quoted 7 lines THE CASES ARE CARDBOARD!!!!!!!!
>> THE CASES ARE CARDBOARD!!!!!!!!
>>
>> Is it blasphemy or is it sacrilege?
>
> It is neither. The only thing that I can construe it as is someone
> putting a little thought into things and doing it sensibly. Why the
> obsession with plastic? I chunky recycled cardboard does the job.
That depends very heavily on what you think the job is. If you think the
job is to provide a canvas upon which packaging designers can work their
magic, then yes, cardboard packaging has it all over jewel boxes. If you
think the job is to protect the CD and the accompanying booklet and
artwork from everyday wear and tear, then cardboard packaging is woefully
inadequate. A scuffed or broken jewel box can be replaced for fifty cents.
Scuffed or otherwise-damaged cardboard-based packaging can only be replaced
by buying a brand new copy of the CD.
I have a great deal of respect for good design, but functionality is an
important part of good design, and in my mind cardboard-based packaging
doesn't provide the functionality I want. Massive props to labels and
artists (like Orbital) who give people a *choice* on this issue by releasing
things both ways . . .
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