https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5 analysing what a digipak is... en-us 2017-07-11 08:29:53 UTC 2024-04-14 20:09:47 UTC hello@padlet.com gemmaelsie16 https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178457166 'a type of packaging for CDs or DVDs, typically made from cardboard with an internal plastic holder for one or more discs'. Digipaks are usually used for special editions or re-releases of albums, a digipak gives fans more features than a simple CD case. ]]> 2017-07-11 08:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178457166 gemmaelsie16 https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178457346 2017-07-11 08:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178457346 gemmaelsie16 https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178457388 Digipak-style cases grew in popularity among record labels and recording artists in the early 2000s. MPAC Group, Inc. originally owned the Digipak trademark.]]> 2017-07-11 08:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178457388 gemmaelsie16 https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178457497 Digipaks typically have a gate fold style, meaning they open like a book. They are usually made from paperboard or card stock and inside have one or more plastic trays used to hold CD's. Digipaks will be typically chosen over a simple CD case due to the freedom the artist can have, as a digipak is made of cardboard images can be printed on more easily. Digipaks typically tend to have a bold eye-catching image displayed on the front. ]]> 2017-07-11 08:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178457497 gemmaelsie16 https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178457689 A digipak can help the artist to create a brand and reinforce the genre of their music. conventionally the digipak will embody a theme or message about the artist and their music. Digipaks help the artist to create a band, which is vital in order for them to gain popularity. The digipak front cover will reflect on the lyrics of the songs on the CD. For example if the lyrics of the songs were futuristic they would made the visuals of the digipak futuristic.  
Digipaks can help the artist to promote themselves and who they are as a artist. ]]> 2017-07-11 08:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178457689 gemmaelsie16 https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178458173 >4 or 6 plate folded piece of card with a CD in the middle
>Lyric book
>Name of the Album
>Visuals/Imagery
>Picture of the artist
>List of songs featured]]> 2017-07-11 08:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178458173 gemmaelsie16 https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178458475 This is how a digipak is typically laid out]]> 2017-07-11 08:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178458475 gemmaelsie16 https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178458920 2017-07-11 09:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/178458920 https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/218704359 indie music is seen as alternative the images on the Digi-pak should reflect this style. The Digi-pak will conventionally look different and strange.
Indie Digi-paks conventionally either have the artist as the focus or do not include images of the artist at all and focus on colours and patterns. 
Fonts included are usually strange and unusual. they will use a mixture of serif and sans-serif fonts to help it stand out and catch the consumers eye. ]]> 2018-01-04 10:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gemmaelsie16/b9pgyuhhjoc5/wish/218704359