Examples of Digipak or Deluxe edition CDs

As part of my ancillary tasks, I will be creating the album art for a deluxe edition CD/DVD bundle. As my research I have looked at some examples of digipaks. A digipak is a patented style of CD disk or DVD packaging and is a trademark of AGI media inc. Digipaks typically consist of a gatefold (book-style) paperboard or card stock outer binding, with one or more plastic trays capable of holding a CD or DVD attached to the inside.

The above templates are examples of plans for a digipak, to give me an idea of how the finished product will look when I have made it. Digipaks are made either with 4 or 6 panels, however the 6 panel digipak is the one most commonly seen.

" Life on the Murder Scene" by My Chemical Romance: A 3 disk CD/Live DVD of the best tracks from "I Brought You My Bullets" plus exclusive demo tracks. The DVDs feature live performances on the bands previous tour and extra interviews with the band. The digipak cover is extremely conventional for an early 2000s 'emo' band, due to the dark mysterious colours used (red, black and white to signify a contrast between purity, danger and death, this could signify a change in the characters lives which could lead to their demise) and the blood splattered on the characters faces and hands to further signify death and destruction. Models Jamisin Matthews and Jaime Andrews have been made up to portray the "demolition couple", mentioned in the MCR song 'demolition lovers', the cover has also been made up as a 'live version' of the Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge album, which is also called 'demolition lovers 2'.The mise en scene of the stark white background against the blood dripping off the female hand makes the image stand out to possible audience members in the shop, similarly the paleness of the model's faces on the front stand away from the black background behind them and imediately catch your eye. The camera angle used on the models is a medium shot, which is effective because it allows you to see the whole of the models faces, so you get the full effect of the blood being splashed across them. You are also able to see the costumes used in this photo, this is interesting because it seems as though the female is wearing what looks like a white lacy wedding dress and the male is wearing a suit. The cover could be portraying the tragic idea of the bride being killed on her wedding day, hence the blood dripping down over the lace on her hand.


I have also looked at a more 'indie' digipak, as the song I have chosen to make a video for has more of a gentle, guitar feel to it. This digipak is Deaf Havana's 'Fools and Worthless Liars' the album from which my chosen song is featured.

The picture on the cover is a large image of a young boy sat on a step, dressed in smart attire. This image in itself is juxtapostition, as it seems as though the young boy is dressed for work. This image may be portraying the idea that though we grow up, the best stay young at heart.The image has been printed in sepia tones, implying to the viewer that this photo is an old polaroid, showcasing a feel of nostalgia, as if the band are looking back on their lives. The text is a simple, block text with similar colouring to the album art, which may be so the text does not distract from the main picture. Within the album, the background is a brick wall pattern, which may have been chosen to reflect the realism and grittyness of the front cover. The brown bricks also match very well with the sepia picture.