{"id":3,"date":"2008-11-03T02:30:53","date_gmt":"2008-11-03T09:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikesenese.com\/site\/?p=3"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:42","slug":"classic-diy-project-make-your-own-paper-ipod-nano-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/2008\/11\/classic-diy-project-make-your-own-paper-ipod-nano-case\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Project: Make Your Own Paper iPod Nano Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 5px 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sneakmove.com\/docs\/nano\/diynanocase02.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/>I was working at Wired magazine when the iPod Nano was announced, early September 2005. MacWorld was happening a few blocks away, but I couldn&#8217;t leave to check it out that day. Late in the morning, I saw the first photo of the Nano on a coworker&#8217;s monitor. Initial reaction: &#8220;Wow, that fake &#8216;tiny iPod&#8217; ad is pretty funny.&#8221; An hour later I realized it wasn&#8217;t fake &#8211; and immediately became infatuated.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the week I owned two Nanos and created a successful &#8220;DIY iPod Nano Case&#8221; project post on Sneakmove. Here&#8217;s the post and original template for you to use, update, enjoy, etc.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sneakmove.com\/2005\/09\/diy-ipod-nano-case-with-urban-camo.html\" target=\"_blank\">diy ipod nano case with urban camo option<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>[Originally posted September 24, 2005]<\/p>\n<p>the new ipod nano is amazing but what a pity that cases are still unavailable.<br \/>\namid reports of scratch-sensitive screens we propose a solution: take matters into your own hands and make your own nano case.<\/p>\n<p>how it works:<br \/>\n1. <a href=\"http:\/\/sneakmove.com\/docs\/nano\/diy_ipod_nano_case.pdf\" target=\"NEW\">download the nano template<\/a> and print it out.<br \/>\n2. following instructions, cut on solid lines and fold on dotted ones.<\/p>\n<p>and even better is to use the cutout as a guide to trace onto any other material. fold and tape. voila! (here&#8217;s a secret: a packet of eclipse gum is nearly the perfect size&#8211;one less piece of packaging clogging up a landfill, and no one will know what you&#8217;ve really got in your pocket.)<\/p>\n<p>you can probably do better, so <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sneakmove.com\/docs\/nano\/diy_ipod_nano_case.ai\" target=\"new\">feel free to tweak template<\/a> (.ai illustrator vector format)-mix, modify, improve. send the files and pics (sneakmove at gmail) of your achievements and we&#8217;ll put &#8217;em online.<\/p>\n<p>need an ipod? get one here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000JO3N3S\/102-0072619-4539335?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mjsdoit-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B000JO3N3S\">ipod nano<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=sneakmove-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sneakmove.com\/docs\/nano\/diynanocase01.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sneakmove.com\/docs\/nano\/diynanocase02.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sneakmove.com\/docs\/nano\/diynanocase03.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Thank you, Wired design department, for the after-hours printer and exacto knife use).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was working at Wired magazine when the iPod Nano was announced, early September 2005. 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