The Anticipation

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Collin says: You've held it together for the last hour, calm and collectively. You give yourself an imaginary pat on the back for your accomplishment. But you're starting to lose it.

You fidget in your chair. Your palms start to sweat. You begin to glance at the ominous clock more often. Your fingers trace the seam of your pocket every few seconds. You struggle to find something to keep you occupied as your lector rattles on. The only thing you come up with is a sheet of notes. They quickly become your canvas as you attempt to hold on to your sanity.

Collin's design made us giggle and we loved his choice of medium. What can we say, we are suckers for art with a great story!
MATERIALS
pen and marker on math homework
ARTIST / DESIGNER
Collin Konetzke
SUBMITTED BY
iPhone Case Design Challenge
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Cassie, UncommonGoods Community Moderator

June 12, 2012 01:29:29 PM

The time 11:11 displayed on the face of Collin's iPhone drawing is my favorite thing about this piece. What's yours?

Collin
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June 12, 2012 05:04:41 PM

Thanks to everyone who has already voted, and everyone that will! This was an extremely fun project, and I hope that my case will help you cope with the pain of being separated from your iPhone.

Tina
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June 12, 2012 08:33:51 PM

Super cool design! LOVE that you designed it and drew it on your math homework!

Karyn
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June 12, 2012 09:25:11 PM

Love it! Great colors, very original design!

Cari
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June 12, 2012 10:33:45 PM

Love it!

Hanna
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June 12, 2012 11:04:06 PM

I love this so much! I think I'll smile everytime I see this image. *voted for you!*

monica
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June 13, 2012 07:45:22 AM

Great design Colin! Good lick! Monica Cops

Kathy Bergholz
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June 13, 2012 09:33:17 AM

Collin, Excellent job! I will anxiously await the news on the 20th! In prayer, Mrs. Bergholz.

Cindy

June 13, 2012 09:44:14 AM

Congrats! Such a fun design

Nae
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June 13, 2012 03:03:40 PM

This is cute, but I feel like I've seen a lot of items recently trying to look like the iPhone display with apps and such. Interesting, but not extremely original.

Penny
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June 13, 2012 03:32:15 PM

Only Collin could create such a whimsical design. We could use more whimsy in our lives.

Collin
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June 13, 2012 05:20:32 PM

Thank you very much for all the votes and comments, its very humbling and encouraging to receive all the attention I have. Please keep them coming.@Nae, could you please post a link to a similar product? I searched before submitting this design, and I didn't find anything remotely similar to my case. I did find a few random cases with a photo of an iPhone on it, but nothing represented like this drawing. Thanks for the comment, and I hope I can change your mind!

Ann
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June 13, 2012 05:38:09 PM

Unique!

Collin
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June 13, 2012 06:19:54 PM

Thanks again for the comments, but I see some people didn't vote. Be sure to thumbs up the design as well!

LYNN
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June 13, 2012 09:46:04 PM

APTLY NAMED-LOVE IT!

Jodi
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June 13, 2012 10:37:43 PM

Brilliant Collin! My daughter, Jayci, wants one for her ipod touch case:)I think it's a WINNER!!!! (Heidi's sister) Jodi

Kim
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June 13, 2012 11:55:28 PM

Awesome design!! Very unique something I will buy when I get an apple product :)

Vanna
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June 14, 2012 07:36:04 AM

Tis is really cute - appeals to my warped sense of humor.

Curt
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June 14, 2012 11:17:24 AM

This is awesome Collin!

pam
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June 14, 2012 11:57:46 AM

a bit of a messy one

Rebecca
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June 14, 2012 02:09:51 PM

I actually agree with Nae, I haven't seen something like this specifically for iPhone cases, but I have seen a lot of trends lately referencing the app screen.

Collin
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June 14, 2012 03:17:06 PM

@Rebecca: If its a trend it means people like it. If people like it, it means people want it. While there may be similar designs on other products, no one has been able to show anything similar on an iPhone case. I guess I don't understand how a similarly decorated cupcake is the same as an iPhone case. If this is tapping into the trend in an area that hasn't been touched, then what is wrong with it? Thanks for the comment!

