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[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Reposting the last custom along with another we did. Both very, very complex designs. The red seen here is made using sample material of the scratchproof "True Colour" series.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Yes. I'm taking over all FemBot's responsibilities until Monday.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] ptesmoke:
Awesome. Cheers man and thanks for the heads up, after those pix above I'm super super stoked to see what you come up with for mine! :)))
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Jaballa12:
The Utah Utes one is mine! I'm super excited to get it!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Endoran:
That's freaking awesome man. I'm a big utes fan, graduated in 2009. Would you be terribly offended if I wanted one just like yours?

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] PieWai:
The silver looks awesome!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] PhilUSAF21:
These custom skins are sick! How do I request one?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] nexicon:
robots!!

i sent you guys an email, i sent the one with 3 pics for a batman thing going on. it would be awesome to get a custom skin FINALLY since waiting since january. back with nexus and ready to customize! thanks bots!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Email customs[at]dbrand.com with your design request. Include a picture of your idea.

Just took a look, and none of the photos you sent would really work as custom skins. What you provided are more "pictures" that would only work with a printing process. Find something with more of a silhouette design, such as this, this, or this. Don't limit yourself to standard poses, just try to find something with more of a silhouette. The photo you sent us "300px-BTAS_5434.png" might work, but we'd have to redraw it into a silhouette format. "epic-batman.jpeg", while it appears to be a silhouette, would just look weird once converted to a two-tone fully filled silhouette design. The joker picture simply wouldn't work. Email us back or post back here if you find something you think might work better.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] nexicon:
Ok so far I got two in my mind. The one you said you can make into silhouette form and this one i've uploaded. I'd like to see the picture I sent previously in a silhouette form if possible before deciding between the two. Can you guys do that?

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] jiayit:
Aye bots, do you guys by any chance have pale pink and pale yellow skins? Would like to make a pony custom but if it ain't pale then I'll pass :/ something like this.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Jaballa12:
I am too, I started there in 2010 so just a bit after you haha. But go ahead, and get one if you'd like:)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] raiderep:
Hello again custumsBot, payment sent and awaiting mockups, this is very nice of you guys/gals to be doing for us :)

Almost forgot to add I'm grateful for the explanation of how these are made, it cleared up some assumptions and concerns I had without me even having to mention it ;)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] abe in space:
Well, it's already in silhouette. Presumably you mean, without the colored Batman Begins background behind it? I'm not them obviously, and this (if they did do it for you) is likely a little less sharp around the edges than the vector version they'd be able to do, but to save the robots a little bit of effort in doing graphics work for free:

You gave a fairly low-res image, so that's as sharp as I could get it without actually redrawing the thing myself. Personally I'd go with one of Robot's suggestions over this. It works far better in context than it would as a skin.

Plus TDKR > Nolan Batman any day.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] nexicon:
Thanks for that. I think it turned out great. I'm too excited so I'm fiddling between different images but this might be the one

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] eep02b:
You could always just Google "batman silhouette" and I'm sure you'd find some good pics....
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mountainloafers:
HA!

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That Utah skin is great! Nice to see some color being used.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] nexicon:
Ya thanks. That's what I googled exactly. No contact from dbrand though. Let's see

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] jparity:
Any words on when mahogany will become available?

Can't wait to order these!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] talltexan:
[MENTION=3353270]dbrand[/MENTION]s I just resubmitted my request through customs dbrands.com Hope you can come through! Hook em horns!!!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Please don't type our full email address anywhere. Malicious bots crawl the web, then this is how spam begins. If it must be written, replace @ with [at], or lose the ".com"
[Nexus 4 Accessories] talltexan:
ok sorry about that I replaced it.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] androidfoshizzle:
mahogany availability?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
5-7 weeks.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jparity:
Oh man... The wait is going to be brutal. I haven't stopped thinking about the mahogany skin ever since I saw it 3 days ago.

I was hoping to show them off to my gf when I go visit in a couple weeks.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jiayit:
Aye dbrand, congratulations on 20k fans. Here's a picture of a titanium fan.

Now how does one go about ordering a silver carbon fibre skin? :3
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Sheldonjace:
*****es love mahogany!!

