Our friends at People Like Us have launched a new range of iPod covers. The Styles, as they’re known, are mini-canvases covered in beautiful (and, at times, dramatic) artwork. As a bonus they also protect your iPod from the inevitable scratching, scuffing and dust, giving it the visual vibrancy of the music that beats away within it. We have 5 People Like Us covers to give away randomly to people who leave a comment under this post saying why they feel cool design is better than scratches on an iPod.
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Justin said | 16 July, 2007
I think these covers are better than scratches because not only are they beautiful protection for my precious music player, but it allows other people to view my stellar ipod and make a snap judgement on what a cool indie scenester i am.
Rebecca J said | 16 July, 2007
Gimme gimme! These are hot! Scratches on your ipod are soo last year! Seriously i’ve always thought it would be cool to be able to cover my ipod in some awesome artwork. Art and music together is the way life should be. People will look at me like oh she’s such a trendsetter! I’ll feel complete.
CaroNegret said | 16 July, 2007
The covers are better just because anything with a cool design on it will look better than an accidental scratch. Specially an Ipod!
Jonesy said | 16 July, 2007
What about one that just says “Emo music is really really bad”, or, ” this is my iPod, there are many other iPods like it but this one is mine”. Anyone? No? OK, far enough. But i do dig these designs so i’d be more than happy to stick with one of them. Nice price too - job well done.
Spyros said | 16 July, 2007
Nothing can be cooler than scratches on an ipod (yeah right?!?), especially self inflicted scratches made while changing the battery and hard drive in my ipod. Having a Cool Designs cover for my ipod would make my ipod hipper and cooler than anyone else’s ipod with the knowledge that I have disassembled my ipod, and with the help of cool designs put it back together AND made it better looking than any other ipod in town!!!
Rob said | 17 July, 2007
Chicks dig scars (according to the evil kanevil type character on the simpsons) but unfortunately that doesn’t translate to a scratchd up ipod! Actually, i don’t think any girls have paid close enough attention to my ipod to notice how scratched the back of it is anyway, but it sure will stand out if i had one of those sweet designs and my ipod sure is scratched to buggery.
Ron said | 17 July, 2007
it’s just how music has always been an inspiration to most designers. music build visuals in the minds, and these imageries will first be transferred to paper. after which, one makes the design digital. it’s how the musicplayer (ipod) is being influenced by the music displaying designs on itself. if only, the cover changes whenever you change music, that will be so cool
having said that, seriously, who on earth will prefer scratches on their ipod to some pretty pretty covers? it’s like scratching yourself and making yourself bleed and you enjoy the feeling of it. i wouldn’t want my ipod to bleed man. its screen is bad enough.
wow wow wee wow said | 18 July, 2007
omg omg total hottness i fully L.O.V.E they are uber snazzy! and defz wayyyyyyy better than having silly scratchers all over the pod!
plz gimme 1
darger1970 said | 19 July, 2007
cause i want it to look how it sounds
Renee said | 19 July, 2007
Design is soooo much cooler than scratches.
Who wouldnt want to be seen with one of these unreal looking covers.
It’ll keep our ipods in mint condition and fashionable at the same time!
Great work! 
Heidi said | 19 July, 2007
uprooted parallel
dust is in the air
scratches taking place
definite feelings
vertical words unspoken
what a dream to remember
communicated layer by layer
close boundries
everything new to me
something loaned the other imagined
already between two songs
Ollaikster said | 19 July, 2007
I just bought a super-sexy black ipod, its so smooth and shinny (no scratches as yet) - black aint boring but well, its just miminalistic i guess….these skins rock, and they sure kick-ass over the black ipod look
pacia said | 19 July, 2007
in the natural order of things.
first comes the original, and then come modifications…(and/or pirated versions anytime anywhere…)
but back to the topic.
who likes to see through some scratched up lens?
distorting visions and emissions…
therefore, scratch-resistance..
“why is cool design better than scratches on an iPod?”….is a rhetorical question, non?
Tamsin said | 19 July, 2007
Because who wants scratches when you can have cool design? Simple!
Gillian said | 19 July, 2007
In a vain attempt to avoid scratches on my iPod, I have forced upon it a condom like cover that I found in a bargain bin at Myer. As I type my little iPod lies lifeless next to me in the purple condom wrapper of pain. You can tell she is embarrassed. The cover not only feels nasty, it makes her look like a jellybean. Which is not at all fitting to the music that pumps from her belly. Please save my iPod from any more embarrassment, she will be eternally grateful.
