Binary Winter Press

Our New Store is Up!

2012-01-25T19:22:00.000-08:00

We just launched our new Binary Winter Press Store, powered by Storeenvy! Check it out (click the logo below or our Shop link above):

For those of you who prefer Etsy, never fear, we love Etsy and our Etsy shop will be open as usual. We just wanted to provide an option for folks who want to shop on our site directly and also share our goodies with the Storenvy community. Cheers and happy shopping!

Stop Internet Censorship

2012-01-18T09:42:00.000-08:00

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To see the uncensored text, and to stop internet censorship, visit: http://americancensorship.org/posts/44726/uncensor

SOPA Strike

2012-01-17T19:28:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow, we will be censoring our blog post in support of the SOPAStrike to protest SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act), the misleadingly named and dangerous bills in Congress that would give copyright owners unprecedented power to block or shutdown websites entirely if they are accused of hosting or even linking to infringing content.

These misguided and ineffective bills would give the government and corporations the power to censor the web and effectively break the internet. Yes, break the internet. This is how dystopias happen, people.

SOPA has been reportedly been shelved (though is not completely dead), but PIPA is still moving forward.

To learn more and find out what you can do, please visit AmericanCensorship.org

Snake Charmers

2012-01-04T18:33:00.000-08:00

Our Clever Serpent Tie was featured in today's Etsy Finds "Red All Over" newsletter as one of their picks for Valentine's Day Gifts for Gentlemen. That's right. Gentlemen. Because we are classy like that.


Etsy Finds "Red All Over" Newsletter

Clever Serpent Tie

What a nice way to kick off January! This also marks our 2nd blog post, already making 2012 200% bloggier than last year!

And 3 Years Later...

2012-01-02T20:00:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everyone! One of our New Year's resolution for 2012 is to start blogging again. Apparently, this was also our resolution in 2009 and it lasted all of one post. But this year, we mean it for reals!

We thought we'd kick off by taking a look back at some of the new designs we added in 2011. Here are a few of our favorites:

Bigger on the Inside TARDIS Inspired Tie

Bigger on the Inside TARDIS Inspired Scarf

Death Wore A Sundress Tie

The Octopus's Top Hat Tie

Music is My Lifeline Scoop Neck Tee

Flight of the Penguin T-shirt

Clever Serpent Scarf

ReignFall T-shirt

Daring Lion Tie

We're already cooking up a new batch of designs for 2012 so stay tuned! We wish you much love and awesomeness in the new year!

Heroes and Harbingers

2009-02-22T14:12:00.000-08:00

We've been total slackers this past year about updating our blog, but are hoping to kick things back up! Lots of fun things have been happening for us, including having our work show up on NBC's "Heroes"! We were total geeks for this show to begin with, so it was really exciting to see our stuff pop up in a couple of episodes.

Here's the banner for our book "The Irrelevant Redemption" from last week's episode:

And here's our Raven t-shirt lurking in another comic book store scene (this episode had the fantanamous Seth Green in it!):

We're already digging the reboot with this year's Volume 4 "Fugitives" (though Parkman should have bitten it, instead of Speedy, and really, why is Suresh still around?). Other than a few quibbles, the darker tone and faster BSG-style pacing is working for us, can't wait to see how this story arc plays out!

Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space

2008-04-10T12:56:00.000-07:00

Our Space Station Blues tee was featured in today's official Etsy Finds Astronaut-themed newsletter:

"As wikipedia tells it, in April, 1959, NASA announced it's astronauts for Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight program in the US with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the Earth.

Today's Etsy Finds pay homage to those first space travelers and to dreaming of worlds beyond the everyday, even if they're only in your imagination. Let's blast off, shall we?"

Anyone who knows me well enough knows I'm space obsessed, so having our tee included for this is pretty mad sweet! Here's a link to the accompanying Storque article as well!

For more about Project Mercury, hit up Wikipedia's super informative entry.

Dual Blogging Action!

2008-04-09T21:23:00.000-07:00

Today was a kinetic day all around. Both Cody and I were slammed with evil wage-slave day job stuff, so it was a nice surprise to get messages this evening letting us know our designs have been featured on two different blogs.

Our Cameo Mecanique hoodie was included as one of Monkey Bun's Etsy Picks, in Krystal's splendid post on the beauty of brown.

We were also featured on This Humble Abode, as one of Jenny's Etsy Finds, in her article spotlighting local San Francisco artists. Check out her adorable twins in the post above us, crazy amounts of cute!

Interview on Vegan Etsy

2008-04-04T19:55:00.000-07:00

Check out Cody's interview this week on Vegan Etsy!

The Vegan Etsy team is dedicated to supporting vegans and helping build vegan awareness. Many of the members donate a portion of their shop sales to animal charities, so stop by and check out their goodies. Your purchases will help contribute to the well-being of our animal friends!

Indie Retailer of the Day

2008-03-15T18:04:00.000-07:00

Moue Magazine has chosen us as Indie Retailer of the Day! Their blog focuses on progressive politics, in addition to spotlighting independent artists and media.

Be sure to check them out!