I'm right there with yuh though on the brutal waiting. I want that mahogany so bad it hurts. Just got my plain black leather in with the Nexus cutout (Arrived on business day 11 or 12, can't remember, white envelope instead of black) and I love it. It's so much more clean than the glass back and now I don't feel bad sitting down on surfaces when not using bumpers. My glass back already had some light scratches somehow too?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DarkSide Team:
Thank You!!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Sheldonjace:
Just sent another email for a custom request. Sorry dbrand that I've sent you so many long emails. I had a really hard time putting together a clear and concise request. This is the mock up image I just sent as an idea for a custom.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] *GalaxyFanatic*:
Anyy plans on the horizon for some Galaxy SIII skins? You could make a killing :)

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
God do I feel lucky to have a mohagany dbrand skin now lol

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Chughes13x:
[MENTION=5091753]dbrandSkins[/MENTION]

I've been waiting for the new black CF. Have used the last of the old supply?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jiayit:
Poke poke dbrand, is the silver CF up for orders? Would like one, they look hottttttt.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Itswagz:
What's the difference between the new CF and the old black CF? Want the new one so bad for my nexiiii 4 :P
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
The new black cf is a lil darker hue than the current black cf fiber. dbrand has said that unless u have both in front of u then u wont be able to tell the difference. Their cf is the sh*t its my favorite other than the mahogany wood skin which is amazing. I have the black cf on my n7 and have the black and white cf for my n4. If I didn't have the mahogany skin on my n4 then in would be switching black and white cf daily Lol :p cause I can never decide which is better.

P.S. I replied to your pm :cool:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] abe in space:
http://dbrand.com/submodels/galaxy-siii/

Though personally I don't know why you'd go with a skin on a GS3; the back is curvy and you can replace the whole door cheaply.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
I've gotten skins for both of my parents GS3's cause they wanted to have the colored leather cause it looks bad ass with a bumper that matches.

BTW the back of my n7 is curved and the skin just completes it. The skins for the curved products are made differently

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Spartoi:
This is really nice, could you send me the stuff needed to replicate this design?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] nexicon:
Hey dbrand,

Apologies for my constant nagging but sent my final email last night regards to a custom order and email is not being delivered or something. Mailbox full? :p. Let me know when you guys can accept requests. Thanks so much!

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
What do u mean send u the stuff to replicate it??? Just tell dbrand u want this custom the one downtownjeffbrown designed :thumbup:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Spartoi:
Oh I recall reading something that said when you ask for customs you need a image or something. W/e, I'll just ask as you said. Btw, do you know the cost difference between custom orders and regular off the self ones?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
If u send them the pic u had in your above post that will work just fine. It costs quite a bit more. Its basically 2 skins in the case of mine it was black titanium and silver titanium. So u have to pay for both skins plus labor.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Spartoi:
So around 30ish?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Yup

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Itswagz:
Finally made my mind up... Disappointed that the customs do cost a fair bit.. :( was hoping for carbon black and silver titanium like yours but.... The price is a little too deary so I'm going to go with a cyan bumper with carbon fiber black without the nexus cut out :) not sure if I should wait for the new CF :/
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Its taking awhile for the new carbon fiber to come out so it depends how long u wanna wait. The fembot should be back tomorrow so I would wait for her to let us know if its gonna be soon and if not I would order tomorow. I have the current black cf and its black enough for me. I've said it before but I think the cf is their best current skin they offer. Both black and white are amazing the only skin I find better is the mahogany. But mahogany is still 7-8 weeks out but when it comes out I bet it'll be a huge seller. Before I got my mahogany skin I would switch skins every 2-3 days but since I've gotten my mahogany skin I haven't taken it off. Can't wait for the new Ferrari red cf coming out too :p

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] nexicon:
dannngiiittt. waiting on dbrands answer! lol...sigh...
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Chughes13x:
[MENTION=5091753]dbrandSkins[/MENTION]

You have a PM.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
I'm sure this has been answered before, but I'll ask it anyway. For those who ordered custom skins, how much did you pay for it? I'm thinking of getting an R2-D2 and a Van Halen red/white/black stripes pattern.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] jiayit:
It depends on the complexity of the designs. For mine, which was basically made up of two pieces and not much labour was required, it cost me 30 odd.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
I see. Thanks for the answer.

So this pattern right here would probably cost me two, three times that amount...dang it.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Itswagz:
I'd say they would probably make it for you for like 40$ since its using 3 pieces :s
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
$40 for a skin. Nay, a statement.

Must. Resist. Temptation. To pimp my phone.

