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Design Slashdot's New T-Shirt and Win Cool Stuff!

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-the-jeers-of-anonymous-coward dept.

It's been some time since we had a new shirt design for folks to buy, and it's time to change that. More specific guidelines for the contest follow, but in short, we're taking design submissions starting immediately. Winners will get a $75 credit at ThinkGeek, as well as 3 copies of of their t-shirt design. Winners will be chosen by me. Technical Specs
  • Designs should be for Black or White shirts. Or even better, both!
  • No larger than 12" wide by 15" high
  • No more than 5 colors (Black & White Count as Colors People!)
  • Entries must be either 300 DPI Bitmap (JPG, PNG, Tiff etc), or Vector Format (PS, EPS, PDF)
General Recomendations
  • I strongly recommend the use of Slashdot's favorite shade of green in any design submission. Slashdot's "Green" is 006666 in hex. 0,102,102 in RGB. Entries will not be excluded for failing to use the green, but I like it, and I'm the judge!
  • You can try anything: From witty slogans to fancy design.
  • Avoid photographs & shadows since they don't print very well at 5 colors.
  • Parody is fine, but I'd rather designs be original.
How to Submit?
  • Email tshirts at cmdrtaco.net, and provide a URL to your design(s). If this isn't possible, you may attach your submission to an email.
  • Winners will be selected in a few weeks by Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda (Me!) based on their creativity and design.
  • There may be more than one winner if there are several good entries! I have permission to select as many as 3 winners if there are many good entries!
Prizes!
  • The submittor of each winning design will get $75 credit at ThinkGeek
  • 3 Copies of your T-Shirt Design
  • Bragging rights at LUGs, CompSci Labs, Cubicle Farms, and Tech Tradeshows around the world.

Finally our lawyer demands that you read the Official Rules. Do it!

49 of 508 comments (clear)

  1. How about... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...the ascii goatse with "I read Slashdot at -1"?

    1. Re:How about... by ThrasherTT · · Score: 4, Funny

      the ascii goatse

      I thought that was considered ASSCI art...

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  2. Re:006666? by ePhil_One · · Score: 5, Funny

    That last 6 set the evil bits.

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    You are in a maze of twisted little posts, all alike.
  3. My submission by kmahan · · Score: 5, Funny

    I submit the old t-shirt design. The editors won't notice.

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    Invalid Checksum. Retrying.
    1. Re:My submission by JediTrainer · · Score: 4, Funny

      I submit the old t-shirt design. The editors won't notice.

      Even the bloody shirts will be DUPES! Dammit, man, that'd be just a little too real for me.

      What we need is a Beowulf cluster in Soviet Russia figuring out why the secret to life, the universe and everything seems to have something to do with Natalie Portman petrified, and hot grits. 42 of 'em, I guess.

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      You can accomplish anything you set your mind to. The impossible just takes a little longer.
  4. Aren't we the ones buying it? by ASAPnetworks · · Score: 5, Insightful

    er.. Since we're the ones buying the shirts.. shouldn't we be the ones voting for it? Have something like all members get one vote and all Anonymous Cowards can eat poop!

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    1. Re:Aren't we the ones buying it? by JUSTONEMORELATTE · · Score: 5, Funny

      Since we're the ones buying the shirts.. shouldn't we be the ones voting for it?

      Don't be silly. What's next, readers moderating the story submission queue? Catching dupes? Fixing typographical errors? Posting Google Cache links or no-registration partner links to NYT articles?

      That's crazy talk, man!

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  5. Judges by fobbman · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The Judge shall be Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda.

    Why do I feel like the first place entry will be merely a repost of the second place entry, only with misspellings?

  6. hmmm by Tumbleweed · · Score: 4, Funny

    So I wonder how many variations on 'first post', 'imagine a beowulf cluster of...' and suchlike there shall be...it's inconceivable! (yes, that word does mean that I think it means)

    1. Re:hmmm by TeknoHog · · Score: 4, Funny

      Imagine...
      ..a Beowulf cluster
      of these!
      |
      |
      V

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  7. easy by chef_raekwon · · Score: 5, Funny

    this one's easy:

    Im' with the SlashDORK ---->

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    We're like rats, in some experiment! -- George Costanza
  8. Deadline is August 1st...? by Jin+Wicked · · Score: 5, Informative

    Didn't see it mentioned anywhere in the article posted... had to look at the "official" rules. :)

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    1. Re:Deadline is August 1st...? by Adam9 · · Score: 4, Informative

      Hmm I also found this:

      Residents of Vermont, Arizona, Tennessee and Puerto Rico are not eligible to participate in the Contest.

      I wonder why..

    2. Re:Deadline is August 1st...? by stefanlasiewski · · Score: 4, Funny

      Vermont, Arizona, Tennessee and Puerto Rico

      CmdrTaco was threatened by the T-shirt mafia in those states...

