I suppose this might be a good time to announce the tentative availability of BLACK t-shirts in the "Haskell Hackers" design, which in fact features a "monster". (Note that I am only responsible for the composition of elements on the shirt: the monster drawing itself comes from a dingbat font.)
By way of fair warning, the black shirts are still considered to be "beta" by CafePress: they are more expensive and can only be printed on one-side.
Nevertheless, I made a black version of the "Haskell Hackers"/monster logo which can be ordered here:
My beta-tester tells me that it washes well, but that it looks more abstract in black than it does in white, specifically that the monster is less recognizable. (Anyone ordering a shirt might want to compare the two design colors; I haven't made a white one available yet, but would be happy to do so upon request.)
-- Fritz
PS: as always, Haskell.org merchandise is offered on a non-profit basis. A small amount of funds accrue in the account based on link referrals, which we have used to gift shirts to a few Haskell luminaries.
PPS: I wouldn't recommend ordering this design on the new red ("cardinal")-colored shirts.
On Nov 1, 2006, at 1:00 AM, David House wrote:
And do we have any artistic Haskellers out there? Could we get
drawings of these monsters? I'd love to see the 'mysterious and
awesome IO' in pictorial form.