CD Packaging can of course be made in any size, but variations around 5 inch height remain very popular due to our throw back jewel case years. Check out some of the fun ideas we've manufactured for our clients!

Min order 500 units for disc & packaging manufacturing.

 

Foil stamp is one of this season's hottest trends, available in silver, gold, or any range of colors. Silver on fiberboard is very happening, and red dots are way-chic and eye-popping. Blue foil is very sophisticated and has no limits of impressibility-factor.

Check out our range of special effects! If custom configurations and paper stocks and finishes and booklet options aren't enough, you can also play with various effects.
Slideshow of Special Effects Printing - Bling!


See also:
How to's in the Art Department: How to Set up Special Printing Effects & Examples
How to set up embossing or debossing on cd or dvd printed packaging
How to set up spot color printing
How to Set up reverse side printing or PIPS
Slideshow of Special Effects Printing - Bling!
More examples of special printing effects

Pages about special printing effects:
Embossed and Debossed Printing Effects
More ex maples of Embossing
Hot Foil Stamping
More Examples of Foiling on cd dvd Packaging
Spot UV Gloss / Matte Lamination
Metallic Inks

Pages about special paper stocks
Special Paper Stocks: Fiberboard
Printing Spot white Ink on Fiberboard
Special Paper Stocks: Uncoated Matte

Pages about custom die cuts:
Custom Die Cut Shapes - CD DVD Packaging
Die Cut Packaging Examples
Die Cut Knockout Shapes

Pages about disc printing:
CD DVD Disc Printing- matte, spot, metallic
CD DVD 4C, 5C, 6C and Serialized Discs
Disc Varnishes
Limited Edition / Numbered Discs
Clear Substrate Discs
Vinyl Disc Artwork - Retro & Vintage

Diecuts are special die that we make to create shapes. Some cd packaging is in a standard shape, but when we design a new shape, a new die is needed. This is also true for squiggles, knock outs, lettering cut outs, windows and pockets. Anything new requires a new die. Here at Megalodon, we highly recommend creative dies and encourage them by lowering prices to make custom dies. We want your packaging to be creative. You might want a guitar thumbhole like one of our clients did, or a window or window pane, or perhaps a peek-a-boo hole or lettering cut outs...the possibilities are endless. You tell us what you want.....

If you're not looking for shiny, matte metallic inks are probably what you want. These are matte, like Apple's silver / tin, or a flat copper or gold.

 

Embossing (raised relief) is very popular for the title or artist name. If you need a subtle indentation, we can do debossing. Oh, the textures you can make!

See Also:
Embossed and Debossed Printing Effects
More examples of Embossing

Spot UV Gloss combined with Matte Lamination is a fantastic contrast technique, also textured.

See Also:
Spot UV Gloss / Matte Lamination

Matte Lamination by itself is a soft, beautiful touch-me look. Or we can make it so shiny with Gloss Lamination you'll never get the fingerprints off. Glass Plus not included :)





Pages about special paper stocks:

Special Paper Stocks: Fiberboard
Printing Spot white Ink on Fiberboard
Special Paper Stocks: Uncoated Matte
Also check our the paper stocks section (matte uncoated stock, fiberboard stock, etc) , as this will have a big impact on the look. Your title can have any finishes we offer. For more detail on matte lamination, embossing, foil stamp and ore, check out disc packaging finishes and special printing effects.

Don't forget the disc can have fun effects to match! Here is an example of spot gloss on the disc (see disc varnish page) matching the spot gloss/matte lamination done on the packaging: Check out our range of special effects! If custom configurations and paper stocks and finishes and booklet options aren't enough, you can also play with various effects.


Pages about disc printing:
CD DVD Disc Printing- matte, spot, metallic
CD DVD 4C, 5C, 6C and Serialized Discs
Disc Varnishes
Limited Edition / Numbered Discs
Clear Substrate Discs
Vinyl Disc Artwork - Retro & Vintage

 

We can do your CD or DVD chipboard based title with a special material and make you a stellar "Limited Edition" release. Options include Linen, Hemp , Cloth fabrics, and a vinyl Leather. One difficulty though - these special materials do not do well with full color printing, so you may need to think about 1C silkscreening or foil or the artwork.