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      "Can of worms? The can is open... the worms are everywhere."
    3. Re:Deadline is August 1st...? by Zapman · · Score: 4, Informative

      Laws in those states prohibit such contests. If you read almost any contest rules, they will have the exact same verbage.

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      Zapman
  9. Official Rules by cruppel · · Score: 4, Funny
    You hereby assign, transfer and convey [...] to Sponsor any and all your intellectual property rights in the Design.

    I knew it!!! SCO is sponsoring this contest...

  10. Read the T&C's! by RobertTaylor · · Score: 4, Informative

    This Contest is for United States residents only.

    Aw crap!

    1. Re:Read the T&C's! by Transient0 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I propose a submission proxy system.

      Anyone who is a United States resident that would not mind taking a very small amount of work onto their hands and does not plan on entering the contest themselves, post contact information (preferably an e-mail address to this thread).

      Anyone who wants to enter the contest but is not a United States resident, forward your desired entry on to the posted contact information.

      Any U.S. resident proxy submitter may either accept or deny any offered submission as their one allowable submission under the official contest rules. In either case, it is polite to respond as promptly as possible so that the artist may offer their design to another proxy submitter.

      In the case that a proxy submission wins, it shall be a gentleman's agreement that the proxy submitter is entitled to one t-shirt and $25 of the ThinkGeek gift certificate. The other two t-shirts and $50 should be mailed to the orignal designer (designer to pay postage).

      Anyway, it's just an idea. I myself am a Canadian resident and will be quite happy to submit an entry in this fashion if any U.S. residents like the idea.

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    2. Re:Read the T&C's! by blowhole · · Score: 5, Funny

      Dear Transient0:

      Your plans for proxy-submission are in violation of the DMCA (see: circumvention device). Cease and desist immediately or face legal action.

      Sincerely,
      You know who we are!

      P.S. YVAN EHT NIOJ!

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  11. old shirt? by napdawger42 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Can we see a link to the old shirt? I wasn't even aware there was an official slashdot shirt. That will also let potential designers see what's been done already.

    1. Re:old shirt? by gosquad · · Score: 4, Informative

      You can see my winning entry (it's the first one) from the 1999 contest here:

      http://redmenace.org/slashdot/

      I have one that I never wore.. It'll be going on ebay August 2nd as a collector's item.. :)

      -gosquad

  12. The Slashdot font by Jon+Abbott · · Score: 4, Informative

    The typeface that Slashdot uses in its current logo is called Coliseo and can be downloaded here... A sample image of the font is here.

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  13. Increase Your Odds of Winning by Tha_Big_Guy23 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Submit the same Tshirt design once, wait a couple of hours, submit it again, then wait a few more hours and submit it a third time. They'll forget it was you....


    go ahead... mod me down.. you know you want to.

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    If you're looking here for something insightful or thought provoking, you're probably looking in the wrong place.
  14. goatse by iso · · Score: 4, Funny

    Regardless of the design, I think a tshirt with the following on the back would be pretty funny:

    click here! [goatse.cx]

    Unfortuantely /. doesn't allow the <u> tag, but you get the point.

  15. Here's one. by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny
    In the largest letters possible:

    Slashdot: (Score:5, Troll)

    I want one already!

  16. A unique approach? by TrollBridge · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm going for a games.slashdot.org design, done on a t-shirt of the most horrid, offensive, seziure-inducing purple I can find.

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  17. Hmmm.... by Dj · · Score: 5, Funny

    I gave up my
    IP rights in
    this logo
    and all I
    got was this
    lousy t-shirt.

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    "You know you want me baby!" - Crow T Robot
  18. So if you wear that shirt, by pecosdave · · Score: 5, Funny

    then someone taps you on the back, do you have to stop, drop your pants, bend over and well, open wide?

    I'm damn sure not buying one that says click here for goatse.cx

    I wouldn't do that even under doctors orders.

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    The preceding post was not a Slashvertisement.
  19. Slasdot Membership Credit by BigGar' · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Don't you think that a slashdot membership for a year should be in the prize pack as well?

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    1. Re:Slasdot Membership Credit by somethingwicked · · Score: 5, Funny

      But that would suggest that there is somekind of value to a /. subscription...

      While your at it throw in a Taco big toe nail (lightly chewed) and some CowboyNeal bellybutton lint (size large)

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      ---"What did I say that sounded like 'Tell me about your day?'"---

  20. Hey /... by dasmegabyte · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You *DO* know that "computer colours" aren't very accurate, right? As in, not at all accurate, due to everybody on the planet having different contrast, brightness and gamma settings on their monitors?

    Hell, the green is different from my laptop to my pc. By a longshot. On the mac, it's nearly the intensity of a grass green and blends into white nicely. On the PC, it's more subdued and hides the shadow on the logo.

