As one of the ancillary tasks, we have been asked to produce a digipak for our artists album. A digipak is a form of packaging for CDs and DVDs. As opposed to the traditional jewel case, as shown, digipaks are made from 300gsm card with matte or gloss varnish - allowing them to be shatterproof. There are little to no restrictions on the size of a digipak. It can easily be increased from 4 to 6 or 8, which allows more information to be displayed. This is more appealing to artists as it is more information to persuade the customer to buy their album. Digipaks are beneficial because its cardboard and it will not snap. Even the plastic CD holder can be made from cardboard as a pose to plastic. It being made from cardboard means its more sustainable than plastic. But on the other hand, it could rip and if it gets wet, can become soggy.
I think the advantages clearly over weigh the disadvantages as can be resolved by layering a thin plastic film to make it some-what waterproof.
