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Jewel
Case The easiest way to personalize your CD packaging is
to make your own inserts for a plastic jewel case. Most computer
graphics and layout applications feature templates with the proper
dimensions for the standard jewel case booklet, tray card, and CD
face. You can buy CD labeling kits that include perforated paper
for tray card inserts and adhesive labels for the CD face. Alternatively,
you can make a tray insert by printing your design onto any kind
of paper and then cutting it down to size. Before folding, score
the paper by running the rounded edge of paperclip (or a bookbinder’s
bone folder) against a ruler along the fold line.
There are several mass-produced alternatives to
the standard jewel case that can add character to your package.
Any container will have functional and aesthetic advantages (and
disadvantages). A slimline jewel case, for example, takes up less
space than a regular case, but it allows for fewer graphics. A clear
clamshell case or an envelope with a window lets you put your graphics
on the face of the CD itself.
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