1. DIGIPAKS RESEARCH
GEORGINA SOLOMON

2. What is a Digipaks ?
Within the music industry there has
been an increase of large record
labels that use Digipak from 2000
however not so much now , as people
generally download than buy CD’s .
Moreover a Digipakcan be is not only
used for CD’s but DVD’s swell , it is
essential packaging with information
about an artist or film and the
packaging is targeted at fans so they
can feel special .The digipaks are
priced higher than CDS to make them
more exclusive and fans receive extra
content.

3. What is a Digipak made from
?
The digipaks are made with
Cardboard or plastic , so fans can
preserve them for longer , in
comparison to standard CD case.
In order to protect the
environment Digipaks
manufactures use cardboard
instead of plastic, these changes
have been used across many
manufactures.

4. Annotation of Rage
Against the Machine

5. Front Cover The title for the
album is the Band
name .
This image is very
controversial and
famous image
because it shows a
Buddha burning
The Band have
chosen not to
include an image
of their self, this
shocks the
audience because
this image would
not or expected on
Digipaks. The front cover has a contrast of dark and light
colours this is appealing to the eye. The album
cover sticks out because it is unique , as the
many artist use bright colours.

6. INSIDE The writing within the middle
The CD is plain
however it still has the
same colours text
which is white.
shows who was responsible for
The Digipaks includes creating the album ,. For
a track list of all of example the producers and the
the songs writers .
The same
image used
on the front
cover is used
again
Black is a consistent colour used throughout the
digipak,this signifies that their music is quite dark and
gothic . Black is a colour that is associated with this genre
.

7. Another Artist’s Digipak -
Tool

8. Tool Tool has used a
genre convention on
their Digipak , the
colour black.
The band have choose
not to include an
image of themselves,
they have choose to
The text is written in have a plain black
an artist form this digipak.
looks more
appealing to the
eye .

9. Inside Tool have chosen to
use a range of
artistic images
rather than images
of themselves.
The theme of black and
white is continued on the
CD, this shows continuity and
this has been used on
previous Digipaks covers .
It can be argued
that Tool has
broken their
stereotypical
genre
conventions
because there is
of colour .

10. Back of CD
The artist within the band is
written on the back , this The track list is at
informative and enables the the back and it is
performances within Tool written in white to
receive recognition for their continue with the
music . monochrome
theme .
The bar code is at the back
in order for Digipaks to be
sold .