Research Into Digipaks

Researching on Google I found many Digi-paks, of all sizes (how many CD's it can hold) and colours.

I looked primarily at this Digi-pak for Oasis. In terms of the guitar, an artistic view point was considered when taking the picture because it doesn't show all of it and it is suitable for the title of the cover because it says 'Acoustic'. The back is simple enough, and follows the colour scheme (sticking to 3 or 4 so it does not get too 'loud') and it lists all the songs on the CD; this will be useful for a listener to choose which song they want to listen to first. Unfortunately, due to the camera angle I cannot see what it says on the inside, but I presume it includes either lyrics or band information.

This Digi pak layout is simple and calming due to its natural colours of green, brown, white and yellow. Even the CD itself is decorated, which shows they were thoughtful about the design, as it added additional information or just summarized in case you lost your cardboard Digi-pak sleeve. The information on the left is I assume band information, however what is missing I think is a picture of the band to make it feel more personal, however they could have one on the back.

For this Digi-pak the front is very simple, because it only uses two colours however, it is very abstract which could highlight the bands individuality or type of music. It has an image of the band members which is good as it makes the Digi-pak more personal to their fans, almost a limited edition collectors item.

Lastly, I particularly liked this Digi-pak when I found it while researching, it is for the band SteelWing. They use a futuristic font to emphasise their Progressive Metal style. Their track listings are very eye catching as the letters are predominantly Russian but if focused on can still be interpreted as English quite easily. It essentially challenges people who buy the album

The front cover boasts a futuristic robot/soldier next to an alien. On the back it’s a zoomed image of this alien face. This could be a reference to the problems this band has had to overcome in their fight for fame and recognition and is very aesthetically pleasing for their intended audience and fans.

From this analysis I understand that in order to create an effective Digi-pak I need to have a colour scheme that has a maximum of 3-4 colours and to have a good balance of text and images, as I do not want to crowd the small amount of space available in a Digi-pak.