Digipaks refer to CD packaging that covers the front, back, and inside of the CD case. Usually the artwork features the artist or abstract designs carrying through the entire case. The document provides two examples of digipak designs. The first is Rihanna's album featuring her name and the album title in faint white font on a red background, with interior artwork matching the song "Only Girl in the World." The second is Kanye West's "Graduation" album, featuring surreal cartoon-like artwork overseen by artist Takashi Murakami, with interior illustrations chronicling West's mascot Dropout Bear working to graduate college.

1. Digipak
By Noshin Anjum

2. What is a digipak?
• Digipaks refer to the packaging of a compact disc
(CD) which covers the front and back of the CD
case, as well as the inside of the CD case. Usually,
there would be either the artist on both sides of the
plastic cases, and the CD itself, or abstract art.
Perhaps, they may have just the title of the album
and a simple background carrying through the
whole CD case.

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example of a digipak
The artist’s name is a
faint white font and
positioned at the top
of the CD cover so the
consumer can focus
their attention
towards the vividness
of the red used on the
cover.
The inside of the
CD cover is the
artist amongst
roses and this
particular scene
matches with the
song ‘Only Girl in
the World’ from
her album ‘Loud’.
The colour red is
heavily used in
Rihanna’s album as
red connotes
romance, passion and
femininity.
The CD itself is an
image of a flower which
illustrates as well as
emphasise the artist’s
femininity.
The album title
is also the same
font as the
artist’s name.
This is a
demonstration
of the creation
of a star image.

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example of a digipak:
front and back
The artist’s name and album title
is hardly recognisable which
indicates that the artist wants
the consumer to focus on the
cartoon style of the album. This
is further emphasised by the
lack of images of the artist
himself.
West collaborated with
Takashi Murakami to oversee
the art direction of Graduation
as well as design the cover art
for the album's accompanying
singles.
Murakami's surrealistic
visual art is
characterized by
cartoonish creatures
that appear friendly
and cheerful at first
glance, but possess
dark, twisted
undertones.

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example of a digipak
(continued): inlay
As we can see, the artwork's
storyline centres around
"Dropout Bear," West's
anthropomorphic teddy bear
mascot.
The illustrations chronicle Dropout Bear overcoming various
obstacles in an effort to reach his college campus in time for his
graduation ceremony.