Research into c.d. digipak

A digipak is a style of CD and DVD packaging. It's made from card or paper with a plastic insert used to hold the CD. The case is harder to break than that of a CD as it is not made out of plastic which is easy to crack however the "teeth" which hold the CD are still easy to break. Digipak usage is increasing as it is generally better for the environment. But also because it is seen as "trendy" and a new thing for bands to do and to be different from other bands. Digipaks are a registered trademark of
              You can buy Digipaks in several different forms such as 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 panel digipaks, though the most  common forms of digipaks are 4 panel digipaks which opens like a book. 6 panel digipaks are also very common as they give a larger area for the album artwork and text information about the band or other people who have helped to produce it.

    The front cover of a digipak is usually the main artwork for the album, this is to make the album recognizable to fans, this will take up the majority if not all of the front cover. The only other bits of information which the front cover will contain are both the albums name and also the name of the band who produced it. The artists name is usually in larger text than the the name of the album as it is likely that a casual consumer of music will not be able to name the album but will be looking for a c.d. by that band.

The spine of a digipak usually includes the artists name and the name of the album. In smaller writing at the bottom will usually be the name of the record company. This writing is usually over some artwork that is carried on from the front page.

 The back of the digipak will usually contain a track listing, on certain digipaks on the track listing there will also be after each track the length of the song. This information also takes place over the top of artwork which is

Wasting light is by foo fighters who are one of the worlds best known rock bands, it's the latest album that they have released and debuted at number 1 in the album charts selling 235000 copies in its first week. It was released in both jewel case and 4 panel digipak form. The album artwork is very distinctive and is easily recognizable straight away as wasting light, this is because the background of the album is plain black, in the middle of the cover are pictures of the bands faces, the faces are done as stencils with each band member being a different colour, areas of the bands members faces that overlap. This creates a very bright and vibrant image, which is a stark contrast from the black background. This album cover was both created to show the contrast between light and dark, but also too make the album stand out in any form of record store such as hmv which it may be displayed in and therefore attract potential customers.  The name of the band and the title of the album are above the artwork, they are in a much lighter colour and a thin text, this is done to not take the attention away from the main picture, which by itself means that the album will be recognized even without the title and bands name.

Portraits by max raptor is the debut album of the midlands punk band, Max Raptor have quickly made a name for themselves through there near constant touring, they have been the support band to acts such as The Stranglers ant The Darkness. They have also played at the large rock and metal download festival and have promoted themselves through these appearances with there energetic live shows.

        The album has presumably been released as a digipak because it is generally cheaper to release a CD as a digipak than it is to release it as a jewel case, and because it was the bands debut album they only had a limited amount of money with which to record and release it, therefore limiting costs by using the digipak. 

         The front of the digipak features a large portrait, the portrait looks like a painting which has been copied onto the cover as you can clearly see the brush strokes. The name of the album is a reflection of the albums title "portraits" which is so called as the album is about how they as a group see Britain and the current climate of the country, the album touches on subjects such as the economy and domestic abuse.. The name of the band and the album are in white letters but there is some smearing of the name, this is done so that it looks like it has been painted over the top of the portrait.