An iPhone is more than just an electronic device---it has become a status symbol and a way of saying that the person who has it is hip and cool. But since it's the design of the iPhone that is appealing, making your own iPhone out of paper is also a way to point out that you have a sense of style. A paper iPhone will also never cost you a monthly fee. Plus, if it becomes damaged, you can just make a new one.
Instructions
1. If you don't already have it, go to the Adobe website and download the free Adobe Reader program (see link in Resources). Double click on the Adobe Reader icon once it has finished downloading. Follow the menu directions to install Adobe Reader on the computer. Quit the Adobe Reader installation when done. Reboot the computer if using a PC.
2. Download the iPhone paper-design-template PDF from the website link in Resources. Double-click on the PDF once it has finished downloading to open it in Adobe Reader.
3. Print out the iPhone PDF template on a color inkjet printer. You may want to print two copies of the PDF just in case a problem develops with the first one.
4. Take the Exacto knife and carefully cut around the iPhone paper design template so that all of the extraneous paper is removed. Cut the slits in the two places on the "back" of the iPhone template.
5. Fold the iPhone template in the manner noted in order to create the shape of the iPhone's front and back. Insert the two tabs on the "front" of the iPhone template into the "back" of the paper iPhone. Hold the paper iPhone and pretend to press the touch sensitive screen, or hold the paper iPhone to your ear and pretend to be taking a call.
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