33 Creative CD Packaging Design Examples
Today, we are bringing you 33 creative examples of CD packaging design. CDs and DVDs have been around for about 20 years. Just like any printed medium in a digital world like ours, a lot of people are talking about them as becoming obsolete just like the vinyl records of the 1970s. The year 2012 is about to end but CDs and DVDs are still here and not dead. Not in 2012 at least. So we looked around online for creative and unique DVD and packaging design examples.
This collection features a wide variety of designs that are truly creative and simply amazing–from packaging inspired by food such as the Daily bread and the Salami CDs, to environment-friendly boxes and interactive designs. Feel free to use them as creative reference or inspiration in your next design project.
To view more photos and get more details about each CD packaging design or project, simply click on the preview image and it will open the source page or the author’s page. Have fun viewing all these CD packaging design examples.
33 CD PACKAGING DESIGN EXAMPLES FOR INSPIRATION
01. Amon Tobin
Limited edition deluxe box set (of 4000) including vinyl, CDs, DVDs, and posters filled with unreleased content. This CD packaging design features a deluxe box set, which is strictly limited edition release and comes in the form of a beautiful, high quality, bolt-fastened mechanical ‘press’. Packed inside are CDs and several posters.
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02. Cesare Cremonini CD Packaging Design
Designed by Apart Collective, this colorful CD packaging design features exuberant and joyful fantasy of shapes and colors.
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03. Shift CD Packaging Design
Packaging and identity designed for Shift, a font foundry.
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04. Abstract CD Packaging Design
This CD packaging design features a retro abstract design for Cineplexx 2006 music album.
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05. CD Packaging Design for Forrest Day
Lead singer, beat-maker, producer and sax-player Forrest came up with the design and enlisted world-renown model builder Lisa Gemmiti to help execute the album art. Gemmiti and Day developed the concept for the art with painstakingly accurate detail. The cover features a jumper on the ledge of a building while reams of onlookers gawk.
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06. CD for Dublin-based pop group – Les Marionettes EP
This CD packaging design was created for the debut EP release of Les Marionettes pop music band. The artwork pays homage to their 80’s influences with a modern twist.
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07. Limited Edition CD Packaging Design
This limited edition CD packaging design features star map and glow-in-the-dark CD case for Olivier NJ that is translated as ‘the disorder of the rocks’.
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08. Carosello Records “RITRATTO” Box
Designed by Verona, Italy-based design studio, HappyCentro, this CD packaging design features hand-drawn illustrations and typography, beautiful accents of color as well as the pattern lining the interior of the case.
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09. 50 Years of Helvetica CD Packaging
Designed by a student, this is intended for the Helvetica movie of 2007 to commemorate the font’s 50th anniversary. This all-mono box was made by hand while the in-print with the word “Helvetica” was made with Linoleum, and press into the cardboard.
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10. Daily Bread CD Packaging
This cover package was made for Daily Bread, a CD compilation of Gospel songs. For this packaging, the artist uses a toaster to visualize starting your day with a slice of toast but also to represent that these songs can be a very good way to start your day.
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11. Saliami Post Modern Salami CD
This CD packaging design that resembles a slice of Salami was created for the new album of reggae fusion singer Shidlas, called “Saliami Postmodern.” The CD was vacuumed like real salami and was packaged like it was something from the meat shop.
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12. Unsound by Mission of Burma CD Packaging
This CD packaging design features a powerful in a black sleeve with open holes for the type showing the spot fluorescent orange of the booklet inside.
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13. Minimalist CD Packaging
This ultra-minimalist design in black and white gives this CD packaging a very modern and sleek look.
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14. CD Packaging for Amelia’s Boot, Erik Brandt and the Urban Hillbilly Quartet
We love this CD packaging design from Studio On Fire for Erik Brandt and the Urban Hillbilly Quartet.
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15. Zinkplaat Scratch-off CD Packaging
We all love surprises. Thus, this CD packaging design that comes shrink-wrapped with a scratch-off ink layer on the front and back is surely an interesting piece. It also comes as a guitar pick that you may use to scratch the ink off with.
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16. Sustainable CD Case
Here’s a simple concept to replace the traditional CD case. The system is actually proposed in a detachable continuous strip adaptable to the number of CD to be packaged. This CD packaging design contains no adhesive and is made of recycled and recyclable cardboard.
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17. Pete Roe Eco-friendly CD Packaging
Designed by UK-based We Wow, this CD packaging design concept called “Merry Go Round” was produced from a single piece of sustainable board which delicately folds to form a unique spiral clasp. Amazingly, the unique packaging concept requires no glue or plastic tray thanks to clever engineering which ensured that the disc was protected and held securely in place by the card-based packaging.
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18. VH1 CD Packaging Design
Designed for a hip hop artist, this CD packaging design uses a cardboard box to house 10 CDs for promotion of the show. The outside of the box features an illustration of a boom box but when you open and spread it, the packaging becomes a step by step break dancing mat.
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19. MVSICA Limited Edition CD Packaging
This CD packaging design comes with a removable gold latex covering the art and tracklist. Each one comes with a random colored plastic counter.
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20. CD Packaging Made of Recycled Paper
This CD packaging design concept is made from simple recycled Kraft chipboard and printed in one color. The design allows generous space for several CDs complete tabs for identification and description of the content.
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21. Limited Album Version of the Self-Titled Album
This limited edition CD packaging design features wood box with carvings in the dark design.
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22. Interactive CD Packaging for Visual Artist
A Flash interactive and packaging describing the artist’s work and citing visual examples.
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23. CD Packaging for Electronic Labels
A CD packaging design for a company that promotes the electronic music record labels of Sardinia.
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24. Bike Lane Smart: CD Cover and Brochure
A cool CD packaging design with a matching brochure. The sleeve resembles a bike’s wheel.
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25. DIY Packaging Design: Crate Paper “Snow Day” CD
Something that you can do yourself. This CD packaging design has gorgeous colors and made from recyclable materials such as tin cans, some paper cutouts, etc.
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26. CD Artwork – Fox Retro Collection
Below is a vintage-looking design for FOX International Channel’s Italy Retro Collection.
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27. Vinyl cover with analog light animation
An album cover for the modern classical composer. Each piece has its own front page featuring a wave pattern and a crystal tapestry.
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28. Tri-Fold CD Packaging
Here is a cool tri-fold packaging for packaging CDs using recyclable paper materials.
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29. MAG LAB Interactive Portfolio CD
An interactive portfolio cover.
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30. Packaging for Stay Positive, an album by The Hold Steady
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31. CD in a book
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32. ‘Medicine’ packaging for ‘Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space’
Each blister contained a 3-inch CD featuring one of twelve tracks which had to be popped through the foil in order to be played- All credits were printed onto a medicine information sheet and contained a warning on the possible side effects of listening to the band.
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33. CD Packaging Concept
Imaginary Single Cover for Agatha & Fine designed by Elcin Kirca Gokce, Turkey.
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