Own a Coding Horror

Jeff Atwood

15 Jul 2006 — 2 min read — Comments

A few people recently pointed out that my personal branding isn’t everything that it could be. Joseph Cooney even took matters into his own hands.

Well, I contacted the big man himself, Steve McConnell, and he graciously provided me a high resolution vector file of the original Coding Horror logo used in Code Complete (see it on the page), along with permission to sell items based on that design.

Share The American Dream Stickers

As mentioned in my Stay Gold, America blog post.
Multiple sizes available, from 4" x 2", to 14" x 7.4"

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Coding Horror Stickers

Die-cut vinyl stickers based on official high resolution vector art.
Multiple sizes available, from 3.2" x 1.9", to 14" x 12.7"

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Buy Coding Horror shirts

Both white and black versions are available.

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A Strange Game Magnet

When the game has no winning moves, you play a different game.
Multiple sizes available, from 3" x 1.5", to 5.5" x 3"

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XKCD comic 438 Magnet

Adapted to rectangular format Magnet.
Multiple sizes available, from 2.8" x 1.8", to 5.5" x 3.7"

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In case anyone was wondering, the actual Coding Horror font is Frutiger 75 Black, as I figured out today.

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