Calvin and Hobbes MacBook Decals at RustyBrick!
Many RB blog readers are going to find the following statement blasphemous, but after a few years of owning my unibody Macbook, I've grown bored of its appearance. Yeah, I know it has nice minimalistic styling but after a while of staring at a plain silver laptop, I figured it was time for a change.
I shopped around for awhile looking for premade vinyl graphics made specifically for Macbooks, however I couldn't find anything that really "popped". So, I thought about my interests and hobbies and got to work setting up a custom laptop decal. After a lot of Google Image Searching, I decided to go with a high resolution scan of a Calvin and Hobbes.
Calvin and Hobbes is simply one of those timeless comic strips that managed to sum up the joys of childhood and seems to make everyone, especially myself, extremely nostalgic when reading. My decision about which scene to print was difficult because there are so many excellent scenes to choose from. I finally decided on the scene shown because it has a lot of vibrant colors to make the laptop exciting and colorful and it doesn't obscure the ubitiquous glowing apple seen on the back of the Macbook.
In order to get the custom decal printed, I talked to House of Grafix who RustyBrick has used in the past for printing our RB decals. The guys down at House of Grafix have amazing customer service and can print just about any vinyl stickers and graphics you could think of. I've seen them wrap Xbox's, track cars even wrap an entire car in vinyl. So after submitting my image and setting up the cut lines, my decal was printed and shipped right out along with some freebies too. :-)
I decided to not go "clear" for the background. Instead, I had them print it so there's no background. They have a special cut process so that only the actual graphic is applied the back and the see-through parts are actually cut of the decal. This makes for a really eye-popping design for the Macbook. So, special thanks to House of Grafix for coming through with this custom job and hope you all enjoy!
Published May 18, 2011 by:
Alex
Alex worked on several successful e-commerce websites before joining the RB team. He graduated from SUNY Purchase with a Bachelor's in Math & Computer Science.
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35 COMMENTS
posted by Sarah Parker on: Apr 17, 2013 06:54pm
I bought this design for my mac book from printingblue and also some car stickers and decals with some good custom designs.
posted by Gerhard Kullmann on: Feb 23, 2013 02:44pm
Hi Rusty, I bought the C+H Macbook Wrap. Do you have a special way to place the decal? Unfortunately the boys from HOG don't answer my question about that :-( Is it possible to remove the decal if it's not on the right place? Regards, Gerhard Frankfurt/Germany
posted by Printingblue on: Jan 31, 2013 01:31pm
Your gadgets are quite expensive and sensitive kind of investment. When they are new and have great shine they look really very beautiful but after getting lots of scratches they get dull and boring. But, application of custom vinyl stickers on your gadgets can save them getting scratches and help them look like new for long time.
posted by Mina Johanson on: Sep 14, 2012 05:55pm
Looking cute. I can't imagine putting those on my window decals, will it leave a residue or not?
posted by Car Insurance Tacoma on: Mar 2, 2012 05:14am
You will find two types of car decals, the replaceable type and the permanent one. There are materials for exterior and interior decoration for your car. Remember to get the right size and shape to fit your car and note the process of fitting of decals. Prices differ with the design, material and size. You have to find out the particular one which suits your finances as well.
posted by Car Insurance Tacoma on: Mar 2, 2012 05:15am
You will find two types of car decals, the replaceable type and the permanent one. There are materials for exterior and interior decoration for your car. Remember to get the right size and shape to fit your car and note the process of fitting of decals. Prices differ with the design, material and size. You have to find out the particular one which suits your finances as well.
posted by Ciarmelli on: Feb 8, 2012 01:31pm
how many people say they love Bill Watterson's awesome work, then go right ahead and steal his property by violating copyright laws?
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posted by Robert James on: Aug 12, 2011 10:53am
Hi, This is absolutely superb work. I just love it. I would like to know that is it only for mac books? I have a Sony Vaio and was wondering if I could get these graphics. _________ business signs
posted by VK on: Aug 29, 2011 09:52pm
Hi - this is awesome. I am interested in something like this for a room wall. Where did you get the high-resolution image from? Thanks
posted by Car Insurance Tacoma on: Mar 2, 2012 05:55am
You will find two types of car decals, the replaceable type and the permanent one. There are materials for exterior and interior decoration for your car. Remember to get the right size and shape to fit your car and note the process of fitting of decals. Prices differ with the design, material and size. You have to find out the particular one which suits your finances as well.
posted by John Davis on: Jul 11, 2012 04:52pm
really awesome decals for Apple MacBook. it gave new look specially the second image is fantastic. love these custom stickers at apple's book. Many of my friend using something like for their Laptops.
posted by CW Ward on: May 24, 2011 09:57pm
HOG love this
posted by CW Ward on: May 24, 2011 09:57pm
ps i'm hog
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posted by Whitemonstr on: Sep 1, 2011 06:42pm
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posted by Calvin&HobbesFAN on: Jun 17, 2011 09:22pm
where can i buy mine??? :D
posted by Alex Fierro on: Jun 23, 2011 07:48pm
Visit http://www.houseofgrafix.net/ If it's not up there to purchase, contact HoG. He does all sorts of custom vinyls. He's the man!
posted by press chimp on: Jul 21, 2011 10:19am
Looks really cool... custom print
posted by David Combs on: Oct 6, 2011 02:54am
How can I buy this!?
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posted by Mark @ Custom Decals on: Oct 16, 2011 03:06am
Excellent idea, very creative. Love Calvin and Hobbes, too.
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posted by Car Insurance Seattle on: Feb 10, 2012 01:12pm
This is absolutely superb work. I just love it. I would like to know that is it only for mac books? I have a Sony Vaio and was wondering if I could get these graphics.
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posted by on: Feb 10, 2012 05:18pm
sigh its true
posted by on: Feb 10, 2012 05:15pm
Here take all my money!
posted by CW Ward on: Feb 6, 2012 07:04pm
http://www.houseofgrafix.net/Apple-and-Macbook-Decal/Calvin-and-Hobbes-Macbook-skin.html
posted by CW Ward on: Feb 6, 2012 07:04pm
Up on the site! http://www.houseofgrafix.net/Apple-and-Macbook-Decal/Calvin-and-Hobbes-Macbook-skin.html
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posted by Alex Fierro on: Feb 15, 2012 04:38am
If I could buy it or anything like it, I would. In the mean time, all I can do is buy The Complete Calvin and Hobbes collection...