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me7i · Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 29

IF YOU DOWNLOAD THE IMAGES THEY ARE BIGGER AND MORE DETAILED

I have created a DVD sleeve (cover) for puppy, i know its not brilliant, but i couldent find one anywhere and am just trying to be helpful, what do you think?

simply place into any office word program and resize to 172mm - 184mm and print

this is the first one i made, i feel the one above looks alot more proffesional:

me7i · Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 29

are there any other puppy case arts and why was my poll removed?

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3138 Location: Oregon

Although I do like your case sleeve, I do not like that it has a colored background. That is just a waste of printer ink.
With printer paper available in colors, why not just make the sleeve with a blank/white background and let the person using it decide on the color of printer paper to print it on.
That way, any color background could be obtained just by using a different color of paper.

BTW, nice composition and artwork.
Also, if you have it sized before uploading the png graphic, one could print it with applications that come with Puppy rather than having to rely on MS software.

majorfoo · Joined: 07 Mar 2011 Posts: 432 Location: Wish I knew

me7i · Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 29

you could always print it off at your local library for about 20p for colour

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3138 Location: Oregon

Here in small town USA, the county libraries are closed with the excuse that there are not enough funds to keep them open.
And trying to get a local print shop to put an unknown disk or usb flash to their PC would go across like a lead balloon.

me7i · Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 29

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3138 Location: Oregon

I was not bitching about it as you call it.
I was only making a comment.
Also, I have already loaded the image into Mpaint and Gimp and removed the colored background. So you do not have to bother with that.
My Xerox laser printer handled it just fine.
Also, as I had already stated you did a rally nice job on designing the insert. I just had to dig out one of the large DVD covers to put the printed sleeve insert into.

So again, thank you for your efforts, I appreciate them and I am sure the Puppy community does too!

darrelljon · Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 543

I've mentioned this in the past (search this forum), but great job, well done. Not sure why anyone thinks you'd be installing software at your print shop.

me7i · Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 29

me7i · Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 29

i have fixed the image so you can see what the case looks like (its no longer enormous)

but if you download it the image will still be the large one Smile

Lobster · Posted: Wed 26 Oct 2011, 20:29 Post subject:

In Ye Olde Puppy days we did it like so . . .
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=14406#14406

Your design is more up to date Very Happy

As a minimalist distro we under use ink
(in fact I don't use a printer at all if I can help it) Wink

. . . and my current DVD cases are round Shocked

and I would probably use Lightscribe CD's for Puppy
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=334965&search_id=137080991#334965

many thanks Smile

http://www.linuxartist.com/resources/

me7i · Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 29

those first ones look bad Sad

, really bad

the lightscribe CD's look brilliant

and i find that 3rd link of no use

plus my case gives you the option to add your own kernel number meaning it can be used 'forever', so to speak, and i think it looks alot more proffesional than the ones in the first link

me7i · Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 29

i have added a new Puppy caseart it looks alot more proffesional than the other one and is named puppy linux caseart 2 finished, hope you like it

me7i · Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 29

yay i now have more than 1000 views on my topic, and im supprised more people have downloaded the old cover ratcher than the new one it looks so much better