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New ‘Certified By Netizens’ T-Shirt Now Available!

by on Monday, October 12, 2009 21 comments

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The new chinaSMACK t-shirt, “Certified By Netizens”, is finally ready…and a limited edition is now available for order!

Details…

This t-shirt was designed for our one year anniversary t-shirt design contest by chinaSMACK reader Paul Guo, a native Chinese graduate art student. Here is his explanation for his design:

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Most websites based on Mainland China often have the ICP registered number and red shield badge at the bottom of their page, e.g. “沪ICP备05000001号” (registered #05000001 by ICP of Shanghai) and “京ICP证080274号” (certified #080274 by ICP of Beijing). They are required to have the ICP license or they will be blocked in Mainland China.

To mock Chinese government-controlled internet and to “represent” Chinese netizens, I replaced the original red shield badge with Jiong badge, “沪ICP备/京ICP证” with “网民证”, “numbers号” with “chinaSMACK号”. So it’s something like “#chinaSMACK certified by Netizens”…

This limited edition t-shirt is black, features Paul’s design on the front and several additional tasteful details including a two small “chinaSMACK” logos, printed in white slightly below the back collar and on the right sleeve:

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These t-shirts are being produced by chinaSMACK reader ML.lab and are of much higher quality compared to the previous t-shirts from American Apparel (no longer available). Each t-shirt is high quality weaved cotton (similar to piqué/piquet), folded, poly-bagged, and shipped to your door. Available sizes are S, M, L, and XL.

Order Here:

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How to order…

We are now accepting orders for this t-shirt via PayPal:

19.80 USD

Price includes shipping.

To order with AliPay using RMB:

Please send 135 RMB to ML.lab (mdefaveri@gmail.com) and specify your size, quantity, and shipping address. If you have questions, you may also email ML.lab.

Please note…

Please allow up to 1-2 weeks for domestic delivery within China and 2-3 weeks for international delivery after submitting your order. An online tracking number will be emailed to you once your t-shirt is shipped.

All proceeds from t-shirt sales will be used to pay for chinaSMACK’s growing monthly server bill and hiring people to figure out why we now have so many memory/CPU spikes every day. :(

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  1. William
    Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 6:01 am

    I’ll wait for the other colors (if they become available). I don’t look good in black.

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  2. moom
    Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 7:07 am

    So will you really ship to Australia for the same price? And what do the sizes translate to in centimetres? Are they the same as US sizes?

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  3. ImmortalTechnique
    Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 10:52 am

    Not crazy about the design. Bland, boring, too obscure.

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  4. Tortue
    Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 11:46 am

    I love the t-shirts but not the simplified chinese, will there be a traditional chinese version ?

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    • Kai
      Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 3:08 pm

      The ICP thing is a mainland China thing, right? Has anyone seen it with traditional characters before? I don’t think even Hong Kong hosted websites feature ICP license numbers…and surely, Taiwanese websites don’t either, right? Wouldn’t it be kinda weird having traditional characters on this design then?

      I keep thinking the ICP shield badge looks like the Warner Brothers’ logo…

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      • Tortue
        Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 1:34 pm

        You are right, the ICP is a mainland thing and we don’t have this here in Taiwan and Hong Kong. But the thing is the simplified form of characters is not really good looking (read : ugly), my concern were more aesthetic than politic/cultural.

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        • nalaku
          Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 6:35 pm

          this is your own problem of taking it visually due to existed aesthetic value. why don’t u try harder to be open mind? (of course you don’t have to) after all this is not a designer tee/or a tee thts hardcore about graphics where characters as signs only communicate visually base on their form. simplified chinese is absolutely vital for the word’s referential quality to make the point.

          after many years people might could’ve taken simplified chinese with more critical distance hence to appreciate its own aesthetic value (representation of a specific period of China etc) along with traditional chinese.

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  5. Canton Pop
    Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    why we now have so many memory/CPU spikes every day. :(

    I’ve been wondering the same thing about my laptop.

    Anyway, good looking T, Fauna. I like the red.

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  6. Jake
    Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 2:49 pm

    Agree with Tortue for a trad chinese version.

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  7. Fauna
    Monday, October 19, 2009 at 10:47 pm

    Hi everyone, quick update: The first pre-ordered t-shirts will be shipped on October 26. Thank you for your patience. Only one more day for the discounted price!

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  8. Joe
    Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 9:49 am

    Would have much prefered the ‘Slap on Mao’s forehead’ design. Was the best in the competition.

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  9. Kristen
    Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    135 kuai is a bit rich.

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    • Kai
      Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 8:01 pm

      Not for a low print-run t-shirt, which this most definitely is.

      Without the t-shirt in my own hands, I can only judge by the pictures above and frankly, the cloth texture looks pretty interesting and probably at least pretty decent, given that it’s clearly not your typical t-shirt material. I’m guessing that’s what the “weaved cotton” thing is about. The tags are pretty nifty too.

      The previous t-shirts (which I have one of) were pricier, at $25 a pop or about 170 RMB each. Of course, that was made in America (for what that’s worth, higher labor costs and all). It also didn’t have printing on the sleeve and back nor did it have two nifty custom tags.

      I’m pretty certain the cheaper price this time has much to do with it being Made in China instead of America, probably in response to the people who complained about the old t-shirt being too pricey and suggesting making it in China instead.

      135 RMB isn’t “cheap” but that’s like, 4-5 fast food combo meals or 2 drinks at a bar in China. For 135 RMB, you get a nifty, mostly unique, t-shirt (that I subjectively think is inoffensive and low-key enough to be worn for just about any occassion) and simultaneously you’re helping support a few cool people translating Chinese into English every day and making it available to you as your entertainment 24/7/365 for FREE.

      Come on, think about it. Low-quantity printed tees. What do you think the cost is on this? Including international shipping? I wouldn’t be surprised if all chinaSMACK made on each one of these was a few bucks or a dozen or twenty-some kuai, enough for one of them to what…eat a cheap meal or two on the streets?

      Okay, I’m done with the guilt-tripping. I just think it’s “a bit rich” to be complaining about the price given what is being offered and what is being supported with it. Now, everyone has their own priorities and financial situations, I understand that. I’m just personally more supportive of paying 135 kuai to support and encourage the people behind chinaSMACK, getting a decent quality tee in the process, than 4-5 combo meals, 2 cocktails, or a business lunch. My priorities, you’ll have your own.

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      • Kai
        Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 8:08 pm

        Oh, and I never wear the (chinaSMACK) t-shirt I bought (sorry, Fauna). I ordered large and, unfortunately, I didn’t realize how fawking massive an American (or American Apparel) “large” is. Was kinda bummed about that, but I just consider it my small contribution to the chinaSMACK effort given how much I visit and enjoy this site. Sorry though, no free advertising on my back (or front), as wearing such a large t-shirt is a fashion faux pas even I won’t subject myself to.

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  10. pug_ster
    Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 10:12 pm

    Are these shirts made in China?

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  11. Holland Marshall
    Friday, November 6, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    I am waiting for the red colour T-shirt. It will look best with my white hair.

    H. Marshall
    Toronto

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  12. Boy
    Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 6:52 pm

    It sounds quite funny to have a Certified By Netizen T-shirt.Maybe it reflects that we Chinese have to get too many certificates in order to be more competitive in our career.but I will not buy one because that shirt may makes my classmates burst into laughter so that professor may get angry with me.

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  13. Alan
    Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:04 am

    How to buy this in China?

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  14. Joe
    Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 6:16 am

    More color options in the future?

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