I'll probably order it on payday. :p

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] raiderep:
Good morning customsBot :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] TooSlo:
This. SO MUCH THIS!!!!! I'm going to cry so hard if I can't get one of those skins.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] hoose23:
I'm in lovvvvvve with this skin! Absolutely amazing! It's like a whole new phone
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mbh87:
I'd be willing to bet it would be more than $40. The 3 skins alone would cost $27 plus they charge a few hours labor. I also think they are charging more now then they had been because a lot more people are wanting customs done now.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] ibarra21:
Can anyone here confirm that magnetic rings for lenses stick with a dBrand skin?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] freezeburn:
I'm saving up for a custom skin but in the meantime I'm trying to figure out which look I want the most, Black or Blue? Black I would like to get it in CF but blue would have to be leather.

or
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Black

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] raiderep:
Its gone quiet here, guess dbrand is busy cooking up sweetness for us, yum!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Itswagz:
Deffo black..
[Nexus 4 Accessories] firespitta:
Is there any pure black skin? Think that would look really nice
[Nexus 4 Accessories] nexicon:
I hope so! Eager to get my custom order looked at and priced or i'll just have to order a normal skin to protect my back until then...:rolleyes:

Sigh...

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] freezeburn:
Thanks for everyones input, I too was leaning for black but since its going to be 3 layers(black,blue,yellow) its going to cost a pretty penny, might have to wait on two paychecks because I won't be able to justify spending over $60 on a skin to the ball and chain aka wife.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] abe in space:
For what it's worth here's one vote in favor of the blue.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] talltexan:
[MENTION=3353270]dbrand[/MENTION] I assume you dont want us bombarding your inbox with requests but how long should we wait between emails?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] freezeburn:
Got my first of many skins last week, looks and feels better than I expected. The bumper is red but it looks kinda pinkish in the pic.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Itswagz:
I'm getting the blue bumper with carbon fiber no nexus cutout. Similar to yours, gonna look sweeeet!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] abe in space:
My white CF shipped on Friday from Ontario, and arrived today in GA, US. Amazing. Took me a good 15 minutes to get it seated properly (unlike all you steady-handed jerks making it look easy on YouTube), but once it was on: man, is the precision impressive. I think I'll never use a standard case again (unless you Canucks could ever be convinced to release a case with this kind of precision to match). Can't say enough just how much this looks like it belongs on the device. Or how grateful I am to never again have to look at the glass crack just above the camera. The texture is a welcome addition, too; not quite as good as the back of my Nillkin case, but an excellent replacement for the slippery glass nonetheless. Loving this thing combined with the white replica bumper. Despite the crazy (by comparison) price, it's making me want to try the (apparently brighter white) official bumper. Thanks so much to the robots at dbrand, and both the US and Canadian post.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jiayit:
Although mine was a custom and didn't have the NEXUS logo to follow, I aligned it with the speakers within half a minute or so. Yes I'm bragging ( :p ) but the thing here is to take the wax paper, cover the bottom left area such that you can see the nexus logo, speaker and camera hole cutouts but the rest is still lying on the wax paper.

I find it waaaaaay easier to align this way. Might actually do a video if I get another skin!

And I totally agree on the 'this skin makes me want to use my phone naked' thing. I used to be super OCD about getting scratches ANYWHERE on my phone but after getting the skin, I refuse to put any covers.

I love love love love love dbrand.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] abe in space:
A brilliant and eminently helpful suggestion. I probably would've still found a way to blow it, but eh. I got it in the end.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Morning my dbrand loving peeps :) sorry bout the bad lighting :o

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] hellrokr:
you have pretty much every case I suppose... Every thread I see.. your screenshot is def. there :p
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
If we don't share pics of things how can others find out if they like a certain case or skin properly. That's the way I look at it and I'm no dev so pics, reviews and the little knowledge I give back in our help thread is the best way I can give back. :):D

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That looks really nice :thumbup: Black cf looks so good. Can't wait for the Ferrari red :p

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] elzafir:
In that case, would you mind sharing a picture of the black titanium with the Rinke Fusion? :D I'm thinking of getting that combination to replacement my 3 months old black leather-OEM bumper setup.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Yup I'll take a picture this evening after I get home from work

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] hellrokr:
Your contribution is very helpful. Even for me.. I'm just saying you're kinda addicted. :D:D
[Nexus 4 Accessories] undercover:
He is. Ask him how many covers he's got....
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Yea I already knew that and have admitted it many times on xda ;)

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Hey stinky I got something for u here in my pocket :flipoff2:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] jiayit:
Okay, here goes.

Hey Jeff, how many covers ya got! I'm curious!
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Hey Sebz4n!!!

First let us briefly explain how custom skins work: We take a blank base layer, then assemble (by hand) a second layer using multiple pieces that fit together (like a puzzle) to form the design requested by the client.

