Comments on: Jim Woodring T-shirt: a Boing Boing Shop exclusive!

By: sean

sean — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:41:00 +0000

Please do it in any color except black and without the ugly type and I’ll buy TWO. One to wear, and one to keep in mint condition. Because I’m a collector and that’s the kind of things we collectors do.

By: sean

sean — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:39:00 +0000

My sentiments exactly. I love Jim Woodring but that lettering has to go.

By: sdaris

sdaris — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:22:00 +0000

It’s surprising that BoingBoing allowed someone inexperienced with typesetting (and typography) to produce this for them. Regardless, any text would ruin it anyway. If it were this I’d buy it (screenshot):

By: neatorama

neatorama — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:16:00 +0000

It’s because the base cost of the ladies fit shirt is higher. The fabric is also softer.

By: jeligula

jeligula — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000

Ooooooh. Must. Have. Although I must say that Werther has a valid point. That is pretty sloppy in an otherwise cool design.

By: joeposts

joeposts — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:02:00 +0000

Does the baby snapsuit come in XL adult size? Looks comfy.

By: Werther deGoethe

Werther deGoethe — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:54:00 +0000

Call me a grumpy old-fashioned graphic artist, (nee typesetter), but I could never wear this because of the kerning of the lettering.

Too bad, because everything else about the shirt is great.

By: Thad Boyd

Thad Boyd — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:07:00 +0000

Blast! I love Woodring and this is a great price, but I don’t wear black T-shirts. I live in a place where it gets up to 115 degrees in the summer; colors that absorb heat are not a good thing.

By: penguinchris

penguinchris — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:52:00 +0000

I do like this one. Black t-shirts are not my thing though, and I can see that this design really demands to be on black. I think I will take this as an opportunity, then, to remind myself that I wanted to order one of the robot ones.

@boingboing-4ab52371762b735317125e6446a51e8f:disqus typically this comes from whoever makes the base shirts and it’s somewhat understandable; the shirts are fitted and thus are more difficult to design and to manufacture (as opposed to the more boxy men’s shirts) and when it comes to t-shirts I’ve often found that the women’s version uses fabrics with a nicer feel (I do not know if the fabrics are markedly different in the shirts that BB sells, however).

If one does want men’s clothing that’s more fitted the price goes way up, same as with women’s stuff – even for simple stuff like t-shirts and polo shirts.

By: lorq

lorq — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:42:00 +0000

Holy cow. That is better than it has any right to be.

By: Susan Carley Oliver

Susan Carley Oliver — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:42:00 +0000

What are so special about women’s sizes that they have to be 13% more expensive?

By: royaltrux

royaltrux — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:35:00 +0000

Very nice but I’m afraid I’ll catch a guru meditation error if I stare at it too long.