Example digipack

DigiPaks are designed to fold into a square CD case. They can fold many different ways and can have different amount of panels. For my example it is a total of 6 panels. This is, as it will not over load the buyer with information however giving them enough to want to buy another Digipak from a different album. The front and back panels are the main promoters of the CD or the bands new album and are very much used to draw in the customers. The inside of the DigiPak is used more for information and extra bits to do with the artist/song/album. The theme of the inside packaging normally is more subtle compared to the outside packaging. However this can also depend on the type of band and there genre of music. You will find that there are cardboard/paper folds around the plastic case, which secures the disc in place

The front of DigiPaks tend to have a large eye-catching picture on them however again this can really rely on the type of band for example pink Floyd. The picture illustrated on the front panels tend to have some relation to the songs or artist The song or the album title is also found on the front panel or again not the case for bands like Pink Floyd.

4. Pink Floyd

Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

Design by Hipgnosis and George Hardie

“The prism represented both the diversity and cleanliness of the sound of the music,” said the designer. “In a more conscious way, it worked for a band with a reputation for their light show. The triangle is a symbol of ambition, one of the themes Roger was concerned with. So you had several ideas coming together.” However by doing this it also made a name for the band as they began every album over from there and previously so that fans new what they were looking for when going into a music shop or record shop.