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Re: Official Hacker News T-Shirt

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Post by wiwillia »

lancefisher wrote: post #29
jug6ernaut wrote: post #12

I don't really get this T, i understand its going for minimalism, but would someone who frequents HN recognize it if they did not already know its affiliation?(i wouldn't) & if the answer is no, then whats the point of the T? Edit for clarity: Not knocking the cause, it is great. Just the design really, maybe im missing something.

You can write your own username in with a sharpie. :) I would recognize this for the colors and shape. I do wish it came on a light-color T though.

Hi lance, we just added a grey option on checkout!

Re: Official Hacker News T-Shirt

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Post by wiwillia »

jschuur wrote: post #8

I just wish it wasn't black. I get what you're trying to do with the color scheme from the site, but the black just completely overwhelms it. If you're going to go with something without text, have the shirt be the grayish color, with the orange stripe going across the entire chest.

Thanks for the feedback, we've just added a Slate Grey option on checkout!

Re: Official Hacker News T-Shirt

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Post by scoot »

pg wrote: post #23

It seemed particularly appropriate for the HN t-shirt to raise money for Watsi, since you guys in a sense discovered Watsi. They'd had some publicity before, but it was after their highly upvoted post on HN that their growth really took off. That was also how we found out about them.

And by the same token raises visibility of Teespring, a current YC startup.

The question was raised in the HN DDoS thread about what value YC derives from HN, so there are two examples right there - discovery and promotion of investment opportunities.

Re: Official Hacker News T-Shirt

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Post by jwb119 »

wiwillia wrote: post #41
lancefisher wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can write your own username in with a sharpie. :) I would recognize this for the colors and shape. I do wish it came on a light-color T though.

Hi lance, we just added a grey option on checkout!

Any way for people who have already ordered to change colors?

Re: Official Hacker News T-Shirt

#46

Post by thetrumanshow »

jug6ernaut wrote: post #27
thetrumanshow wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For me its solidarity. That, and I just want to be a part of it, regardless of who else knows about it.

Absolutely, i do also. But if its a HN Tee, should it be recognizable to those who frequent HN? @mayank same applies, inside joke to who? Those who where told it was a HN Tee or the HN community?(assuming its not recognizable to them).

I think you and I just might disagree on how recognizable this is, but its beside my point.

I get some utility out of the thing, and I get to contribute to something that the community would like to see become successful. I don't normally donate at the drop of a hat, but pg has thus far very carefully tended this community without asking much directly from it. Its a no-brainer.

If HN becomes a Kickstarter for non-profits, eh, I become much less interested then.

Oh, and if someone happens to ask me what the shirt is about, I probably would say "Ah, its a novelty shirt I bought from this geeky website you probably wouldn't care much about." Because I tend to think the community benefits from being careful who gets involved in it. {sigh} I typed that, and its probably flame-war inducing, but I do feel that way.

Re: Official Hacker News T-Shirt

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Post by cbhl »

bdcravens wrote: post #22
jschuur wrote: post #8

I just wish it wasn't black. I get what you're trying to do with the color scheme from the site, but the black just completely overwhelms it. If you're going to go with something without text, have the shirt be the grayish color, with the orange stripe going across the entire chest.

I agree. Anyone with animals knows that black just doesn't work, so I have to pass on a lot of cool shirts at conferences, etc

Can you explain this further? I don't understand.

Re: Official Hacker News T-Shirt

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Post by wiwillia »

kafkaesque wrote: post #15
jschuur wrote: post #8

I just wish it wasn't black. I get what you're trying to do with the color scheme from the site, but the black just completely overwhelms it. If you're going to go with something without text, have the shirt be the grayish color, with the orange stripe going across the entire chest.

I was just going to comment on that. To my eye, Slate, Asphalt, or Heather Grey would work better (in order of preference). http://www.americanapparel.net/wholesaleresources/ExpressOrd... Also, these are 100% cotton, right?

We just added a Slate Grey option to checkout, you can now purchase! Thanks for the feedback.

Re: Official Hacker News T-Shirt

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Post by wiwillia »

bdcravens wrote: post #22
jschuur wrote: post #8

I just wish it wasn't black. I get what you're trying to do with the color scheme from the site, but the black just completely overwhelms it. If you're going to go with something without text, have the shirt be the grayish color, with the orange stripe going across the entire chest.

I agree. Anyone with animals knows that black just doesn't work, so I have to pass on a lot of cool shirts at conferences, etc

Very fair feedback, we just added a Slate Grey option to check out - let me know if that works.
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