Different Digipak Template Research

Digipak Designs

The digipaks I have deconstructed have a basic digipak design. You have a front which opens out to reveal a CD. From examples I have seen, there are many amazing, out of the ordinary designs ha a digipak exists.

This digipak belongs to the band "Foreinger" for the album 'Lowdown and Dirty'. At the time of release, the main method of playing music was to use a CD player. Therefore, they're digipak cleverly resembled a CD player that the audience would be able to recognise. The CD of the digipak is tucked away and protected by the CD player and case. The album name can be seen printed in a recognisable style of font where a real CD player would display the band/song name. The use of the music playing product to form a digipak makes it attractive to the target audience and makes it stand out against other digipaks or dualboxes.













This digipak is by "Zoviet-France" and the album is called "Just an Illusion". This digipak has the appearance of a sealed box.  When closed, the wooden box has a abstract pattern in a darker brown colour which almost looks like it has been wood burned. The Box opens up to reveal a paper case which has the CD inside. This wooden box completely protects the CD. It also makes the album feel special to the audience as they can lock it up and keep it safe.

This digipak for the album "Stress" by the band "Stress". This is a example of a ordinary digipak style. It has a front cover which folds out into several sections to reveal the CD at the centre. The centre of the digipak has several images of the band, all of which link to the house style.

This digipak is for the artist "Francesca Beghé" for the album called "Francesca Beghé". This is another example of a generic digipak. This one simply opens up to reveal a booklet and then the CD. A house style can clearly be seen in this digipak once again representing how important a house style is for a digipak.

 This digipak is for the band "Whitesnake" for their album called "Slip of the Tongue". The digipak itself has been wrapped up inside a layer of cardboard which appears to have been sealed by a ribbon. Inside this packaging is the actual digipak which has a large red wax seal placed in the centre. I like this idea of the digipak being wrapped up inside so it has the connotations of it being a present to the audience buying it.

This digipak by the band "Sting" for the album " The soul cages" is similar to "White Snake" album above. The CD has been wrapped up in a hessian digipak. This folds together and is wrapped up with hessian rope. The hessian has been decorated to create a house style, with calligraphy style writing printed onto the material. I like how the digipak  folds up to create a package which the audience can then unfold like it is a present to them. However, the hessian material the CD is wrapped in does not seem to provide much protection for the CD which could lead to it being broken.

This digipak is for the artist "Julia Fordham" for the album "Manhattan Skyline". It has a very classic house style. The digipack is fastened by a red ribbon which  runs through the digipak. The digipak opens out to reveal a flap in the centre which has a cut out skyline representing Manhattan. behind this is a red case which contains the CD. The red case helps to hightlight the cut out outline in the flap of the digipak making it stand out. The digipak has a clear house style using the colours red and white.

All of these different templates for digipaks I have viewed have given me many different ideas for what design I would like my digipak to be. It has also opened my eyes to how a digipak does not just have to be something that opens up but can be any design or shape.