Digipacks Research

"Digipaks typically consist of a gatefold (book-style) 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, and because there is no other common name for Digipak-style packaging made by other 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-style packaging is often used for CD singles or special editions of CD albums and the tall DVD Digipak (DVDigipak) is used as a premium package for DVDs and DVD sets. Because such packaging is less resistant to abrasion than jewel cases, it tends to show signs of wear relatively quickly. Licensed digipak manufacturers such as domestic U.S. printer and disc replicator Oasis Disc Manufacturing recommend coating the raw printed paper with a protective UV coating, thus ensuring greater longevity". (Wikipedia definition)

We thought this digipack cover is pretty cool and we particularly enjoy the simplicity of the design. It makes it quite mysterious and as we have never heard of the artist we would love to know what the greatest cat power is.











The design on the right is different from the above as it is a soundtrack from our favourite TV programme ever. Again it is quite a simple design but it tells you exactly what it is and you can work out the genre of it even if you have never heard of it.


This is what an 8 page digipak looks like.