CODES / CONVENTIONS AND

RESEARCH ON DIGIPAK

A digipack is an original version of a normal

music album package. Digipack typically

consists of a gatefold paperboard or card

stock outer binding, with one or more

plastic trays capable of holding a CD or

DVD attached to the inside. Since digipaks

were among the first alternatives to jewel

cases to be used by major record

companies, the term digipak or Digi-Pak is

often used generically, even when the

media holder is a hub or “Soft Spot” rather

than a full plastic tray.

Digipak

Album Name

Picture of Artists

Artist

NameList of Songs

Website of

band/artist

Barcode

The album ‘Happiness’ by Hurts is a soft

rock music album. The thing which

attracts the most on the cover is artist’s

picture and the font. Whereas in this

condition both the things are suitable to

the soft rock music. The back cover is

plain with the list of songs, barcode and

some media partners and sponsors.

Picture of the

artists on the cover

of album

Band Name of front cover

Barcode

Album’s title

List of songs

Sponsors

This is the album named as ‘Mumbo

Jumbo’ by the band Air Supply. The front

cover shows the picture of artists,

Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock.

It shows the soft rock album as front

cover and album title describes it. Back

cover covers the list of songs, album

title, barcode and sponsors.

Name of album on front cover

Name of band

Barcode

List of songs

The Album ‘Preaching the Blues’ by the

band, Fleetwood mac is a soft rock

music album. John McVie, Stevie

Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick

Fleetwood are the artist of this album.

The front cover shows the album’s and

band’s name whereas back cover shows

the list of songs, barcode and sponsors.

Samples of Digipak

After research work these are the sample

of digipak. These samples gave me idea

of how to design a digipak properly.

Picture of artist, list of songs and

almost same font are common in

every digipak. I would also prefer my

digipak in the same pattern.