Gareth said | 19 July, 2007
My two year old loves to pick up things, ipods, wallets, blue-tac. He carries them round with him all day and then leaves them in strange places. If I had a cool design on my ipod he would look really cool whilst it would protect it from scratches and at the end of the day I’d be able to find it easily.
sal said | 19 July, 2007
these are gorg. i need to cover the scratches that already exist, let alone those incoming…
im off o/s soon - would be great to show off some aussie talent when sharing tunes with new friends ;o)
Kaying said | 19 July, 2007
Because a cover is love and scratches are carelessness
Laura said | 19 July, 2007
I’m going to play devils advocate… who would have thought a scratched record would one day be cool? Perhaps scratched ipods will be the cool of the future… but I’m not quite avant garde enough to lead that revolution. I’d be perfectly content with an arty ipod cover and a cup of tea.
Samantha Holmes said | 19 July, 2007
Scratches tell a story as do these piece of Art. My scratched up IPOD weaves the tale of a thousand narratives(with an underpinning thread of the time I dropped it..again…).Unfortunatley it is running out of space for more scratches so an overlay of another tale,this time a more aesthetically pleasing piece of art, will be a welcome addition.
charissa said | 19 July, 2007
functionality and smart, sexy art/design have always been winners. if ipods can alter our aural landscapes, why not our visual? i like it.
Cara said | 19 July, 2007
Although scratches on an IPOD, a dangerously untidy bedroom or various dents on one’s car could be a clear reflection of an individuals personality, there is nothing that coherently describes a persons character more than the way they present themselves. An interesting visual element on a person paves the way to an interesting character. Further more, the way in which one displays their tastes also gives insight to their character & personality. Therefore the concept behind these little beauties is much more than enhancing the visual element of the i pod itself, instead further highlighting the owners character.
Great job!
shelley said | 19 July, 2007
covers over scratches because they are like beautiful bandaids over ipod wounds. way better to see gorgous illustrations that shine with beauty like rainbows than pain on the house of all your treasured music.
(can i please pleeaassee have one !? do they make 80gig ones too??)
shelleyxo
kimmy said | 19 July, 2007
i wish the whole world were designed with colours and fractals, so we could be inspired at every turn. my ipod is a big chunky one, so i dont suppose the designs are made for that size?
k
KateB said | 19 July, 2007
These things rock. I want one too. I bet they play cooler shuffle selection with art on the outside!
in teo's name said | 19 July, 2007
i hear him at night.
teo, my green ipod, he whimpers.
he’s trying not to show it when in prance around with him in the garden and roll around in the summer grass. he IS tough, he’s a camouflage colour for a bloody reason.
but don’t we all hate the itching scratched skin? don’t we all feel like helpless children?
his tiny voice makes me take more ambien at night. he whimpers of the books that rub themselves naughtily on him when he’s travelling in my purse, the sandwiches that offend his refined maria callas eve turbonego boney-m taste.
he is bullied, my poor teo. thus, protection is better than crying scratched nights.
in teo's name said | 19 July, 2007
i hear him whimper at night.
my green ipod, teo, is a tough one. when we roll around in summer meadows, when we prance around dancing dangerously. he never cries in front of me.
he never says a word when, in my purse, a book naughtily rubs itself on him.
he keeps the facade up even when a chocolate bar crumble sticks to him and i have to lick it and scratch it off with my fingernail.
i feel bad at night, to hear his tiny voice. i know he’s bullied by the world. too delicate, even tho he wears a camouflage colour.
it hurts to see yet another scratch.
so i take another ambien to sleep, and he…whimpers on…
that’s why it’s better to have a cool suit. not only protection- you’ve got to- as an ipod- stick it up to the big mean world.
teo's kathy said | 19 July, 2007
i hear him whimper at night.
he’s a tough one, teo the green ipod, he has a camouflage colour for a bloody reason.
when we prance around summery meadows he’s not complaining. he never complains when, in a purse, a book rubs itself naughtily on him.
he is tough.
but who doesn’t feel like a helpless child when the skin itches from random scratches?
but then, when he thinks i’m asleep, his little voice pierces the night, so i take another ambien…
he needs protection. as an ipod, he needs not only that- he needs a suit. a suit to stick it up to the bad world.
Rebecca said | 19 July, 2007
We all know cool design is better than scratches. Some of us, like Wishpea, have a little jumper for their iPods to keep it safe
( http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishpea/590424366/ ), but I’m thinking ‘what if you want to show off the iPod itself?’, well finally here is the answer!
sart said | 19 July, 2007
Body decoration is much cooler than body modification. Or don’t you agree that my tattoos look way cooler than those cutting marks and needle holes. Same with my iPod: with a decoration around his body, he looks cooler than with the scratches.