Cassie, UncommonGoods Community Moderator

June 14, 2012 03:38:15 PM

Thanks for jumping in to answer questions and provide the artist's perspective, Collin! That's what we love to see! Rebecca, unfortunately, our voting app. doesn't support links, so the HTML makes things kind of glitchy. We'll have to remove it from the comments stream, but we're definitely happy to see this kind of constructive discussion taking place. One thing we love about this piece is that it's an uncommon twist on a current trend.

Jodi
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June 14, 2012 04:51:23 PM

Collin- That is EXACTLY what any true artist would be doing in Math Class...Creating Masterpieces! I voted this time:) Jodi

Collin
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June 14, 2012 05:27:03 PM

@Jodi, I try to pay attention MOST of the time! Thanks for trying again!

Kristi Hoheisel
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June 14, 2012 06:39:55 PM

Hi Collin...great design and discussion. I had to laugh at comments from "Penny", as the apple does not fall far from the tree :) Good luck!!

Kristi Hoheisel
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June 14, 2012 06:42:09 PM

Also loved the time...11:11 is my favorite time..even better if the time is displayed on the date of 11-11!

Jordan
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June 14, 2012 08:28:26 PM

It looks great! Unfortunately, I don't have an iPhone, but I love the design.

buckhunter
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June 15, 2012 09:00:42 AM

Great design. Very creative. Something unique that I've never seen before.

Tracy
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June 15, 2012 09:39:10 AM

Collin, I think it's great - fun and whimsical - and I will absolutly buy it if it makes the cut!

Mallory
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June 15, 2012 09:44:57 AM

Cute, but not my style.

Jane

June 15, 2012 03:00:48 PM

Would absolutely buy this cover! It is so creative, fun and casual. Makes me smile. And I need all the smiles I can get.

Jason
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June 15, 2012 07:29:32 PM

I absolutely love this design, very original! Good luck(=

Yoshi
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June 16, 2012 11:41:17 AM

A little boring despite the cutesy factor

Raene
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June 16, 2012 09:55:06 PM

Great work Collin.

Raene
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June 16, 2012 09:55:58 PM

Great work, Collin!

Carol
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June 16, 2012 10:03:17 PM

Good luck, Collin.

Carol
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June 16, 2012 10:04:37 PM

Good luck, Collin

Carol
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June 17, 2012 11:25:00 AM

Lot of thought to design.

Meg
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June 17, 2012 12:55:47 PM

:-)

Heidi
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June 18, 2012 10:22:02 AM

Completely original....love it. Way to go.

dave smith
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June 18, 2012 04:28:26 PM

this is awesome!!!

Jeff
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June 18, 2012 06:48:52 PM

Great design, very original. Good Luck!

Jeff
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June 18, 2012 06:50:06 PM

Great design. Very original. Good luck!

Nikolai
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June 18, 2012 10:07:31 PM

I can't wait to hold this up to my face and have people do a double take like "That guy has his phone backwards." This is guaranteed to get comments especially from apple fans.

judy
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June 18, 2012 10:32:36 PM

GREAT JOB COLLIN BEST OF LUCK AUNT JUDY

L

June 19, 2012 01:31:32 AM

so, it says that the medium is "pen and marker on math homework" but I can see some digital editing if you look between the icons. While I think this design is clever, it won't translate well if it does get printed.

LeRoy
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June 20, 2012 10:36:12 AM

good job collin

Brandon
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June 20, 2012 09:51:04 PM

nice work

Collin
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June 20, 2012 11:00:31 PM

I would like to thank everyone who has been involved in voting on and promoting my design over the last week. This experience has taught me so much, and I am truly grateful for everyone who played a part in it. It was amazing to see the amount of support from my family, friends, and the online community. This ride has been awesome, but I hope it doesn't end here. Again, thank you all so much for your help over the last week, it means the world to me. --Collin--

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