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DigitalEl · Apr 16, 2011, 11:15 PM

Apple's newish iPad 2 commercial is a piece of sheer poetry. Could one of you talented people do a wallpaper with the script on it?

Here it is:

This is what we believe.

Technology alone is not enough. Faster, thinner, lighter... Those are all good things. But when technology gets out of the way, everything becomes more delightful. Even magical. That's when you leap forward.

That'd be beautiful, right?

DigitalEl · Apr 16, 2011, 11:17 PM

I'm picturing the script in a classy, yet legible, cursive. A small, understated Apple logo and... Maybe nothing else. Any takers?

turtle777 · Apr 16, 2011, 11:43 PM

You're welcome.

-t

cgc · Apr 17, 2011, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by DigitalEl

I'm picturing the script in a classy, yet legible, cursive. A small, understated Apple logo and... Maybe nothing else. Any takers?

Did you have a background pattern/color/image in mind? What aspect ratio?

DigitalEl · Apr 17, 2011, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by cgc

Did you have a background pattern/color/image in mind? What aspect ratio?

Beggars can't be choosers, but 1680x1050 would be alright. A 1024x1024 for iPad would be great, as well.

As for the background pattern and/or color, that's where I was hoping someone with an artistic eye could come in. I'm thinking muted and classy... Something that complements the hardware. No garish colors, neons or pastels. I'm thinking blacks and whites, beiges, muted greys maybe? Again, I'm not the artist.

angelmb · Apr 18, 2011, 11:20 AM

imitchellg5 · Apr 21, 2011, 12:08 AM

If you like this, PM me your email address so I can email the full PNG that doesn't look so crappy.

cgc · Apr 21, 2011, 06:42 PM

I'm not an artist, but how's this look? I borrowed the blue background from ^Alexander-GG, and added text and logo. The original layered .psd file is here along with a jpg. It's 1680x1050. Let me know if you need anything else.

andi*pandi · Apr 21, 2011, 07:02 PM

This would be a fun project for the design forum. Want I should move it?

DigitalEl · Apr 21, 2011, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by andi*pandi

This would be a fun project for the design forum. Want I should move it?

Yes, please. It will be interesting to see what others come up with.

cgc, I love that background, but the end of your text got cut off... Just the word "forward," actually. Not so sure of that font either. Maybe the simpler fonts work better than the ornate ones, now that I see them side-by-side.

imitchellg5, that looks good, too. Love the simplicity of it. Maybe a grey tone would take the edge off the bright black and white.

Just thinking out loud... Nice work guys. And thanks for playing.

cgc · Apr 22, 2011, 11:11 AM

Yeah, I didn't want to spend much time on it but I'll fix it a bit this weekend. I didn't think the font was too ornate but will change it to something easier on the eyes.

andi*pandi · Apr 22, 2011, 12:35 PM

Here's a take, 1920x1600:

It's not the image I had in my head, but close.

andi*pandi · Apr 22, 2011, 03:51 PM

Two more, more muted:

Anyone else?

olePigeon · Apr 22, 2011, 05:07 PM

This styled after their "Here's to the crazy ones" wall in Cupertino. It's also, as far as I can tell, more or less grammatically correct.

cgc · Apr 22, 2011, 06:21 PM

I updated mine to change the font and typo...derka derka...

Rampant1 · Apr 22, 2011, 10:16 PM

Tossing another on the pile, 2560x1600...

DigitalEl · Apr 24, 2011, 09:17 AM

Very nice work, all. olePigeon, I think yours is closest to what I originally had in mind. Very cool and creative stuff from andi*pandi, too!

Oisín · Apr 24, 2011, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

This styled after their "Here's to the crazy ones" wall in Cupertino. It's also, as far as I can tell, more or less grammatically correct.

This looks very nice, but the apostrophe could do with being a bit curlier.

olePigeon · Apr 24, 2011, 02:16 PM

Version 2.0, 1920x1200 150 dpi: JPG [156 KB] and PNG [340 KB]

Oisín · Apr 24, 2011, 04:07 PM

Very lovely.

DigitalEl · Apr 25, 2011, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by cgc

I'm not an artist, but how's this look? I borrowed the blue background from ^Alexander-GG, and added text and logo. The original layered .psd file is here along with a jpg. It's 1680x1050. Let me know if you need anything else.

Thank you. Thank you. THANK YOU... To all of you. With the push start provided here, I tweaked one (via Gimp) to create EXACTLY what I was looking for.

iPad lock screen.

iPad home screen.

Mac desktop.

Thanks again, everyone!

andi*pandi · Apr 25, 2011, 12:19 PM

We should do another challenge, it was fun!