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I had sooooo many creative ideas for this school project but everything was rejected by the tutor because he thought they were too complicated. Also, I originally had another concept for this project but he shot that down too so..... I went with a concept which was the plainest, simplest, and hopefully most difficult to find flaws with. -_____-I do NOT claim the floral design to be mine. It was taken off a fabric image and traced in Photoshop. (Not enough time, y'see) I still like how this turned out though. The pattern was lovely to work with
"TCHUA" = me
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Since everyone keeps asking - What is it printed on? : Plain paper for the CD and card stock for the cover. This is just a mock up so it was only for aesthetic purposes. CDs + paper don't make a good combination in your CD-rom...
Good luck!
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wow thank you! sorry for the late response
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Izzysosa | Hi, I don't comment very much but your CD project beckons for the praise it deserves.
In addition to the asethetic pleasance of the actual project, what I found more exceptional was its presentation and how it compliments it so. Also,
upon futher reading of your comment, the mere fact of the use of simple materials used to attain such a fine final product add to its brilliance.
Your ability to elicit the proper aesthetic value from well-placed elements is admirable.
I find your control of your artistry rather enviable.
Although, if I may ask,...
How did you come up with the idea for this?
What design inspirations were taken into account?
What influenced the choice of the elements used?
- Izzysosa
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Hi Izzy, thanks for taking the time to write such an elaborate comment about my work.
At that point of my life, control of artistry definitely wasn't one of my main focuses but instead I was concentrating on fulfilling the brief while satisfying the tutor seeing that it was my final year in uni. Haha but thanks anyway
This was part of a branding project so it was designed after the website that I made, and that floral pattern was the feature of both mediums chosen. I don't remember anything other than those details but this was a very simple project and brief so it was one of those works which I enjoyed more while exploring / experimenting instead of planning. It was just a good outcome.
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what do you use to colour on the CD itself, out of interest?
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all printed out on paper and card stock
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serious? it looks like an actual CD... *goes and double-checks*
PS your avatar is adorable.
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that means i did a good job with the mock-up! 
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I love the pattern and white vs black, simple and elegant.
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well sorta the same school project..
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I hate whwn teachers reject everything you wanted to do ...!!!!
It's great you did a marvelous almost minimalistic job!!!!
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It's a wonderful and fantastic design, it's simple and clean and I like it a lot specially the lil detail of the green.
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Beautiful and great, well it's so f$#%ng simple that you must love it!!!
Great job!!! And a very good source of inspiration.
I'll be totally honored if you could share some advice to create a good case oh great design master!!! What material did you used for this??? Any special requirements?
Thank you and keep on the good work!!!!
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Glad you like it so much
Well, this case was actually a mock-up so it isn't very sturdy or real.. I didn't send this out or anything but I guess if I were to create a real one, I'd pick some proper heavyweight card and send it to a print centre for printing. Good luck!!!
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Your avatar is super cute <3
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x___x it's too nice to be rejected, even I liked it so much that I now want to buy iiiit, gimme!!
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Hi!
I'm going to be making a CD holster myself in the end of this month and I was just thinking how you printed the photo on your CD. Do I need a special printer or something?
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It's just a mock-up, the CD doesn't work.. so I just printed it on normal paper, cut and paste.
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Oh ok. Well I need my CD to work so...
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You'll probably need to buy proper CD stickers/labels for that. 
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I will look into that. Thanks
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i think its great, especially the minimalism side *thumbs up*
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I love it
keep it up
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Yup, I agree but I think the real industry is going to be even more demanding. Tutors were frustrating but all this is merely the tip of the iceberg >_< Clients will be even fussier and more unreasonable! I'm sooo not looking forward to that soon
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oh on the contrary.. I feel that instructors are fussier.. everyone I've met or come across was nicer than my teachers (and more appreciative).. except where I work now.. when my GM asked for a website for the company, it was HELL (literally)
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