Customs are twice the price ($18.00), as they take 2x the material (dual-layered), but even more-so because they require design time, setup time, and are put together by hand. See the attached photo for a better idea of how they’re made.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Stennan:
How would the texture on the black carbon compare to the kevlar on the Razr? It looks kind of coarse, but since it is vinyl it is basically a regular flat vinyl with surface pattern sprayed on?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dbrandSkins:
Absolutely not!! Our carbon fiber is the most textured vinyl on the planet. It's the same stuff used for auto body trim when ricers can't afford to drop 2k on a real CF hood. It has 9 tiny little ridges on each weave of the carbon fiber. When you run your fingernail over it, it makes that "zippy" noise. Regular flat vinyl with the pattern printed on it would be pure blasphemy.

BLASPHEMY.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Stennan:
Got it, bought a carbon one to try out. Black titanium sounds better but one of my friend also has a nexus so if the carbon has to much texture for my taste I could always give it to him.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Ahhh OK cool. I'm excited for my titanium back I ordered they look really good in all 3 styles but that titanium one just looks amazing. Thank u for your response. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] hp420:
I honestly like the original nexus 4 look enough I wouldn't want to cover it up. However, if anyone were to break the glass on the back of theirs, this would actually be a very viable solution, rather than replace the glass just for it to break again. I'd really love to see one that looks similar to the original nexus 4 back, though....that way if the glass does break, those of us that like it can still keep the look ;)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
Which materials can the customs prints be made on?

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Sebz4n:
Wow, $18 is a very impressive price for a custom skin! I'll definitaly look into that later on
[Nexus 4 Accessories] DowntownJeffBrown:
+1

That's gonna be my next purchase.

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Sebz4n:
Once I come home and RMA my unit (damn repair shop re-asembled it wrong twice....) I'll probably order a custom one. dbrand seems like a really awesome company lol!

Did anybody else receive custom stuff from here? I'd like to see it, I really loved the yellow/black city someone in the thread got!

I need to get creative :D
[Nexus 4 Accessories] master2828:
Thats my skin with the skyline and ya im waiting on another RMA too before i can finally brandish the skin.

Check out their FB page they post a lot of pics of the customs on there, that's where I found the TDOT design. Loving the custom for OVO crew.

P.S how is your warranty still valid after taking it to a repair shop? Google has sent me new units every time, before i even send the old one in.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] eep02b:
Offtopic: what is everyone doing rma's for?? What part of your phone is needing a rma??

-EP
[Nexus 4 Accessories] rocklee80:
AW: dbrand.com N4 skins

I bought The Black Carbon Fiber one. And when i look into this thread with pictures of them, i cant! Wait!! :D
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mackster248:
You won't regret it man. The black CF looks awesome. :)

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[Nexus 4 Accessories] Sebz4n:
No Play Store in Denmark, so I bought it via a carrier (paid almost twice the price lol, loving taxes in Denmark).

First time I had an issue where my lockscreen froze and was unresponsive. When my phone was reassembled REALLY poorly, scratches was made and they even forgot to remove a piece of paper in front of the new front camera, for god sake, it's a white dot on an entirely black surface!!! Second time I got it back it was alright, but now I have an annoying squeaking noise when I put pressure near the speaker >.< So lame, and they won't swap my unit...

But enough off-topic. Did you guys see this sexy picture dbrand posted on their facebook page just now?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Stennan:
They tried to put up a poll on reddit to ask what color they should pick. That got shut down due to the whole "Evil company, making posts about their evil product". Come on guys, it is not like they are trying to take over the world and topple democratically elected governments! They had a bluish or brownish variant, seems like they are going with the darker variant which is my personal choice. Bigger contrast to the whitish current version.

http://www.reddit.com/r/nexus4/comments/17vev8/dbrand_black_titanium/
[Nexus 4 Accessories] JuEv0splash:
DBrand,

I've got an idea for a custom skin. Can you guys do the "man of steel" symbol along with the full nexus 4 logo on bottom. I'd want the locations of the logos to be the same as the AOKP unicorn above "nexus" posted earlier.

I've attached pics of the logos, and i'm looking to go light on dark. If I were to wait for the black titanium and use the two titanium textures, would there be enough of a contrast between the silver and black for the logos to show well?

If not, how about white carbon on black carbon?

XDA members please feel free to chime in with opinions...i'm in no hurry since my N4 hasn't arrived yet. :D
[Nexus 4 Accessories] master2828:
Earpiece buzz first time was when screen was on x 2, this time it seems constant all the time, brutal during calls. For Google RMA though they just send you a new unit and you have 21 days to send in broken unit.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] richteralan:
If you take reddit seriously you are interneting wrong, buddy.