    Get a pantone book and tell us the colour that most closely matches what YOU think the green should look like. Otherwise, you're telling us you want to see the world through our eyes.

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    Hey freaks: now you're ju
  21. Re:Question for Taco or others by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    More importantly

    No larger than 12" wide by 15" high

    Considering the average /.'ers girth, surely those size limits should be, well, made a tad more generous?

  22. Interesting... by nepheles · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "To receive additional copies of these Official Rules, or a Prize Winner list, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Open Source Development Network, Inc., 47071 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538; Attention Slashdot T-Shirt Design Contest. Specify Prize Winner list and/or Official Rules on your request. Replies will be sent after the completion of the Contest." - Official rules

    Ah, yes. Requesting rules after the competition ends. Sounds like those slashdot Eds again.

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  23. Someone already managed to get a version of it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    into their local paper as a kid's drawing symbolising "unity"...

  24. This is total BS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Slashdot is NOT some poor homebrew low budget site. /. is owned by a major corporation that is going to make a fortune on these shirts and they expect some chump will design them for a mere $75?

    Give the winner 10% of the profit and then you might have something interesting here.

    1. Re:This is total BS by (54)T-Dub · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Or they could have eliminated the $75 and the 3 free t-shirts and they would still get plenty of designs.

      It's not about the prize, it's about the status.

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      "I can not bring myself to believe that if knowledge presents danger, the solution is ignorance" - Isaac Asimov
    2. Re:This is total BS by VonSnaggle · · Score: 4, Funny

      I remember those shirts when I was a kid "My parents went to Hawaiiand all I got was this lousy t-shirt", well how about:

      "I designed Slashdot's new T-Shirt and All I got was this Lousy shirt (and a $75 gift certificate)"

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      if common sense was common, wouldn't everyone have it?
  25. Re:easy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nonono

    Slashdot THIS!
    |
    |
    V

  26. Re:Question for Taco or others by Jon+Abbott · · Score: 4, Informative

    Font geek to the rescue! May I refer you to my post? The word "Slashdot" is in Coliseo, and the "News for Nerds" part appears to be in Arial or Helvetica.

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  27. b0w b4 m3!!! by IntelliTubbie · · Score: 5, Funny

    That certificate is as good as mine:
    _____ _____
    / \___/ \
    / /| |\ \
    /__/ | /. | \__\
    | |
    | |
    | |
    |_________|

    Beat that! Mess with the best, die like the rest! Sorry folks, contest over, move along...

    Cheers,
    IT

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    Power corrupts. PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.

  28. Winners get $75, Slashdot gets rich by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Design your own shirts, you bottom feeders. :-)
    According to the Graphic Artists Guild Handbook Pricing and Ethical Guidelines 10th edition (published in 2001), page 340,
    t-shirts:
    $150-$250 for concept,
    $250-$1,000 for design, and
    $250-$1400 for complete design.
    Fees are for each design; ranges reflect design complexity, size, and number of colors.

    Compensate the winners accordingly dudes!
    At $2.50 per shirt to produce, and selling at $15 - $20 per shirt, there's no excuse for not to.

    By the way, I highly recommend the above book. (includes info on web design, programming, contracts, and negotiation as well)
    It seems that pricing is one of the areas people are weakest at.
    Web and Software Development a legal guide by Fisman (Nolo) is very good too.

  29. My awesome submission by baggachipz · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://elektron.its.tudelft.nl/~aakeur21/title.gif

  30. Re:What prize??? by baggachipz · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://elektron.its.tudelft.nl/~aakeur21/title.gif

  31. Random t-shirt sighting... by jerkychew · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Yeah, this is off-topic. Mod as necessary...

    I was watching the news the other day, where some little girl drowned in a lake. The guy that found her was being interviewed, and he was wearing a slashdot shirt.

    My first response when I saw the guy was, "Hey! Cool!", which was just a bit inappropriate for the situation, I was informed. :-)

  32. I was thinking more long the lines of... by psxndc · · Score: 5, Funny
    Front:

    Slashdot

    Back:

    -1 Overrated

    psxndc

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  33. Re:easy by Richard_at_work · · Score: 5, Funny

    That on the front or the back of the shirt?

  34. Not a T-shirt... by PCM2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...a baseball cap.

    Back has little Slashdot logo. Front reads, "Karma Cap."

    Thankew, thankewverymuch, I'll be here all week...

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  35. Re:Well at least by freeweed · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can you figure out how to make these slashdot tshirts not magically start smelling like body order after 5 to 6 days of use?

    Already done. In english-speaking countries it's called "laundry".

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  36. T-shirt design, 3 colors, then 5 by kobotronic · · Score: 4, Funny
    Only too happy to contribute, so here goes - t-shirt design entry, all vector, should print easy.

    It started as a 3-color design, but ended up as a 5-color design once I read the happy-fun and absolutely agreeable T&C's. Yay! Lawyers!