Ali said | 19 July, 2007
my ipod, like so many others, currently suffers the pain of conformity to the norm - in this case, a gross pink gel cover that says nothing of the wonders within. cool design is better than ipod scratches anyday.
Wompa1 said | 19 July, 2007
I like to stroke my nipple with a rasberry & lychee ripple.
Then I dropped my girlfriends ipod, bugger.
Now she won’t perform sexual flavours for me any more.
I can’t walk straight.
Please help
Alex said | 19 July, 2007
my ipizzle is my baby.
Now what kind of mother would i be if i recklessly gouged into the poor defencless creature?!
I implore you, Lost At E Minor. Think of the children.
Ingvill Storø said | 19 July, 2007
I’ve got an iPod Nano, and last spring I was out jogging with it when SUDDENLY it started pooring down! -And what can you do when you’re in the middle of nowhere, soaked, with a precious iPod in your hand..?
I thought it died there and then. However, it woke up a YEAR later!! So I would LOVE to have some new clothes for it to celebrate the fact that it survived
Cats have nine lives - how many does an iPod have?…
Ingvill
roland said | 19 July, 2007
great sound deserves a great look
Kathy said | 19 July, 2007
Cool design is better than scratches on an iPod because at least then you don’t end up looking like every other Joe Schmoe iPod carrier. Plus, it exposes onlookers to REAL art + helps them broaden their minds. *highfive*
_k
Karen said | 20 July, 2007
Art is and therefore should be available to everyone.
Art on an ipod cover makes me smile.Its an affordable canvas for the masses(as well as providing a utilitarian service.)
Kelly said | 20 July, 2007
Yikes! My poor little iPod is naked!! I need one of those!
supershagg said | 20 July, 2007
Scratches on your ipod are for losers! Anyone who doesnt take good care of their i pod enough to not have scratches must be a total dusch!……..
Psst!………. Over Here!………………….. My i pod secretly has scratches on it! (sniffle sniffle)……Not only does that make me a Dusch but it also makes my i pod look old. and that makes me look old! And if im already old then what do i have left to live for(sniffle sniffle)….. I think ill just cry now Buuuuuuwhuuuuuuu!!!!!!……..
YOU THERE! STOP CRYING, I HAVE COME TO SAVE YOU… (oh my god is that people like us man??!!!)…. HAVE NO FEAR YOUNG SOUL, I BROUGHT YOU A BRAND NEW I POD COVER (yay people like us man saves the day again!!!!) THAT WONT SCRATCH UP YOUR I POD AND WILL MAKE YOU AND YOUR DEVICE FEEL TEN YEARS YOUNGER!!!!(but sir im only nine and a half..)ALL IN A DAYS WORK!!!!!!
AND REMEMBER KIDS, PEOPLE LIKE US IPOD COVERS ARE COOL AS ALL FUCKING HELL!!!!
Amalia said | 20 July, 2007
Although the scratches on my ipod somehow explain everything it has been through since I first got it like losing it and finding it hidden underneath my couch, bed, in my backpack or being simply misplaced I feel every scratch gives it a personality. Yet, a time comes when we have to hide the scratch that once made it and cover it with something beautiful to tell a story of how it got to be beautiful. The music will still be the same but the personality will be different.
Peg said | 20 July, 2007
To own a beautiful little artwork to keep the music of my soul safe and sound would be heavenly indeed…. What a lucky soul I would be if I received one of these treasures for free….
tiff said | 20 July, 2007
i don’t even know wot an ipod is (im thinkn smaller walkman??) i would, however, find out, purchase, steal or perm borrow one just so it could be covered, for all 2 see, in the fabulussness that is these covers.
DBT said | 20 July, 2007
scratched pod = sorry sod
cool design is quite sublime
michhelle said | 21 July, 2007
hey, I love the idea. The plane white of the Ipod is still such a trademark, but once everyone owns one, and they all get scratched up, why not introduce some colour to personalize it? THe problem was that the coloured nanos that were introduced do not do the Ipod justice. It’s an investment, and not just because of the price, but hours are spent finding songs that contribute to your personal collection of music, so why not add a personalized design to the case around your music?? (And protect it too!)
