Although both can be distinguished as the same thing, there are quite noticeable differences that can be found between a traditional CD jewel case and a more modern Digipak. One of the main differences that is instantly noticeable is the material that they are both made off.
Jewel Case
These tend to be made of 100% plastic and in the older designs only have two sides (outside front and back) worth of artwork and usually contain a small handbook full of band related Photos, lyrics and news. Due to the material they are much more durable compared to Digipaks, however lack the authentic feel and appear more 'produced' compared to the nicer-more collectable feeling Digipaks.
Digipaks
Digipaks are more for the collectors, this reason being they feel more authentic and usually contain more inserts and special merchandise and so appeals to the more serious fans. these inserts could include posters, hand written lyrics, miscellaneous objects and special artwork that is limited to the digipak design. digipaks can have various amount of panel's ranging from 4 sides all the way up to 16 therefore this gives them a much better advantage for artists to express their designs to there audience as they have much more physical space to do so.
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