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Topic: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

With the recent introduction of the CrunchBang Linux shop, it has been suggested that it might be a good idea to include more designs produced by the community. I think this is a great idea and I am willing to add a new shop section for stickers designed by the community.

If anyone would like to design a CrunchBang Linux sticker for sale in the shop, please post your designs below. Please understand that by posting your design, you are giving permission to include it for sale. All stickers will have a $1 mark-up and moneys earned from any sales will be used to help fund the project.

Regarding the designs, CafePress.com provide templates for use with the correct dimensions. You can download the templates from:
Rectangle sticker: http://www.cafepress.com/content/si/tem … ticker.zip
Oval sticker: http://www.cafepress.com/content/si/tem … ticker.zip

**Once you have completed your designs, please save your files in PNG format. The better the image quality, the better the end result/product will be. Also, it maybe a good idea to use a compression value of 0 when saving your images.**

Happy designing! smile If the entries to the logo competition are anything to go by, I am looking forward to seeing what comes of this! smile

P.S. If this process is successful, I do not see any reason to limit it to stickers.

Last edited by corenominal (2009-07-21 02:28:42)

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

ADcomp wrote:

[..] I just do some tests with inkscape .. It's a cool application  smile

Here's  my custom "CrunchBang" :

http://www.ad-comp.be/public/images/cb/inkscape/cb-sticker.png

big_smile .. I give a try with template if I can

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I give a try with template if I can

Yes please, I can really only work with images created from the template files. Otherwise, nice work! smile

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

Also, having the release number (9.04) might be a bad idea.. what happens when they upgrade to 9.10? tongue But good work!

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Also, having the release number (9.04) might be a bad idea.. what happens when they upgrade to 9.10? tongue

They purchase a new sticker! tongue

Seriously though, it is a good point to bear in mind! Thank you for sharing it. smile

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

For those Inkscapers out there, I've created a set of basic templates from the ones posted by corenominal. These are just svg files with the templates on a locked, semi-transparent background layer so you can easily create your stuff over top of them. Remember to either have every bit of the template covered with your creation or better yet, freeze that background layer before exporting to a png file.

Here's a link to a zip file containing all four svg files (oval-landscape, oval-portrait, rect-landscape, rect-portrait):

http://rfquerin.org/cbang/stickertempla … plates.zip

Of course if you have any problems opening the zip file or using the templates in Inkscape, let me know.

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Thank you Richard, you are a star! smile

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

@rfquerin - I tried opening them in Inkscape and theres a red X with the text "Linked image not found".

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@corenominal - star?? Apparently NOT!! smile

Thanks anonymous for the heads up. I forgot to embed the images. The zip file should now contain fully visible background images. Let me know how it works.

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rfquerin wrote:

@corenominal - star?? Apparently NOT!! smile

More so for coming back and fixing! wink Have tested my end and all is working, thank you. smile

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

rfquerin's '#!' my 'crunchbang':
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/Jernau/CrunchBangBlueSmall.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/Jernau/CrunchBangGreenSmall.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/Jernau/CrunchBangBrownSmall.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/Jernau/CrunchBangWhiteSmall.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/Jernau/CrunchBangGraySmall.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/Jernau/CrunchBangBlackSmall.png

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

This are great ones! I like the last most smile

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

schanall wrote:

This are great ones! I like the last most smile

+1, thank you Jernau smile

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

For anyone interested, Jernau's sticker is now available at: http://www.cafepress.com/CrunchBangLinux.399228868

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

Hey rfquerin, maybe you can make some designs that include your ninja "Kuro".

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

This is why the Internet is so cool; knock up a design one day and it's available to purchase as a sticker the next. cool

@corenominal Thanks, it's a real honour to have a design included in the CrunchBang Linux Shop.

@rfquerin Thanks for sending me the SVG of your awesome logo. Remixing other people's artwork somehow feels so right when you're creating for an open-source project (and is the reason I release all of my artwork under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license).

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

Thanks for the reminder Anonymous! Somebody put the little bugger on a sticker and now he looks pissed. Run for cover! smile

Full size link: http://rfquerin.org/cbstickers/cb_ninja_sticker_01.png

http://rfquerin.org/cbstickers/cb_ninja_sticker_01.png

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

rfquerin wrote:

Thanks for the reminder Anonymous! Somebody put the little bugger on a sticker and now he looks pissed. Run for cover! smile

I would not like to see him angry, so it would probably be a good idea not to let him know that he is now being pimped in the CrunchBang shop! big_smile

Thank you Richard. smile

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

corenominal wrote:
rfquerin wrote:

Thanks for the reminder Anonymous! Somebody put the little bugger on a sticker and now he looks pissed. Run for cover! smile

I would not like to see him angry, so it would probably be a good idea not to let him know that he is now being pimped in the CrunchBang shop! big_smile

Thank you Richard. smile


Hey.. would it be possible to replace that one if need be? I (yes the guy who did up the template files) completely disregarded the bleed area limits.. so the black border has gone poof! in the actual sticker. I would like to revise that image if I can. Let me know if it's a problem. I'll post up the revised version shortly regardless.

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No problem at all, looking forward to seeing the revised image. smile

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

Actually.. it's not that accurate as far as where the border "may" get cut. The template only gives a 'safe' area for important elements. If your important element is a border.. you're basically guessing.

So maybe leave that one in, but also upload this slight alternative which might have a better chance at a border being visible (not that the border will necessarily be even on the sides and the bottom though. sad  Ah well.. let's take a chance:

Full size link: http://rfquerin.org/cbstickers/cb_ninja_sticker_01a.png

http://rfquerin.org/cbstickers/cb_ninja_sticker_01a.png

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I have changed it to the revised image, but you were correct about the border not being even. sad See what you think. Maybe go for borderless?

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Borderless would look better if only because the gradient is partially black.

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Re: Design a CrunchBang Linux Sticker

Just an idea...
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/7376/hellocrunchsticker.th.png

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dandruff wrote:

Just an idea...
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/7376/hellocrunchsticker.th.png

I like the idea, nice one! smile The image may need some adjustments though, firstly the rounded corners look spiffy, but the stickers are rectangular and as with rfquerin's design, they may not replicate well because they are outside the "safe" working area. Maybe it would be safer to lose the rounded corners? Also, is all the top and bottom text within the safe working area? Maybe it would be safer to increase the size of the black areas and move the text so that it sits well within the safe working area?

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