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Ask HN: good looking "nerdy" t-shirts?

Posted by rb2k_ on Sunday March 04, 2012 @12:42PM
from the ask-hn dept.
Hey HN, soon it'll be summer again and I'd love to stock up on shirts. Are there any places on the web for "well designed" nerdy shirts? I'd love to show a bit of geek pride and look decent at the same time. A bit of good typography/design never hurt anyone :)

I'm looking for the usual software engineering / science / ... theme and if possible a bit more on the minimalistic side rather than full prints.

In my case, the price for shipping to Germany is a relatively big factor, but no need to let your suggestion influence that.

As an example: New Relic's "data nerd" shirts seemed to look pretty decent, but I think they don't ship them anymore.

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Re:Ask HN: good looking "nerdy" t-shirts? by rb2k_ on Sunday March 04, 2012 @03:04PM (#3663770)
http://shop.github.com/products/blacktocat-2-0 is exactly what I was talking about. It has a simple and nice design. Bought :)
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Re:Ask HN: good looking "nerdy" t-shirts? by notatoad on Sunday March 04, 2012 @02:19PM (#3663609)
i love webcomic shirts. they don't appear particularly nerdy to random people you meet, but they'll identify you to other internet people, and you get to support the authors of indie web comics. it's win-win-win.

examples: http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_C...

http://smbc.myshopify.com/collections/shirts/products/the-mo...

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Re:Ask HN: good looking "nerdy" t-shirts? by frankdenbow on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @08:51AM (#3670950)
My favorite are the Github shirts: http://shop.github.com/

There are also some incredible designs here: http://store.glennz.com/

We'll be setting up a store for some limited run t-shirts on (www.StartupThreads.com) and sending out shirts monthly at our subscription site (www.startupthreadsmonthly.com). If you have any t-shirt ideas, let us know!

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Re:Ask HN: good looking "nerdy" t-shirts? by aam1r on Sunday March 04, 2012 @02:03PM (#3663546)
I usually get mine from:

* http://www.threadless.com/catalog/type,guys/view,25/category...

* http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/

Good luck!

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Re:Ask HN: good looking "nerdy" t-shirts? by contagionhealth on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @02:07AM (#3670018)
See also spraygraphic.

Limited selection, but great graphics: http://www.spraygraphic.com/shop/home.php?xid=58414f67073d27...

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Re:Ask HN: good looking "nerdy" t-shirts? by rdl on Sunday March 04, 2012 @02:15PM (#3663587)
http://www.redbubble.com/people/tguru/works/6433716-what-cd?...

what.cd is one of the nerdier yet awesome things out there.

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Re:Ask HN: good looking "nerdy" t-shirts? by dakr on Monday March 05, 2012 @12:14PM (#3667255)
Some mostly Apple related shirts here: http://www.insanelygreattees.com/

I'm partial to their "binary tree" shirt, myself.

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Re:Ask HN: good looking "nerdy" t-shirts? by FreshCode on Sunday March 04, 2012 @02:40PM (#3663688)
I own this Social Engineering Specialist shirt: http://www.jinx.com/p/social_engineering_t_shirt.html
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Re:Ask HN: good looking "nerdy" t-shirts? by got2surf on Sunday March 04, 2012 @02:05PM (#3663549)
6dollarshirts (http://www.6dollarshirts.com/t-shirts/) is a pretty nerdy brand, and has some good designs.
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Re:Ask HN: good looking "nerdy" t-shirts? by burlburrbrian on Sunday March 04, 2012 @01:27PM (#3663406)
If you've read SICP: http://www.cafepress.com/+white_tshirt,386853836
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Re:Ask HN: good looking "nerdy" t-shirts? by rb2k_ on Sunday March 04, 2012 @01:43PM (#3663488)
Thanks for the link. Sadly, that's the kind of style I'd like to avoid. Big square prints, horrible color combinations :(
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Re:Ask HN: good looking "nerdy" t-shirts? by lazyfunctor on Sunday March 04, 2012 @02:14PM (#3663583)
check out snorg tees (http://www.snorgtees.com/t-shirts/geek-nerd)
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