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Edit: At the time I posted this comment, the title of the thread was a "Show HN", now it is no longer a "Show HN". The comments below were made specifically in

Edit: At the time I posted this comment, the title of the thread was a "Show HN", now it is no longer a "Show HN". The comments below were made specifically in response to a "Show HN" as helpful advice for the creator. There's a payment box at the bottom left of the page that says "Test - No Grid" -- maybe this wasn't supposed to be there? The wording next to the first two options "(Not to scale)" concerns me. Is there a reason you can't draw it to scale? Or are you just trying to say that it is a scaled down representation? Usually "not to scale" indicates that a drawing or other representation is a different size than the real object AND individual portions of the representation are not shown with correct proportions. In the case of a design tool, it seems very important that the stamp have proper proportions. If it is just scaled down but has correct proportions, you would say "to scale" and/or indicate the scale as a fraction of the original size. If it is the exact same size as the actual object, you could indicate that as well. If it is actually not to scale, what is the point? Any drawing you make in it won't fit in the actual product the same way.

samspenc 9y ago
Not the OP and unsure of exact market - but I'm going to hazard a guess that "not to scale" is because of the needs of the design industry. I suspect that this is the sort of thing that they print and put on walls so that the designers and developers can go wild with their designs and redesigns of wireframes for the product. So if its on a wall, you really want it to be much much larger than actual size so you can see it from 5 or 10 feet away. This is my guess anyway based on how I've seen product design teams work. Would be good for the OP to clarify as well.
- no_protocol 9y ago
  It can be much larger or smaller than actual size and still be "to scale" -- the term indicates that all proportions within the image are correct, not that it is the same size as the original. At a glance, it looks like the product actually is to scale so saying "not to scale" is a disadvantage and will scare away potential customers. If it really is not to scale, it's almost worthless.
  - samspenc 9y ago
    Ah, so interesting! I actually looked this up; have a look at this on English Stackexchange (not the greatest reference, I know): https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/159821/what-do-people-mean-or-think-they-mean-by-not-to-scale https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/159821/what-do-p... It looks like some people interpret it as "not exact size" as well. For some reason, that's the context I got from this phrase. I can't remember where I first heard it though. Having said that, if I step back and have a look, "not to scale" does seem to imply not exact proportion, which isn't right either.
BatFastard 9y ago
Not to scale is a product killer for me.
dang 9y ago
Yeah, sorry about the context switch. The line for Show HN can be hard to draw sometimes. Is this a "sharing something you've made that other people can try out" post? Or just an ad? The latter would count as spam on HN? In this case there looks to be a real product people can buy; that's good. On the other hand there's little substance to the post beyond its adness. It might have been helpful if the submitter posted a comment explaining the project and engaging discussion about it. That's usually a good thing for Show HNs.
- csydas 9y ago
  While the product seems like it has a subset that a subset of folk are interested in, this HN thread is an advertisement.

samspenc 9y ago

Not the OP and unsure of exact market - but I'm going to hazard a guess that "not to scale" is because of the needs of the design industry. I suspect that this is the sort of thing that they print and put on walls so that the designers and developers can go wild with their designs and redesigns of wireframes for the product. So if its on a wall, you really want it to be much much larger than actual size so you can see it from 5 or 10 feet away. This is my guess anyway based on how I've seen product design teams work. Would be good for the OP to clarify as well.

no_protocol 9y ago
It can be much larger or smaller than actual size and still be "to scale" -- the term indicates that all proportions within the image are correct, not that it is the same size as the original. At a glance, it looks like the product actually is to scale so saying "not to scale" is a disadvantage and will scare away potential customers. If it really is not to scale, it's almost worthless.
- samspenc 9y ago
  Ah, so interesting! I actually looked this up; have a look at this on English Stackexchange (not the greatest reference, I know): https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/159821/what-do-people-mean-or-think-they-mean-by-not-to-scale https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/159821/what-do-p... It looks like some people interpret it as "not exact size" as well. For some reason, that's the context I got from this phrase. I can't remember where I first heard it though. Having said that, if I step back and have a look, "not to scale" does seem to imply not exact proportion, which isn't right either.

BatFastard 9y ago

Not to scale is a product killer for me.

dang 9y ago

Yeah, sorry about the context switch. The line for Show HN can be hard to draw sometimes. Is this a "sharing something you've made that other people can try out" post? Or just an ad? The latter would count as spam on HN? In this case there looks to be a real product people can buy; that's good. On the other hand there's little substance to the post beyond its adness. It might have been helpful if the submitter posted a comment explaining the project and engaging discussion about it. That's usually a good thing for Show HNs.

csydas 9y ago
While the product seems like it has a subset that a subset of folk are interested in, this HN thread is an advertisement.