I <3 Steve McConnell*
Coding Horror
programming and human factors
by Jeff Atwood

July 15, 2006

Own a Coding Horror

A few people recently pointed out that my personal branding isn't everything that it could be. Joseph Cooney even took matters into his own hands.

Well, I contacted the big man himself, Steve McConnell, and he graciously provided me a high resolution vector file of the original Coding Horror logo used in Code Complete (see it on the page), along with permission to sell items based on that design.

Coding Horror-tshirt front Coding Horror tshirt back Coding Horror black t-shirt front

United States / Canada
Buy Coding Horror shirts and merchandise at CafePress
Buy Coding Horror shirts
International
Buy Coding Horror shirts and merchandise at SpreadShirt
Buy Coding Horror shirts

I also have custom, two color die-cut vinyl stickers based on the same high resolution vector art.

Coding Horror stickers

To give you an idea of scale, the coin in the picture is a nickel. The dimensions of the sticker are 3.55" h x 3" w.

United States
$4 for 4 stickers
International
$4 for 3 stickers

In case anyone was wondering, the actual Coding Horror font is Frutiger 75 Black, as I figured out today.

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Might as well slap an "I'm Jeff's Bitch" sticker on my forehead.

Haacked on July 15, 2006 07:12 PM

Any chance of getting the colour scheme inverted? As a concession to those of us with black-based wardrobes. I didn't consciously know it, but I've wanted one of these shirts since the first time I read Code Complete a -- oh my -- a decade ago.

scott lewis on July 15, 2006 07:21 PM

Phil, it's not a celebration of me, it's a celebration of professional programming-- developers who grok Steve McConnell. And you can get the grey shirt (or, now, the black shirt) if you don't care for the URL on the back.

Scott, I am working on the black shirt. It'll be in the store sometime soon. I like black too. NONE MORE BLACK!

Jeff Atwood on July 15, 2006 07:28 PM

What! No Coding Horror thong! Come on!

Steve on July 15, 2006 08:17 PM

Hot darn do I wish I could fit myself into an infant creepter. The coffee cup will prolly have to do...

Well done, Jeffe! Bonus points if you can integrate "orange" into a graphic at some point.

Jon Galloway on July 15, 2006 11:13 PM

I await the tie-dyed version with the caption "clothing horror".

Alastair on July 16, 2006 04:37 PM

Thanks Jeff.. I guess I'm your bitch now.. Any chance in you coming down to SoCal with Mr. Stansfield?

Stephen Patten on July 16, 2006 08:09 PM

Ordered! Cool shirt. Totally too expensive but, WTF.

Chris Martin on July 16, 2006 11:19 PM

I never got my free wumpus sticker that I emailed you about.

jayson knight on July 17, 2006 12:05 AM

"What! No Coding Horror thong! Come on!"

Seconded.

Burton on July 17, 2006 12:58 AM

> Totally too expensive

Yeah, all the cafepress stuff is a little spendy, probably because they're doing 95% of the work. I'm not sure why the black T-shirts are $5 more than the white ones, though.. is there something about printing up black T-shirts that is fundamentally more expensive than white ones?

> No Coding Horror thong

I ask myself, WWMcCD?*

* What Would McConnell Do?

Jeff Atwood on July 17, 2006 01:08 AM

Way cool shirts, Jeff.

David Grant on July 17, 2006 07:33 AM

"I'm not sure why the black T-shirts are $5 more than the white ones, though"

Because they are using a color inkjet printer and starting with white t-shirts. Takes more ink to print a black t-shirt than it does a white t-shirt.

Scott on July 17, 2006 11:26 AM

for the same reason black macbooks are more expensive than white ones :)

thanks for setting up the european alternative, ordering soon!

Dom on July 17, 2006 12:05 PM

I wonder if these kinds of obsessions lead to better or worse programming skills and personal life.

Lukas on July 17, 2006 12:06 PM

Versus being obsessed with.. say.. women's bosoms? ;) I'd say better.

Jeff Atwood on July 17, 2006 01:07 PM

I'll wait for the image-theft-safe WTF version of the shirt ;-)

Gabri on July 17, 2006 01:08 PM

Well, Gabri and Jon, your wishes just came true.. check the store.. ;)

Still working on Phil's request.

