Digipak Analysis & Summary

Summary of Digipak Conventions

• The front cover of a Digipak commonly features the name of the artist and the title of the album in the top-left third. This is normally written in typography which stands out from the rest of the design as this is important information.
• The cover image is often somewhat ambiguous but conveys information about the artist and/or the album itself.
• The inside normally consists of three panels, with the disc being kept in a plastic tray in the middle panel, with the rest of the panels folding over it. The panels either side of the disc feature images which are cohesive with the overall design identity of the product and are relevant to the music itself.
• There are two spines (one on each side of the product when folded) which should be identical and conventionally feature the title of the album, the name of the band, the product's catalogue number, and the logo of the record label.
• The back panel of the Digipak should feature a large amount of white-space/empty space, so as to distract from the important information. This usually consists of a track-list, a barcode, as well as the copyright information for the product. On newer Digipaks, there is often interactive information such as websites and social media details.