to this format of CD packaging was that they were far more perishable than their jewel packaging counterparts.
I went through my own CD collection to look at some digipak cases I own myself to further get inspiration to create my own and understand what they typically look like.




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  1. Unknown7 February 2018 at 03:03

    This is a good start Jade but you need to be critical here look at the designs and analyse them in terms of design, layout, colour and typography.

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