What is a Digipak?

A digipak is a patented style of CD or DVD packaging, and is a registered trademark of AGI Shorewood which is an atlas holdings LLC company.
Digipaks typically consist of a gatefold (which means 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.


Manufacturers have sought to reduce environmental impact and improve functionality by introducing recycled components into its trays; one has announced a 100% post-consumer PET tray made from recycled bottles, which also eliminates the need for the brittle "teeth".  Another one goes one step further by totally eliminating the plastic tray and replacing it with a paper tray made from sugarcane and egg carton. Many printers use recycled or sustainable material for the board stock.


Digipak-style cases grew in popularity among record labels and recording artists in the early 2000s.

For my digipak I will have four panels.
The material I will use will be 300gsm card with matt or gloss varnish. I will use four printed colours or pantone colours.
The dimensions will be 139.5mm x 6mm x 125.5mm.

Here is a template of a four panel digipak:

Here is an image of a digipak used by an artist from our genre:

This is Katy Perry's digipak, which you can see relates to her theme and her genre.