The document discusses the conventions and rough design of a digipak, which is a paper-based music album packaging alternative to jewel cases. It describes the typical exterior sections of a digipak including the front, spine, back, and inside flap. It then outlines the common compartments for holding a booklet, CD, and DVD. Finally, it lists the main conventions included in most digipaks and provides a rough design for a 6 panel digipak.
2. EXTERIOR SECTIONS
Front
Name of the artist, album name. Includes some sort
of illustration or a picture of the artist. Alternatively,
a typographical illustration of the artist’s name.
Spine
Name of the artist, album name. Indication of a disc
format, DVD logo, serial number.
Back
Barcode, age restriction category, album
tracklist, special features mentions.
Inside Flap
Continuous background.
Needed to continue the design theme
of the front.
3. COMPARTMENTS
First Compartment
Is a sleeve for an included booklet, slit at the top to
handle the booklet.
Contains continuous background.
Second Compartment
It is used to hold a CD disk in it.
Slit at the top to put a disk in it.
Contains continuous background.
Third Compartment
Holds the second disk, DVD, more often than not. It holds all special features and extras. It features
a plastic disk holder instead of a usual slit and is the sturdiest and heaviest part of a digipak.
6. ROUGH DESIGNOFA6 PANELDIGIPAK
Design of the
Front
Duplicated
Info
about the
band and
the song
Band
Photo
Band
and
Album
Name
Tracklist,
age
rating,
label logo
Album
Cover
