Follow the task
Confirm the variant
Record the full device model and exact case product. Similar names or screen sizes do not prove the same camera opening or button positions. Obtain confirmation before preparing the final artwork.
Use the right template
Request the actual printable area, orientation and no-print zones from the selected supplier. Keep its revision. Do not trace a product photograph and treat that outline as a production template.
Protect the important content
Inspect where a name, face or other essential detail falls relative to the opening and edges. Make a paper or screen proof and describe it honestly. A mock-up is not a manufactured case or print test.
Approve content and rights
Check image permission, spelling and the final template version. Read the actual personalisation terms. Do not upload private photos or names to an unchosen service just to experiment with its preview.
Read the diagram as text
The artwork proof respects the supplier’s camera no-print zone; this is not a physical product test.
- Device/case variant
- Exact model confirmed
- Supplier template
- Revision T2
- Critical content
- Face outside camera no-print zone
- Artwork approval
- Proof v2 and permission recorded
A worked example
A fictional design puts a face in the upper corner. The camera zone overlaps it, so the designer repositions the composition for proof v2. Approval records the case code and template revision. No case has been printed, fitted or drop-tested for this illustration.
Illustrative example, not a reported purchase, client project or product test.
The completed record
- Device/case variant
- Exact model confirmed
- Supplier template
- Revision T2
- Critical content
- Face outside camera no-print zone
- Artwork approval
- Proof v2 and permission recorded
Download blank record (.csv) ↗Download worked example (.csv) ↗
Your own record
- □ Device/case variant: ____________________
- □ Supplier template: ____________________
- □ Critical content: ____________________
- □ Artwork approval: ____________________
Keep the distinction clear
Fit, printing and protection are three separate questions. An artwork proof can answer placement without demonstrating impact resistance, wireless-charging support or material quality. Use the exact maker’s evidence for such claims. Keep a rejected proof if it explains a design decision; it is often more useful than an unexplained final mock-up.
Where this guide stops
Not a protective-case test or universal print specification. Do not take dimensions from this conceptual drawing.
Continue with a related task
- Check a phone wallet case with the things you actually carry ↗
- Commission graphic design with a usable handover ↗
Sources and original context
The earlier topic was published 2021-12-27 under the Maria Baldwin byline. The present procedure and illustrative record are by MichaelT editorial.