Conventions of Digipaks

The typical conventions of a Digipak would include;
A picture of the artist on the top cover of the pack along with there name or the bands name
They would also feature the name of there album
To be made from paper/card
Plastic teeth to hold the CD in place
The colour theme is sterotypically simple and used throughout the ablum campaign
They use a symbolic object, pictures that loink to the artist or the video and give the audience a slight hint and spark interest.


Advances of a Digipak
they tend to be more restistent, to be broken or cracked. Known as shatter proof
Becuasee of the material they are made from they tend to be more environmently friendly--through the use of paper instead of man made plastic. This making it hard to
Through the design of a digipak this means the artist can be a lot more creative in the layout and truely express the message/mood the musican want the audience to create, this builds a greater understanding of who the artist is and relationship with the fans.
A digipak can offen be cheaper to produce, but only an a big scale, small bands wouldn't be able/afford to made thsi and instead op for the basic CD album root.
I think that a digipak is more aesthetical pleasing than a standard CD pack, the inovative design that can be created, I think the more room for display makes it a far more excitting and enagging product to have and look at.

Disadvantages of a Digipak
Due to the paper material that is used for the digipak instead of plastic, can cause it to become prone to riping and tearing after few use. Although it is enviornmently friendly it is not as hard waering as the plastic CD packs tend to be.
To buy a digipak pack from a shop it does cost more, this is due to the added features that you don't normally have on a standard pack it included maybe an extra CD two instead of one, more photos offen posters of the band. It tends to be a more quality item, as a result the price increases.
If the plastic teeth that hold the CD in place break/snap can cause the CD to fall out, not ideal for a CD case. Overall not allowing it to achieves it basic and main funtion.