 

Check out our Fabric Wrapped CD / DVD Book Page
Fabric Wrapped Box Sets & Multidisc Printed Box Sets

CD covers can be made using the vintage LP packaging style and materials, which is very similar to standard book binding / hardbound book construction. Forgot about that style of record cover? Take a look at one of your old 1950s or '60s Verve or Blue Note LPs.




See also: CD LP Albums
Retro Style Jackets & Albums
Japanese Style LPs

Although we do not make vinyl records, we can certainly make the packaging for them, and often times a cd, dvd, vinyl, book, usb collection set.

There are basically four ways to hold your disc: trays, pockets, pockets / sleeves, and hubs:

Trays are the most popular way to hold one or two discs into a DVD or CD book. They allow a view of the entire disc surface, and since the trays are normally clear, you can see the art underneath. You have the option of aligning your disc art with the panel beneath. Trays can be used with any method of construction.

See more examples at : CD Books with Trays


See more examples at: CD Books with Sleeves

A variation on the plastic tray is the Natural Paper Tray. Paper trays are made from 100% recycled paper and have a cork hub. It's a very earthy look.

Pockets are a popular way to hold the discs in many types of CD and DVD packaging, since the standard jacket construction style inherently gives you both sides of a pocket. Pockets in a book package are generally up-facing or out-facing. The out-facing pocket style is also very popular in LP disc packaging / cd albums.

Sleeves are a variation on the pocket, being made from thinner stock, and either attached to an inside cover or made to swing freely like a book page. Multi-disc sets can be made this way, with two discs per page. You can make the sleeves from coated or uncoated stock. You can print them as you would your other book pages or you can have them a single color, like a vintage '78 box set.

Foam hubs are a great way to mount your disc, showing it off in its full glory. Hubs can stick on any surface and are available in black or white. We can also do cork hubs & clear gel hubs. Hubs are great alternative to plastic trays.

See also:
CD DVD DigiBooks with Trays
CD DVD DigiBooks with Sleeves
CD DVD DigiBooks with Hubs

See also:
CD DVD DigiBooks with Trays
CD DVD DigiBooks with Glued on Sleeves
CD DVD DigiBooks with Swinging Sleeves
CD DVD DigiBooks with Hubs
Fabric Wrapped CD DVD Books
Tall DVD Digi Books
Double Disc CD DVD Books

Digipaks have trays - either clear plastic or paper recycled trays. Does that sound boring? Oh no....look at the things we do. Very custom, and very far from boring.




See Also:
Cross Shaped Digipaks
Custom Digipaks 5 Inch Height
Custom Digipaks 7 Inch Height
Double Disc Digipaks
Fiberboard Digipaks
Limited Edition Digipaks
Matte Digipaks
Multidisc Digipaks
Paper Tray Digipaks
Recycled Digipaks
Recycled Paper Tray Digipaks
Unprinted Digipaks
Wide Digipaks

Jackets, Sleeves, and Wallets. We;re not quite sure we know the difference ourselves.
Jackets & wallets maybe are bifold, trifold, or more panels.
Sleeves are maybe 2pp?
They hold the disc without a tray and use some kind of pocket, sleeve, or hub. That's really the defining element and what makes a jacket different from a digipak. Because these do no have pre-fabricated trays, they are very easy for us to create custom dimensions.

See Also:
CD LP Albums
Pop up Pak Jackets
2pp Sleeves
Greeting Cards
CD Photo Jackets
4pp CD jackets, 6pp, and 8pp
CD Mailers
Cross Shape Jackets
Die Cut Jackets
Eco Friendly Jackets
Fiberboard Jackets
Jackets with Hubs
Japanese LPs
Magnetic Jackets (Jackets with Magnets)
Mini Size Jackets
Portfolios
Tall Jackets, 9 Inch
Tall Jackets 6pp
Tall Jackets - All Kinds
Unique Jackets
Vintage Jackets
Vinyl CD Jackets
Wide Spine Jackets

We make wonderful box sets. Our favorites are the nice chipboard core ones, wrapped with either a 4C printed wrap or a material like line or leather. We also do regular paper stock too - so something for every budget.