Apollo T-Shirt? Yes Please.
Aside from being a UI designer, I ocassionally partake in the textile arts (aka screenprinting). I’ve got a 4 color screen printer in the garage, so I thought I’d make an Apollo tshirt. I’ve got the front down (simple). But what should the back say? Hmmmm…
Maybe:
apollo. browser? what browser?
we don’t need no stinkin’ browser.
your/the desktop will never be the same.
get your cursors ready.
get apollo.
design, code, deploy. anywhere.
Those were the first that came to mind. I’m waiting for a blank screen to get here, so I’ve got time to figure it out.
UPDATE: It appears “The web is not enough…” posted by Stefan le Roux and “Desktop 2.0″ posted by Faisal Abid are in the lead with 2 votes each.
I’m going to leave the voting open until Friday the 9th, so it isn’t too late to put your 2 cents in or vote for your favorite.
Also, the winner will get a free shirt (thanks for the suggestion Brent) in dark grey or red.
Now taking orders: http://scalenine.bigcartel.comÂ
March 5th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
Here are my two cents:
- Desktop: ready to lunch!
- Browser we have a problem
- The Browser got behind
- Got Desktop?
- Easy: No Browser!
March 5th, 2007 at 11:59 pm
The sky is the limit
March 6th, 2007 at 1:46 am
apollo has landed, bit cheesey but hits the mark.
March 6th, 2007 at 1:56 am
Desked to kill
March 6th, 2007 at 2:18 am
One small step for man, one giant leap for developers
March 6th, 2007 at 3:16 am
Houston, we DON’T have a problem!
March 6th, 2007 at 6:06 am
What about: “One small step for man…”
March 6th, 2007 at 6:06 am
The web is not enough…
March 6th, 2007 at 6:30 am
Redmond, we have a problem.
You know you want it.
AIR. Get it.
March 6th, 2007 at 7:58 am
Desktop 2.0
Your Desktop Will Love It
Huston We Have Lift Off (nah that sucks)
Thats One Small Step For Man , One Giant Leap For The Desktop
March 6th, 2007 at 8:22 am
How about:
Don’t fence me in
got Apollo?
You never did this when you were a kid
got Freedom?
Apollo, the other white meat.
nun-chuck skills, drawing skills, Apollo skills
Pimp my browser
Can’t we all just get along?
Runs with scissors
No boundaries
This won’t burn up in the space like that other Apollo did
Brent
March 6th, 2007 at 8:58 am
These are all great ideas! Now, it’s going to be even harder to decide what to put on the back.
I thought of another one:
Yes, those are flames
Or maybe on the back it could be the cursor arrow like it’s landed with tripod legs. Kind of along the lines of tbm’s (mike?) comment and a date.
Hmmm… I’ve got a lot to ponder.
March 6th, 2007 at 9:15 am
My vote is for: Desktop 2.0
March 6th, 2007 at 9:33 am
This is great stuff Juan! I dig.
March 6th, 2007 at 9:41 am
How about, “The product name that should have been”?
Seeing as Apollo’s not going to be called Apollo when it’s released… Maybe all the shirts that say Apollo will become collector’s items. Make a limited run, wait a year, and sell them all on ebay!
March 6th, 2007 at 10:38 am
Doug,
That’s why I just put the icon on the front and no “Apollo”. So, I think on the back there probably shouldn’t be mention of the name apollo? But, more of a clever statement as to what “Apollo” is/does.
Since I only have a modest setup (one man, 4 color screen printer) it probably will be a limited run.
As far as selling them, can I? Or will that be some kind of copyright infringement? Any lawyers out there?
I think I need to set up some kind of voting for this post. I’ll look into it.
March 6th, 2007 at 10:51 am
As long as the winning tagline gets a free shirt
There’s always:
To boldly go where no browser has gone before…
March 6th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
I have to go for “The web is not enough”. That’s awesome.
March 6th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
Today the browser. Tommorrow the OS.
March 6th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Rich experiences: Now available offline.
March 6th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
Apollo, fresh and so clean!
