Ogham T-Shirt | Standing Stone meets Data

Ogham is the earliest form of writing in Ireland. It was in use from around the fourth century AD, and most of the roughly four hundred surviving inscriptions are carved along the edges of standing stones, usually recording a person's name and family. Each letter is a group of one to five straight strokes or notches cut across or beside a central line, so the whole alphabet works like a simple counting code.

In this design an old ogham stone stands on a misty hilltop under the stars. Its notches glow green, and from them streams of binary digits rise into the night sky like a signal being sent. A script built from strokes and counts is not so far from the ones and zeros that carry information today. Ireland has been encoding data for more than fifteen centuries.

Choose your shirt

• Heavyweight: Comfort Colors 1717, 6.1 oz (206 g/m²) ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed for a soft, lived-in feel. Relaxed unisex fit; size down for a closer fit.
• Classic: Gildan 5000, 5.3 oz (180 g/m²) 100% cotton. Regular unisex fit. The same print, for less.

Printed to order: in the EU (Riga) for European orders, in the US for American ones.

Care: wash cold inside out, tumble dry low or hang dry, do not iron the print.