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Mar 5, 2007, 11:40 PM
 
for my iBook. I finally got a new screen after going without a laptop since October. I went ahead and made the Apple logo blue for fun, and one of my graphic designer friends did a couple quick photoshops for fun with the picture I showed him. He has a screenprinter for shirts and a vinyl cutter for stickers and stuff.

Here's the original:


And the two he made:



I like how he incorporated the Apple logo into the first one. The main point of this is for a bit of personalization and security knowing that it will be harder to steal. Until today I never would have considered any type of stickers on my iBook but I think if I found the right design it could be fun.
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Mar 5, 2007, 11:50 PM
 
Originally Posted by Gossamer View Post
Very Miami Vice.
     
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Mar 6, 2007, 01:47 AM
 
I like the "digg" Kevin Rose has on his MacBook. But that's just for him.

I also have a friend who owns a shop with a vinyl cutter and am contemplating something to put on my white MacBook. I have no idea. I am probably putting more thought into it that most people put into a tattoo.
     
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Mar 6, 2007, 02:13 AM
 
Don't take it personal but how could I resist


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Mar 6, 2007, 02:15 AM
 
Actually, he's a fairly big Erik Estrada fan.
     
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Mar 6, 2007, 02:17 AM
 
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Mar 6, 2007, 02:28 AM
 
Originally Posted by Dark Helmet View Post
Don't take it personal but how could I resist

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2...design1jb3.jpg
I laughed.

Haven't seen you around as much lately. I was emboldened by this fact and actually posted in Salty's thread. Now that you're back I'm worried that I shouldn't have.
     
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Mar 6, 2007, 02:38 AM
 
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I laughed.

Haven't seen you around as much lately.
I just came back from vacation so I had to make up to it with a big one

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Mar 6, 2007, 02:46 AM
 
It will be just as easy to steal. Perhap a little easier to identify. Unless they pull off the vinyl sticker.
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Mar 6, 2007, 09:45 AM
 
tough as nails.
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Mar 6, 2007, 11:23 AM
 
Bringing sexy back.
     
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Mar 6, 2007, 11:40 AM
 
You know that it is just itching for a tastefully done g o a t s e image in blue with a carefully placed Apple logo.
     
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Mar 6, 2007, 12:01 PM
 


Or you could go with an anti theft motif.
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Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES View Post
itching from a taste of g o a t s e
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I think thats 3 jokes in one.
     
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Originally Posted by Dakar² View Post

I think thats 3 jokes in one.

Ridiculous.
     
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Mar 6, 2007, 02:02 PM
 
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Darkplace!!!!

It'll be much easier if you just comply.
     
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Darkplace!!!!
And from an American, no less.
     
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Very Miami Vice.

Totally sweet.
     
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Mar 6, 2007, 03:41 PM
 
Originally Posted by Dakar² View Post
Wouldn't that be confusing...
     
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Originally Posted by Gossamer View Post
Wouldn't that be confusing...
Wasn't that the point?
     
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Mar 6, 2007, 06:33 PM
 

It'll be much easier if you just comply.
     
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Mar 6, 2007, 07:47 PM
 
Originally Posted by Dakar² View Post

I think thats 3 jokes in one.
We have a winner!
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Mar 6, 2007, 08:47 PM
 
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I like that a lot!
     
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Mar 7, 2007, 02:07 AM
 
Originally Posted by Dakar² View Post

Totally sweet.

oooooooooohhh...
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Mar 7, 2007, 04:50 AM
 
Hey, someone create one with the valley girl that lost her term paper.
     
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Mar 7, 2007, 10:18 AM
 
Ellen Feiss?
     
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It'll be much easier if you just comply.
     
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Mar 7, 2007, 12:10 PM
 
That is perfect. How do you do the single colored image? I've seen my friend do it in Illustrator, any idea if it can be done with Gimpshop?
     
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Mar 7, 2007, 12:31 PM
 
Don't know about gimp but I'm guessing its similar to photoshop...

Put the picture you want on a new layer, image>adjustments>desaturate the layer and image>adjustments>posterise it to 2 levels, edit>fill with the selected colour from the apple logo, and set the layer to multiply (this gets rid of the white background). Then edit>transform>distort and make the perspective of the picture fit the photo.

It'll be much easier if you just comply.
     
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Mar 7, 2007, 12:33 PM
 
Don't vinyl cutters need to be feed an EPS? Unless you're screening the picture onto clear plastic clingy vinyl, then nevermind.
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Mar 7, 2007, 12:57 PM
 
Yeah, it would have to be a single color. He has rolls of different colors, and the cutter is controlled by his PC.
     
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Mar 7, 2007, 12:59 PM
 
Personally, I think the teal logo is enough. Anything you else you add will probably look out of place or contrived.
     
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Personally, I think the teal logo is enough. Anything you else you add will probably look out of place or contrived.
Except:
     
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Mar 8, 2007, 03:03 PM
 
Originally Posted by ajprice View Post
Don't know about gimp but I'm guessing its similar to photoshop...

Put the picture you want on a new layer, image>adjustments>desaturate the layer and image>adjustments>posterise it to 2 levels, edit>fill with the selected colour from the apple logo, and set the layer to multiply (this gets rid of the white background). Then edit>transform>distort and make the perspective of the picture fit the photo.
Yep, steps are exactly the same in Gimp, except it just doesn't look very good if I do 2 levels, or even three levels for that matter. Should I have to do a lot of cleaning up?
The picture on my iBook was done by my friend in Photoshop, and I just did these in Gimp, using the exact same image.



Is the problem me or Gimp?
     
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Mar 8, 2007, 03:24 PM
 
To avoid so much detail clean up, you might try a slight blur before you take it to 2 tone.

You also should try going to greyscale, then "threshold" instead of posterizing (image/adjustments/threshold in Photoshop). Then go back to color and colorize with fill.
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Mar 8, 2007, 03:26 PM
 
Okay, I colored and cleaned the second one up a bit.
     
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Originally Posted by design219 View Post
To avoid so much detail clean up, you might try a slight blur before you take it to 2 tone.

You also should try going to greyscale, then "threshold" instead of posterizing (image/adjustments/threshold in Photoshop). Then go back to color and colorize with fill.
Oooo, I like that a lot. First try with Threshold:

     
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Mar 8, 2007, 03:44 PM
 
Theshold has the advantage of letting you determine where the mid point between black and white breaks by moving the slider.
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