Ask HN: Opinions on putting stickers on a laptop?
What is your opinion on putting stickers on a laptop? I have gathered quite a few stickers that I am considering putting onto my ThinkPad. Thoughts?
They take up about a third of the overall screen height. Having the bleeding red heart separating two black and white logos makes for an interesting aesthetic. My image of the impish young hacker is enhanced by some weird-o stickers. If I was presenting an image of the buttoned-up, sophisticated C-level software architect, I'd prefer an unobstructed view of my generic, high-end laptop's brushed-metal screen backing.
Or you could go for the TV approach and just put one big sticker to cover up the manufacturer's logo in the middle of the top.
Outside of the laptop seems fair game unless you're in an environment that is very client-facing or tends to be a bit more buttoned up (Wall St?) then you should be mindful of that.
For example, on my Elitebook I have an OpenSUSE sticker & on the palm rest (next to the "Core i7" sticker) I have a GNU/Linux sticker.
Thanks for all of the comments.