Standard border width

[mairin]

Hi, I noticed a bunch of the hex laptop stickers out there don't follow a standard border width, making them seem less standardized! I would like to suggest a standard border width, should the sticker design choose to go with a border. I believe 0.1" inches would be a good border width given the size of the stickers.

[terinjokes]

Not every hex sticker has a border, but of those that do, might be good to have borders reasonably the same stroke width.

What does everyone else think?

[junosuarez]

That sounds reasonable. Personally I like the full-bleed designs. Maybe using RFC 2119 language, something like `Conformant stickers MAY have a border as part of the design. Stickers which have a border SHOULD use $whateverSize." to offer a strong suggestion but allow for creative differences.

Getting exact border sizes can be difficult in the production process, so in practice there will be some variance- but it's a nice idea to support a uniform and harmonious graphic identity.

[terinjokes]

@jden I was thinking language along those lines. Thanks for the confirmation. 👍

[terinjokes]

@jden Any ideas what $whateverSize should be? It's 0.1" on the merged templates.

[junosuarez]

No particular preference- if anyone has access to a good sampling of different hex stickers it might be worth getting out a ruler and seeing if there's a de facto standard already that could be reified

[goffstock]

I use 1/16" (0.15875cm) for mine. Nice & clean without overwhelming the design.

[michael-hawker]

Looking at Hexb.in it seems like a varied mix between 1/16" and 0.1" currently.

[terinjokes]

I'll accept a PR that adds language giving a recommended range for optional borders.