Iconic Patent Posters

Creative

poster prints

SHOW HN2015

241points
51comments
#71of 2,565 in 2015
Top 3%of 2015 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

1 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.

Idea: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Beautiful and fun designs

    From 1 comment

Objections

  • Some drawings are low resolution and the prints were enhanced from originals

    From 1 comment
    • The blog post mentions "the images are too low resolution for a good print. We've made the high resolution versions available below for you to download." Does this mean higher…
      hallman76 on HN
  • Some patents shown are not really novel inventions

    From 1 comment
    • First couple just made me think "how does that get a patent". Philips screwdriver - a flat screwdriver with another blade across it. Lego - a brick. Nice illustrations but…
      branchless on HN

Requests

  • Add framing options

    From 1 comment
    • I wish Unixstickers offered framing, otherwise I would have gotten my print here! The terminal catalog is cool: https://www.unixstickers.com/terminal
      mattwad on HN
  • Add a Nikola Tesla patent section

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • Are the high resolution versions from another source or enhanced?

    From 1 comment
    • The blog post mentions "the images are too low resolution for a good print. We've made the high resolution versions available below for you to download." Does this mean higher…
      hallman76 on HN
  • What are the print and frame sizes?

    From 1 comment
    • Awesome! What are the specific sizes for the prints and the frames?
      qtrain on HN

Alternatives named

  • Inked and Screened Cherry MX switch prints

    From 1 comment
    • There are also these https://i.imgur.com/z2wHuvM.jpg [Cherry MX Switch pictured] prints by Inked and Screened. Sometimes available @ Massdrop for a way cheaper price.
      Moter8 on HN
  • Society6 and Unixstickers poster shops

    From 2 comments
    • I created a page at https://society6.com/constantchaos where these can be ordered as prints. I was so intrigued with the drawings that I started to look for additional patent…
      soundsop on HN
    • We created a page at Unixstickers where you can purchase the posters for each of these patent arts and have them conveniently delivered to your home or office:…
      Facens on HN

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