This document outlines ideas for designing a digipak for a compilation album featuring songs from various artists. It discusses including information about songs and copyright on the CD disk. The front cover design ideas include featuring photos of all the artists or a single photo representing the album's feel. The back cover would include CD and DVD track lists with background images and information at the bottom. The spine would feature the album name to match the color scheme and provide cohesion across the design.

1. Digipak Ideas

2. This is the
template which
I will be using
for the digipak.

3. Initial ideas
This would be the CD
disk. Here I would
need to put
information about the
songs, so this would
be the copyright
information for each
song etc. The colours
would match the
album cover.
The main spine will have the name of the album on
then, and will match the colour scheme of the album.
As the album would be a
compilation of songs from
different artists, I wouldn’t
be able to have the artist be
the focus of the front. I
could try creating a cover
that includes photos of all of
the artists, or I could use a
photo that represents the
album.
These two spaces are where I would put the track list, with the CD on the back cover, and the DVD on the left, so that it’s on the
back of where the DVD would be. The image will run over the spine, which will have the name of the album on it, and cover both
spaces. In order to make the album appear cohesive, the chosen image will be in the same style as the front cover.
This disk space
is for the DVD,
so it will look
similar to that
of the CD. I’ll
include all of
the
information,
like copyright,
and the colour
would match
the space for
the CD.
The centre will be a
photo that
represents the feel
that the album has.
It will be in a similar
style to the covers
for cohesion.

4. Front cover
As the album is a compilation album, there’s different ways that I could design the cover of the album. Unlike a normal album
cover, there wouldn’t just be one artist on the cover as this wouldn’t represent the album as a whole. I decided to research
albums similar to mine to see what kind of covers are often used.
This is the first style of cover that I found was commonly used. Multiple images are included, showing the
biggest artists whose songs are on the album. Whilst this does represent the album well, I don’t think that it
would work for my album. The artists’ photos are used as a marketing tool for the album, to persuade
people to purchase it, as they’re big artists who are recognisable. My album won’t be big artists, so this
wouldn’t work for my album.
The other style of album that I found has no artist images. Instead, it focuses on the image, in this case
graphic art that represents the album. I think that this would work better for my album, as I could catch the
eye of the audience with the artwork, which would make them curious about the album. This would work
much better than the previous idea.
Album name
Artwork
Featured artists
This is the layout that I would like my album cover to have. The black box represents
the artwork, which will be the background image and will fill the cover. I think that I
want the artwork to be a photograph rather than graphic art, as I feel that I will best be
able to represent my album this way. The name of the album will be in the centre of
the cover in large text and a bold font, in order to make it stand out and be the focal
point, so that it catches the eye of the audience. At the bottom, I will name some of the
featured artists, as the album is also for previous fans of the genre, so I want them to
be able to see who is included on the album.

5. Back cover
The back cover of the album is where the CD track list will be. I plan to make the image for this cover the spine between the
back cover and the space next to it, which I will use for the DVD track list. The reason I plan to use this space is that, when the
digipak is folded, the DVD track list will be just under the front cover, so that when the cover is opened it’s the first thing that
you see. However, the main track list will be on the back as this is the convention of album covers. In order to ensure that the
audience know about the DVD extras, I will leave a note on the back cover to tell them.
CD track list
Background imageBackground image
DVD track
list
Album name Record label,
publishing company,
copyright information
The image here will also be a photograph in order to keep
the album looking cohesive. It will be one that matches
the colour scheme of the front cover, and is a similar style,
so that they work well alongside each other. Both track
lists will be down the centre, as this will make them the
focal point. Each track name will be on a new line, in order
to make the different names clear and not confuse the
new audience. The tracks will be numbered down the left,
and will have the time of their length down the right. As
the bottom of the back cover, I will have information
about copyright, and the companies involved in the
release of the album, as this is a convention of albums.
The album name will be on the spine in the same font as
the other spine in the digipak.
Back cover