The document discusses the creation of a mock-up of an 8 panel digipak using card to understand how the interlocking panels would look. The author feels the strongest parts of the design are the album cover and back because they have a stronger linking house style compared to the rest of the digipak. They also changed the outside color successfully so the inside and exterior now complement each other. The double panel illustration doesn't match up perfectly due to it being a paper mock-up. The author noticed the inside end panels don't look as professional as the cover possibly due to too much negative space and wants a minimalistic yet high quality design.

1. 3D digipak design
Digipak development

2. To get a better understanding of how the eight
panel digipak will look I created a mock up out of
card. I really wanted to see how the interlocking
panels would look when in their final format and
make sure all the elements were laid out in the
correct order of a conventional digipak.
Seeing it constructed, I feel that the strongest
part of the design is the album cover and back
because they have a stronger linking house style
compared to the rest of the digipak. I focused on
the two designs because they will be the first
impression to audiences and will need to
capture their attention, persuading them to buy
the digipak.

3. I feel that my decision to change the
outside colour of the digipak was a
successful design change because the
inside and exterior now compliment each
other and create an enigma to anyone
who sees inside the digipak when it is
folded.
The double panel illustration doesn't match up completely
because it is only a paper mock up and the folds aren’t one
hundred percent accurate. Taking this into consideration, I think
that the spread looks good because it is simple yet effective. I had
thought of adding text, such as lyrics onto the background but felt
that I wanted the panels to be their own stand alone piece.

4. I noticed when constructing the digipak that the
inside end panels don’t look as professional as the
cover, this might be due to too much negative
space. I want the design to look minimalistic to
attract the audience but don’t want it to sacrifice
the quality of the product.