Paul said | 21 July, 2007
Scratches are arbitrary, meaningless lines that were often put there by accident. The lines on these cases were put there on purpose and they just so happen to be representations of objects that strike a familiar chord in the minds of most humans who gaze upon them. Lets see scratches pull that off! Scratches are strictly for non-cool people. If you see someone with a scratched iPod, I think it’s safe to say that they are probably a serial killer, and you should notify the proper authorities immediately.
Thank you.
Victoria Quijano said | 21 July, 2007
I love this creative way to visualize music and show your style. What a great way to hide my i-pod abuse…lol. Love them! Why didn’t I think of this?
frunzel said | 21 July, 2007
Absolutely love it - Eline.
Celine said | 24 July, 2007
It’s a political statement, saying ‘I appreciate and seek the creative psych and I support art and artists in a world where people glance over artisans with a mere shrug’.
Gary said | 24 July, 2007
Who would want to hurt their eyes looking at scratches while listening to their favourite tunes? Cool design is the way to live!
Christoph said | 25 July, 2007
Can a scratch not be part of my own iPod design?
Jeremy said | 26 July, 2007
Scratches are the new cool design.
jemma said | 26 July, 2007
About 2 years ago I finally saved $550 to go out and buy myself a brand new ipod. When I got home i charged it up and downloaded some tunes on to it , and slapped it straight in to the back pocket of my jeans and went a-walking.
Thinking that I was pretty much killing it with my new ipod, I took it out to flash around, and to my great disapointment, it was scratched. my pocket things on my jeans had scratched the SHIT out of my BRAND NEW IPOD!!!!… so any way it has taken 2 years to have finaly found a way to cover up the hideous scars of my ipods past. These covers will let my ipod live agian, instead of hiding in shame. embrace the plastic surgery of the ipod world, u too can be beautiful.
Emma said | 26 July, 2007
my iPod gives me grief. and by that i mean it actually gives me lots and lots of grief. sometimes it just wont turn on. sometimes i cant get it to connect to my pc via usb until ive plugged it into the wall socket, if only for 1 secods. and sometimes my clickwheel decides that its on a lunch break. one of those really really long friday afternoon ‘im just going for the one beer’ type of lunchbreaks. but i still love it. though sometimes my love for it wavers a little. Please help me love it more
Bridie said | 29 July, 2007
These are feasts for the eyes - just like my ipod! Thanks to my habit of placing it next to me while I eat, mr.pod has gained way more than just a set of awesome scratches - I can see traces of coffee, ice cream, and -eew! even tofu - I think I was listening to Xavier Rudd when that became part of the collection. So even though my ipod does have a bit of a five-star resturant menu-thing going on, a beautiful case would ensure that my ipod remains purely a feast for the eyes, not the cockroaches!
Dermot said | 30 July, 2007
I want people to look twice when I pull my ipod out of my pocket on the train.
Zac said | 30 July, 2007
Guys - this was a hard one to randomly select as there were some real bleeding hearts out there!
The judges decision is in - and the winners are:
Gillian
Cara
in teo’s name
Amalia
Jemma
Guys - please contact us with your postal details.
For those that didn’t win, we’ve negotiated with Jeremy at People Like Us for a 15% discount if you quote this promotion key: peoplelikelostateminor It’ll be active for a week only.
Thanks to all for supporting this cool product and initiative.
Cheers,
Zac
Lost At E Minor
ally said | 4 December, 2007
Please give me one!
I have an ipod in need of covering!!!
bianca said | 6 February, 2008
design is better than scratches anyday 
design is about being unique.. having something thats totally ausome, wacky, kitsch and sometimes quirky!!! “people like us” is really unique nd i like that.. stand out from the crowd with a sweet ipod cover.. lol being a designer for this company would b a dream come true but getting a design that every1 wants isn’t really the point is it? because then it might not be as unique any more but hey who doesn’t like a design and uniqueness that makes people envious and think that their ipod is a little plain… i have already made my friends little socks for their ipods but this skin idea is way more versatile… i haven’t got an ipod yet but when i do… it’s gonna blow every1’s mind… lol.. by the way scratches are soo overrated!!
Hannah said | 23 February, 2008
finally, cosmetic surgery for ipods!!
kid khaos21 said | 4 March, 2009
I was wondering how did u make those ipod cover I am a college student that creates ipod cover design but I only know how to make on the computer and not for real. I just want to know how to make 1 please email me asap if you can.
sincerely your,
Kid Khaos21
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Razumikhin said | 15 July, 2007
I don’t even own an ipod but i would buy one just to to gaze on it ’s scratchless beauty nestled within one of these beautiful carapaces.