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SIDE A
Harbour Lights4:05
Long Weekend3:12
Paper Sun3:48
SIDE B
Ferris Wheel2:57
Sea Glass4:20
Last Ferry3:31
SUMMER STATIC
C-90
SUMMER STATIC
FOR JO · C-90 · 1988

Blank Tape J-card template

Inspired by 80s blank-tape packaging: three colour stripes across the top and a wide, heavy title. It's the card on our home page.

Front
Stripes at the top and the title in wide, heavy capitals, with who it's for, the tape length and the year underneath.
Spine and flap
The title reads down the spine, and the tracklist runs down the flap, Side A at the top.
Inside panel
A recording index: a dedication, the tracklist and the credits.
Good for
A classic mixtape. It suits almost anything and prints cleanly at home.
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Four colours

Mono is an ink saver, light enough to be kind to a home printer. Pick one to open it in the designer; you can change colour there at any time.

SIDE A
Harbour Lights4:05
Long Weekend3:12
Paper Sun3:48
SIDE B
Ferris Wheel2:57
Sea Glass4:20
Last Ferry3:31
SUMMER STATIC
C-90
SUMMER STATIC
FOR JO · C-90 · 1988
RECORDING INDEXC-90
Play it loud
SIDE A
01Harbour Lights4:05
02Long Weekend3:12
03Paper Sun3:48
SIDE B
04Ferris Wheel2:57
05Sea Glass4:20
06Last Ferry3:31
Compiled and recorded at home.

With an inside panel

Choose With inside panel above the card in the designer and it gains a fourth panel, the same size as the front, that folds in behind the cover. On Blank Tape it carries a recording index: a dedication, the tracklist and the credits.

It still prints on one side of the paper, so there's nothing to line up. Add a dedication, notes or lyrics, and credits in the designer's More options.

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