Of course iPods naturally look cool but if you feel the urge to trick one out, you can do so with some of these cool skins.

AudioCubes offers quite a few Japanese-themed iPod skins by GelaSkins.

One of the artists behind some of these cool skins is Aya Kato from Aichi, Japan. Her partial bio on AudioCubes reads:

With a visual aesthetic ranging from anime and manga, to the French art nouveau movement and traditional Japanese scroll art, Aya Kato transforms a common fairytale or love story into a passionate and vivid art piece.

Check out Aya Kato’s Kobe Skin (iPod Video) and Fuzin Raizin Skin (iPod Nano 2nd Gen.)

Another artist behind these eye-catching works of art is Sydney, Australia-based artist Nanami Cowdroy

Nanami Cowdroy was born in Sydney, Australia with close bonds to her mixed Japanese-European heritage. Growing up with such contrasting cultures and surroundings, has greatly influenced her style of art, which she has further emphasized with studies in graphic design and visual communication.

Nanami Cowdroy’s Blowfish Skin (iPod Video, Nano 1, Nano 2, & iPhone) and Inkpond Skin (iPod Video, Nano 1, Nano 2)

These two artists styles are distinctly different. While they pull from similar influences, Kato’s work definetly has a more traditonal vibe while Cowdroy’s has more modern components.

They’re all cool and it really depends what look you’re going for. At only $15 USD a pop, I might just check one out.

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