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10 October 2017

Want to make a case for the Raspberry Pi that's environmentally friendly, cheap and requires no special equipment? Paper or card is the perfect material! To celebrate the publication of the fully updated third edition of Raspberry Pi For Dummies, we have created two new case templates you can use to house a Raspberry Pi 3, Raspberry Pi 2 or Raspberry Pi Model B+.

Download a free paper or cardboard case template for your Raspberry Pi

The first design features the new For Dummies brand, showing the Dummies Man with a slick new haircut and glasses. Download the PDF template for the branded case here. It's not just the Dummies Man who's changed: the design of the book interiors has been completely updated too. Check out my PDF sampler of Raspberry Pi For Dummies to see what it looks like now.

There's also a design with minimal branding that you can use for decorating your own case. In the photo, the case on the left was printed on coloured paper that had been painted by my son. I did also look to see whether there were any cool magazine adverts I could make a case out of, but it seems like music mags have far fewer full page ads than they used to. Tweet me your box art. I'll be curious to see your designs! Download the lightly branded case here.

If you have an older Raspberry Pi, you can still download the original case we made when the first edition of the book came out. It features the old For Dummies branding, but will keep your Model B nice and snug in the cold winter months. Download the original Raspberry Pi case template here. (The new edition of the book still includes advice on setting up the original Raspberry Pi models, by the way - there are lots of them out there, and it would be good to think they can be put into service somewhere).

The original paper case, called The Punnet, was designed by Ian McPhee, who kindly allowed us to create the branded version. Find out more about the new edition of Raspberry Pi For Dummies here.

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