Custom CD Digipak Packaging, 5 Inch Trays
Die Cuts, Shapes, Special Effects Printing, Matte Paper Stocks
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Custom CD Digipak - 5inch Tray Packaging with Special Features:
Die Cuts, Lettering & Shapes
Special Printing Effects - Foil, Spot Gloss, Lamination, Metallics, Emboss, Deboss
Recycled Paper Trays & Foam Trays (Great for USB Sets)
Perfect Bound Books, Slipcase Sets
Special Cross Folding Configurations
Vertical or Wide Tray Orientation
Special Paper Stocks (Matte Uncoated, Fiberboard, Extra Thick)
Fabric Wrapped Digipaks
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Basic Terminology of Digipak Packaging:
Number of Panels 4pp - 10pp Horizontal, 10pp - 14pp Cross
Height of Panels 5inch, 7 inch, 10inch
Types of Trays Plastic Single, Double, and Paper TraysThere are numerous features that can be varied when making a digipak:
- ~ Number of panels (count the number of panels visible on one side. Each panel can hold a tray, or a pocket, or just be a solid panel)
- ~ Height of panels (usually the panel width/height matches the tray size)
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- ~Folding Configurations
(like gatefolds or even more wild- SEE CROSS 10pp or 14pp) -
Paper trays are made from recycled paper pulp, with a color similar to our fiberboard stock. You can use them wherever you'd use a plastic tray. Available 5inch height.
- ~Paper Stock (We have fantastic ECO OPTIONS for paper stocks- SEE ECO digipaks with recycled stock (ahem, we mean really recycled) coated or uncoated, and FIBERBOARD digipaks in a brown texture, and thick or thin.
- ~ Number of panels (count the number of panels visible on one side. Each panel can hold a tray, or a pocket, or just be a solid panel)
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Different Types of Digipak Pockets
for Booklets, Posters, Photos, Art Cards~ Pockets (oh wow, get ready - we must have some 30+ variations of pockets already made, and special die cut pockets are not a big deal for us. Tube pockets, slot pockets, diagonal literature pockets, Wide Moon Pockets, Deep Thumbhole, Shallow Thumbhole, Business Card Slots....on and on):
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Booklet Options
~Booklets
We can we do booklets...any size. Stapled, folded, attached to spine, weird folding, gluing to panels,stapled stitched perfect bound, etc etc. Note that booklets come in 4pp increments. We can also use different types of papers and finishes to achieve a matte or glossy effect. Here are a few examples:
Variations on a 8pp booklet:
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Full Color Printing - Reverse Side of Paper 4C/4C
Printed Inside Pockets and Spines (PIPS)We print our digipaks on both sides of the paper so that you get full color, continuous art printing across the inside of the packaging. This is especially important if you have vibrant colors or need to make a big impact. Specialty paper stocks like fiberboard digipaks are generally not printed 4C/4C as the fiberboard is brownish and doesn't result in a glaring white spine if left unprinted.
Notice the Continuous Art in these Examples of PIPS on White Stock :
Without PIPS, the inner spine (which is white on white paper) shows:
With Fiberboard Stock, it may or may not matter to have PIPS in your design. Here are some examples of PIPS and No PIPS on Fiberboard Stock:
Art is generally printed in 4C (that's cmyk). If one side of the paper is printed, this is referred to as 4C/0C. If both sides are printed, we refer to it as 4C/4C. We can also do just 4C/1C if your primary inside color is black. Alternately if you are not printing in cmyk but prefer pantone inks, we can substitute 2PMS colors instead of 4C cmyk.
One other fun trick with PIPS is printing behind the pocket, like this secret message:
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Examples of Special Effects Printing and Paper Stocks
Take a look at some of our favorite Midheight Digipak examples:
Subswara - These beautiful waves of spot UV gloss and matte lamination and pearlescent effect, set this title apart. SEE the FEATURED TITLE PAGE
Blasucci - a masterpiece of spot gloss, embossing and debossing to create wood grain.
~Bling Factor or Special Effects Printing (Spot UV Gloss, Embossing and Debossing, foils - YOU HAVE TO SEE FREEZEPOP), Glossy, Matte, Laminations and don't forget the die cuts windows and shapes, oh what fun we have)
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Special Paper Stocks- Fiberboard, Uncoated Matte Digipaks
SEE ECO digipaks TOO!
STS9 -what a fun client, always eco conscious with fun effects. Their music is famous, but it doesn't hurt that their packaging is award winning. (We just love it when our clients get awards.) SEE FIBERBOARD digipaks
In Lak Ech - Look at the beautiful effect of the soy inks on uncoated, matte paper.
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Dress it up with a Slipcase
Slipcases can be added to any project—one disc or multiple disc sets can have a slipcase.
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More Digipak Packaging Pages
Here are some of our fun and unusual Digipak Titles:
Cross Shaped Digipaks and Jackets
Custom CD Digipaks (5inch)
Custom DVD Digipaks (7inch)
Limited Edition Digipaks
Double Disc Digipaks
Fiberboard Digipaks
Matte, Uncoated Digipaks
Recycled Paper Digipaks, Matte Uncoated Stock
Paper Tray Digipaks
Wide Digipaks
Mega Tall Digipaks (10inch) Multidisc Sets
Multidisc Digipak Sets
DigiBooks
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With Every Project