This document discusses design elements and conventions that the author likes in digipak CD packaging. The author prefers designs that use artistic covers with bold colors or images to attract attention. They also value song lists on the back cover and interesting masthead designs so people can identify the band and remember song titles. As examples, the author analyzes two digipaks they like - one with a bright orange cover contrasting the black interior, and another with a dramatic eye image spanning two panels and a simple star on the plain front cover.

1. Researching Digipaks
Typical CodesandConventions
 Name of the band- usuallyasthe Mastheadon the CD
 Songlist
 Barcode
 Label name and sometimeslogo
 Artisticcover
DesignIdeasIlike
I like the artisticlookof thisDigipak, the brightorange frontcovercontrastswiththe blackinside of
the CD cover.This makesthe orange coverthe centre of attentionwhenlookingatthisDigipak.Also
it’snot the mostcomplicatedof designsbutthat’swhatmakesitstandout for me.
The codesand conventionsthatIlike ina Digipakare an artisticfront
cover,an interestingmastheaddesignandthe songlistonthe back
cover.I thinka goodcover isthe bestway to attract someone’s
attentionwhenlookingforanewCD. The mastheadhas to be
interestingandboldsopeople recognisewhatbanditis.I alsothink
the song listneedstobe on the back sopeople canrememberthe
songsnamestheylike.

2. Here is anotherdigipakthatIlike.Thisone isa bit differenttothe lastas it hasa muchdarker
connotations.Ilike the waythe picture of the eyescovertwopanelsof the digipakasit makesitlook
at more dramatic. I alsolike the plane frontcoverof thisone as I believe somethingsimple like the
star in thisone can say a lotjustlike a busierfrontcover.