March 6th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
ESCAPE THE BROWSER
Good luck with your t-shirt. I wish I would have thought to make one.
March 7th, 2007 at 7:00 am
My Vote for Desktop 2.0 obviously
March 7th, 2007 at 7:10 am
My vote is for desktop 2.0
March 7th, 2007 at 8:25 am
Look ma…NO browser!
March 7th, 2007 at 9:22 am
Well then my vote would have to be:
“To boldly go where no browser has gone before…”
March 7th, 2007 at 9:56 am
To the Moon, Alice!
March 7th, 2007 at 10:59 am
Browser Schmowser
Flexing skills in a Flash
“Man on the moon, ha ha ha. ” Coneheads
Browser… What’s that?
C:\delete (your browser)
Storm coming!
Man on the moon… App. on demand
Reach for the stars? We’re practically there.
March 7th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
- Resistance Is Futile
- Browsers Are Futile
- Desktop Assimilation
- There Is No Spoon
- There Is No Browser
- Open Your Desktop
- Your Mind Makes It Real
- The Sound of Inevitability
- Goodbye Browser
March 7th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Goodbye Browser. Hello World.
March 7th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
- Flash grown up
- Explore without Explorer
- Like Java except, you know, good.
March 7th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
Desktop reloaded!
March 7th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
Internet, this is the Desktop.
Desktop, this is the Internet.
March 8th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
I think you should put the words on the front.
March 8th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
Let’s Roll.
(ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Beamer)
Doesn’t play well in sandboxes.
I don’t care what OS you like.
No, I will not program for your OS.
Take your browser and shove it.
Desktop pwnd.
March 9th, 2007 at 12:40 am
My 2 cents!
What the Desktop Can be?
What the Desktop 2 Can be?
What the Application can be?
WoW Application Platform
Sync Anytime, Anywhere
Nonstop train via Any Connection, Any Platform and Any OS!
March 9th, 2007 at 3:27 am
“Desktop 2.0″ 1nd vote
“The web is not enough” 2st vote
March 9th, 2007 at 8:16 am
An Arnold quote from Predator:
Get to the Desktop!
March 9th, 2007 at 8:20 am
Who let the web out? Who? Who? Who?
March 9th, 2007 at 8:22 am
Big Pimpin, on the Desktop
March 9th, 2007 at 10:58 am
Take a step back and breathe.
You will be amazed.
March 9th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Apollo = new desktop();
March 9th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
My vote is for Explore without Explorer
March 9th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
I’m voting “Browser Schmowser”
March 9th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
I like Browser Schmowser too
March 9th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
I agree with the two votes before me.
Browser Schmowser
March 9th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Couple of ideas.
resworB: the backwards way to surf.
I will NOT use my browser for the internet.
But I will “Apollo”gise for it.
March 9th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
Some last minute ideas:
I can see my desktop from here.
The desktop, in t-minus 10, 9, 8, 7…
Set your apps to “desktop”.
March 10th, 2007 at 6:17 am
Oh dear, I am late:)
Anyway:
RIA ON AIR
My other T-shirt is Flex
To the Moon and Beyond!
Offline? Who cares?
March 11th, 2007 at 3:40 am
i’m too late but i would’ve just had
inspire . design . create
April 24th, 2007 at 7:41 am
Okay, to late…but what about:
freshAIR for the web!
April 25th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Funny you mentioned that. Check this out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7321637@N06/455054068/
January 29th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
This is great stuff Juan! I dig.
July 8th, 2008 at 6:41 am
It’s a pity that they changed the name from “Apollo” to AIR. I mean, AIR is still pretty cool (and a nice play on words for RIA) but I still like Apollo. It’s not like the application’s name MUST tell you what it is (I imagine that it probably does make more marketing and business sense, but there is also a way of marketing it with an interesting name that also works.) There’s probably no hard and fast rule – either way would have worked perfectly for marketing needs. I still think Apollo was a wonderful name though.
August 5th, 2008 at 12:00 am
There’s probably no hard and fast rule – either way would have worked perfectly for marketing needs. I still think Apollo was a wonderful name though.