Spring Haiku Challenge

2008-03-09T21:33:00.000-07:00

haiku challengers
your clever words grace our blog
our days are brightened

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Spring Haiku Challenge! Here are a few of our favorite submissions:

oh, hello daisy!
don't let the hippies get you,
you're meant for the bees

Hello Daisy Card, from SlimArts

little red devil
sitting on my left shoulder
no angelic right

Devil May Care Sheldon, from Ugly Gerbil

things fall on his head
he drowns and steps on third rail
then robots get him

A Dozen Calamities Card, from Momerath

ticky ticky tock
you break the gears in my heart
your love strangles me

Tender Time Bomb Scarf (This one's actually from our shop, but we thought the haiku written by our friend Dustin was hilarious, so we threw it in :) ).

Binary Winter Melts Into Spring

2008-03-03T21:17:00.001-08:00

big eyed surveillance
sweet flowers will distract you
i take your honey

Spring brings out the poet in us! Unfortunately, our inner poet turns out to be a pretty lazy guy. Which is why we love haikus! They're perfect for that afternoon caffeine-induced burst of ADD eloquence.

Celebrate the launch of our new spring line with us with a little haiku fun:

1. Pick an item in your Etsy shop
2. Write a haiku about it
3. Drop the haiku in our comment box along with the link to the item

If you don't have an item to wax haiku about but are just feeling the muse, go ahead and express yourself! We'll feature our favorites on our blog next Monday!

Treasuries are Shiny

2008-03-03T20:03:00.000-08:00

February was quite shiny for us in terms of treasuries! Our Logic Trap shirt was featured on two front page Steampunk treasuries, first in Old World Romance's marvelous Steampunk Design Treasury at the beginning of the month:

And then in in Winklepot's temporally charming Cog...nisance Treasury on 02.21.08:

We also had a nice little surprise two days later on 02.23.08 when our Tender Time Bomb scarf was chosen by local Etsyian AnnetteMusick for her sweet San Francisco Has Style Treasury:

So much thoughtfulness and ingenuity go into making these inventive treasuries! Thanks so much to all these kind folks for including us!

WonderCon Wake

2008-02-27T00:31:00.001-08:00

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth! Comic book conventions are always such an inspiring experience, its so fantastic to be surrounded by so much cool art and energy!

Check out our WonderCon 2008 album on our Binary Winter MySpace for more pics:

Working our booth.

Indie art makes his spider-senses tingle.

Buttons are shiny.

Our book has cross-species appeal.

Binary Winter at WonderCon 2008

2008-02-17T22:35:00.000-08:00

We are in a book-binding, screen-printing mad-rush this week in preparation for WonderCon 2008. For those of you in the San Francisco Bay Area, we will be exhibiting in the Small Press area [SP25 on the map] from Friday February 22 - Sunday February 24.

In addition to hardcover copies of our book, "The Irrelevant Redemption", we've also got some new sketchbooks, prints, and of course, some sweet new tees. If you're planning on attending, stop by booth and say hello!

Etsy Shop of the Week on FMF blog!

2008-02-17T13:16:00.000-08:00

The folks at the Fashion Me Fabulous blog recently featured us in their independent design competition, Project Design, and also spotlighted us as their Etsy Shop of the Week! Thanks to everyone who voted for us!

Why Robot Stories are Good for the Soul

2008-02-05T01:10:00.000-08:00

So having been on a steady diet of science fiction and fantasy since my very first episode of Voltron at the age of 5, I've often found myself explaining to others why I typically find non-speculative literature unchallenging. I have a pretty well-rehearsed diatribe about how I prefer books that give me a new world or concept to play with, rather than offer me a rehash of the limited gamut of "real" human experiences. But now when I'm feeling lazy, I can just point folks to this fantastic article by Wired magazine writer Clive Thompson, in which he poses that science fiction is "the last great literature of ideas". -S.

Tender Time Bomb

2008-02-04T23:18:00.000-08:00

Our Tender Time Bomb men's tee was mentioned as a February Love & Valentine's pick on Yarnbeast's Blog.

Tick, tick, kaboom!

Steampunk Invasion on Etsy

2008-02-01T22:25:00.000-08:00

We had the awesome fortune to be featured in two frontpage steampunk-themed Etsy treasuries in January!

Our Mechanical Dove Scarf was included in glueandglitter's splendid Steampunk Treasury on 1.08.08:

And a week later, our Logic Trap shirt was selected by MyFairyBabies for her smashing Sprocket Head Treasury on 1.16.08:

We're delighted that the Steampunk aesthetic is gaining exposure, and it's fantastic to see all the brilliant work being created by artists in the genre! Thanks Etsyians, for helping make our cold January a bit brighter!

Shot Through the Heart

2008-01-15T00:03:00.000-08:00

Howdy! We wanted to kick off our blog by sharing the news of our recent engagement. On my birthday (New Year's Eve, and yes, worst day to have as a birthday EVER, easily beating out Christmas and Leap Day), as we walked along Sonoma's beautiful Russian River, Cody stopped and pulled out a package wrapped in red tissue paper. I unwrapped it to find a stunning brass steampunk-esque music box that he built by hand, wrought with gears and bearing the sigil of Artemis the Huntress and her faithful hound.

As I was already dying from the loveliness, imagine my total shock when Cody wound it up, sank to one knee, and opened it. Inside was a delicate antique cameo ring (from 1860, I later learned). The song that played and the words that were spoken are precious and ours alone, but we are more than happy to share a few visuals :).

Now, if we can only figure out a graceful way to stage the Fire Wedding from Krull ;)...