I've tried a couple of different leather DIY versions of the iPhone case, but nothing has been quite right for how I use my iPhone. Er. . . I mean the way Penelope uses my iPhone. I've needed a case to protect this bad boy from the carelessness of a 3 year old. About 5 months ago I started looking for one that I could customize & found Uncommon. Last Friday I finally got around to designing one for myself. I've been stewing over what to put on my case for 5 months! Gosh, you'd think I was designing my own tattoo or something. After I got something I was happy with, I ordered & waited. I'm so excited to have a case that has my style written all over it & protects my phone from Penelope. The graphic nature of my repeat pattern was heavily inspired by the amazing work of Jessica Hische (read: one of THE most talented typographic designers ever). The coloring was inspired by Jen's GLCB poster idea. I opened a photo of mine in photoshop, blurred the heck out of it and changed the hue/saturation until I found something I liked; turquoise & neon pink. At this point, it's nowhere even close to the original. Then I masked the image with my pattern. I love the depth it gives the pattern. I love my new case & the pattern on it! If I were to do it all over again, though, I would've scaled the pattern a little larger for more dramatic effect. Just a little FYI about uncommon: their shopping cart & customization is SO user-friendly & pretty. I was also quite surprised at their turn around. I ordered the case late Friday night & it shipped on Monday morning. It was in my hands within the week. Not bad for something so custom.