Jeff Atwood on July 17, 2006 03:31 PM

Dude
Next shirt
Front: WWMcCD
Back: http://www.stevemcconnell.com/ScmVest.jpg

I would buy one

I just bought a black
woo!

Morgan on July 19, 2006 12:34 PM

McConnell has a totally pimp vest. That's all I'm saying.

Jeff Atwood on July 19, 2006 03:10 PM

I finally have a worthy successor for my ratty old Daring Fireball shirt. :)

scott lewis on July 21, 2006 06:31 AM

You may have noticed a large order in your order report; thanks to you and Steve, the CafePress engineering team will be sporting these on our monthly bug bash day.

Excellent.

/Justin

(PS -- Scott got it right: printing on black requires a lot more ink)

Justin on July 22, 2006 09:57 PM

My cafepress order arrived today!

The order also included a coupon code for $6 off an order of $40 or more: "AUG640". Only valid through 8/31/2006.

Jeff Atwood on July 25, 2006 05:29 PM

How do you just "send me $3 at my work mailing address and I will send 4 stickers to you". ?

Postal Mail? Money Inside?

Martin Marconcini on August 25, 2006 03:25 PM

Martin, send whatever form of payment you're comfortable with. I'm flexible.

Jeff Atwood on August 25, 2006 04:03 PM

Jeff,

I forgot to mention that I am in Europe ;)
Don't have paypal :p

Will EUR work?

Martin Marconcini on August 27, 2006 04:12 PM

It has been some time since I visited the US or handled US currency, so I am totally unaware of the dimensions of a Nickel. Furthermore, I am totally unaware of how many cents a Nickel is worth.

So, how "big" is it?

Gordon J Milne on August 30, 2006 02:16 PM

If only I had a nickel every time someone asked me that. I kid! I'll update with actual dimensions.

Jeff Atwood on August 30, 2006 02:27 PM

Jeff,

Cotton starts as white and thus a white T-shirt involves no dye. In order to make a different color shirt (such as black) they must dye the shirt and thus add to the cost.

Any chance we could get a polo shirt with more to it than such a small logo? I can't where T-Shirts at work :-/

Billkamm on June 2, 2007 02:18 AM

Black shirts require that a prep surface be applied first so the ink can setup, additionally the ink used is of a different type. It is more intense in its saturation to allow it to overcome the black background. Try taking a piece of black paper and write on it, you will notice that it takes substantially more ink to get the same affect you get on white paper. Yes, I have done the t-shirt business in the past.

Thom on June 19, 2007 08:36 AM

Where's the Wumpus T-shirts?

Spawn on December 15, 2007 10:19 PM

I've ordered from US instead of international; its got the correct size/colour.

LF

LF on March 28, 2008 08:06 AM

Spreadshirts are having trouble sending me, they've given me a refund. I might tinker and design it on another provider.

btw Jeff, I'm enjoying reading Code Complete; thanks for the recommendation.

Lee

LF on April 16, 2008 07:43 AM

Ordered some stickers to Ireland, now I wait...

kcg on May 18, 2008 10:36 AM

I'm not really a fun of this blog, but I loved the sticker :)

thedp on June 4, 2008 01:11 PM

any discount days in the future on those awesome shirts? i love your website and really love the shirt, but unfortunately i'm a poor college kid and have to be a bit selective about when i break my piggy bank haha :D

abel on August 23, 2008 01:43 PM

Heh - Coding Horror trying to order a tee-shirt. I keep getting told that the grey tee isn't available in the colour I selected, but there's no way to select a colour !!!

Coding horror grey T-shirt
Comfort T
Topseller, 100% cotton, ash

Not quite black, not quite white. Just the way Michael Jackson likes it.
Size Size chart
Quantity

The product colour you have selected is not available for this printing style for this product.
Ready for dispatch: within 1-2 work days
Product number 3314494

JF on October 30, 2008 03:46 AM

Some great stickers there I might get some for the office i think they look nice and they are pretty cheap

Clubit.tv on November 19, 2008 05:03 PM

Some great stickers there I might get some for the office i think they look nice and they are pretty cheap

Clubit.tv on November 19, 2008 05:04 PM

Some great stickers there I might get some for the office i think they look nice and they are pretty cheap

Clubit.tv on November 19, 2008 05:06 PM

It'd be nice if these stickers would actually come in the mail someday, wouldn't it?

Mr. X on January 3, 2009 01:48 PM







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