Random questions to which you seek an answer

[jonpwn]

what is the origin/meaning of the IH Bell?

[goosehd]

@jonpwn Ironheart is a motorcycle interest based brand and Haraki is a motorcyclist. In that world, the guardian bell is used to scare away demons and gremlins or just about anything that can harm someone whilst riding a motorcycle.

[Giles]

Also, the Bell System in North America, led by The Bell Telephone Company, had as it's symbol/trademark, a bell. The Bell companies were synonymous with North American telecoms, just like Levi's were synonymous with North American work wear.

The Bell logo was a US icon, so our use of it is a nod to that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_System

It is a very Japanese thing to have a word/phrase/image that is means multiple things, this is a perfect example.

[Bridger]

@Giles said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

It is a very Japanese thing to have a word/phrase/image that is means multiple things

Whereas the English have the term, bellend

[Mizmazzle]

@Steve sorry if I missed this somewhere before, but I'm curious if there is a story behind the brand name, Saturday Type Fever?
(Is a play on the movie title a too “on the nose” guess? I know tribute has been played to movie and music icons on some of your pieces)

[ROman]

My father worked for the Telephone Company all his life, after the Navy. He would have been proud.

[jonpwn]

absolutely fascinating. Sounds like I need to hang a bell on my bike (or get a bell print bandana wrapped on the handlebars). Ironically I always give bikers the 2 fingers down when I'm driving for good energy, even if it's inside my cage.

[NickD]

@jonpwn Not a thing in the UK, as we drive on the other side. It's a nod here instead.

[Steve]

@Mizmazzle - the backstory to the name saturdaytypefever is that before working at IH, I worked in advertising and design agencies - and have always specialised more on typography - loving how it can make anything look so different depending on the typeface chosen, or how it can instantly invoke a feeling with a specific typeface. My favourite movie has always been Saturday Night Fever, love 70s style and funk/soul music so it felt like a good name to tie in things together.

I probably first used it 25/30 years ago as my gamertag when playing Quake/Unreal!

[Mizmazzle]

@Steve thanks for sharing man. Feel
Like I have a small window into the mind of the mad genius now!

[endo]

@Steve said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

as my gamertag when playing Quake

oh, it was you!

[deadendpro]

What up y’all? I was just at SESF and there was one shirt on the rack in the size of SP-Large. I’ve only found 1 reference to that size in the marketplace, but was curious as to what went into this sizing? Hope you all are top!

[Giles]

XXXXL - We had no XXXXL tags, but we did have SP-Large, so that is what we use for XXXXL.....

[deadendpro]

@Giles appreciate the answer and glad to know! I thought it seemed a bit large. So glad I asked!