Posts tagged “media” — Blog of independent game and app developer Matt Sephton. Featuring vintage Macintosh, game development, digital artwork, Japanese esoterica, video game reviews, hacks and tips, and much more. https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/tag/media/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:22:12 +0000 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:22:12 +0000 Jekyll v4.4.1 <p>I was looking through <a href="https://archive.org/details/comptiq-vol.-41-april-1988/">Comptiq, Vol. 41, April 1988</a> and spotted <a href="https://archive.org/details/comptiq-vol.-41-april-1988/Comptiq%20-%20Vol.%2041%20April%201988/page/n207/mode/2up">an illustration showing the relative size of 2” floppy disks</a>—used in some word processors at the time—compared to more common floppy disk sizes at the time: 8”, 5”, and 3.5”.</p> <p>Which got me thinking about the ever decreasing size of storage and how it might make for a nice illustration on a T-shirt. So I created technical drawings of the following media in decreasing size:</p> <ul> <li>5.25” floppy disk</li> <li>3.5” floppy disk</li> <li>MiniDisc</li> <li>CompactFlash</li> <li>SecureDigital</li> <li>MicroSD</li> </ul> <hr /> <p class="tofigure"><img src="https://cdn.gingerbeardman.com/images/posts/media-darling.png" alt="IMG" title=" " /></p> <hr /> <h2 id="t-shirt">T-shirt</h2> <p>Various sizes and colours.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://gingerbeardman.creator-spring.com/listing/media-darling">gingerbeardman.creator-spring.com/listing/media-darling</a></li> </ul> <p class="tofigure"><img src="https://cdn.gingerbeardman.com/images/posts/media-darling-tee.jpg" alt="IMG" title="MEDIA DARLING T-shirt" /></p> <hr /> <h2 id="stickers-to-scale">Stickers (To Scale)</h2> <p>Roughly to scale, on clear vinyl.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://gingerbeardman.creator-spring.com/listing/media-darling-decal-floppy">gingerbeardman.creator-spring.com/listing/media-darling-decal-floppy</a></li> </ul> <p class="tofigure"><img src="https://cdn.gingerbeardman.com/images/posts/media-darling-floppy.png" alt="IMG" title="3.5&#x22; floppy disk" /></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://gingerbeardman.creator-spring.com/listing/media-darling-decal-minidisc">gingerbeardman.creator-spring.com/listing/media-darling-decal-minidisc</a></li> </ul> <p class="tofigure"><img src="https://cdn.gingerbeardman.com/images/posts/media-darling-minidisc.png" alt="IMG" title="MiniDisc" /></p> <hr /> <h2 id="sticker-not-to-scale">Sticker (Not To Scale)</h2> <p>Not to scale, on clear vinyl</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://gingerbeardman.creator-spring.com/listing/media-darling-decal-colour">gingerbeardman.creator-spring.com/listing/media-darling-decal-colour</a></li> </ul> <p class="tofigure"><img src="https://cdn.gingerbeardman.com/images/posts/media-darling-colour.png" alt="IMG" title=" " /></p> <hr /> <h2 id="alt-store">Alt Store</h2> <p>Some buyers may choose to buy from my alternate web store which ships from the UK.</p> <p><a href="https://www.tshirtstudio.com/marketplace/gingerbeardman">www.tshirtstudio.com/marketplace/gingerbeardman</a></p> <p>This store has more limited colour choices, though you can edit that during checkout. YMMV.</p> by Matt Sephton Mon, 19 May 2025 15:54:00 +0000 https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2025/05/19/media-darling-t-shirt-design/ https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2025/05/19/media-darling-t-shirt-design/