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Show HN: Procedurally generated shirts from Wikipedia
- bensampson 8y agoHi everyone! I built this site because I realised that there are a lot of people that don't fit the general interests and materialism thta fashion companies think their target customer values, and for good reason. Shirts for hackers, developers, and blockchain-enthusiasts won't sell too well. But I think more specialisation/personalization results in higher personal satisfaction and happier customers. Print-on-demand offers this but not everyone is a graphic designer. So I noticed there's probably a big market(this included me) and made something that lets any one find a Wikipedia article and order a T-shirt that takes an extract from that article. I'm no fashion guru or enthusiast, but when I wear something I want it to say something about me or initate conversation. Tell me what you think! Just looking for some feedback :)
- wingerlang 8y agoShirts for hackers, developers, and blockchain-enthusiasts won't sell too well Maybe not if you put it in a H&M store. But these kinds of shirts do exist and I don't think 'nerds' are averse to buying them.
- bensampson 8y agoThanks for your input, wingerlang! I completely agree, these kind of shirts do exist and there's definitely a market for them. But Wikishirts literally offers 5.7 million unique shirts, an unmatched degree of specialization that, I think, makes the shirt very personal.
- license2e 8y agoWhat service/api did you use for the t-shirts?
- bensampson 8y agoThe MediaWiki API, hosts a collection of over 5.7 million articles. Hope this helps!
- license2e 8y agoThank you! Apologies, I meant for the tshirt ordering.. I am assuming it is using some dropship service like Printful?
- bananamansion 8y agoi too would like to know
- bensampson 8y agoCorrect, Printful, it's a great platform :)
- license2e 8y agoThanks!