Comment on Show HN: Garden of Flowers – an archive of pictorial typography before ASCII artparentComments−california-ogOP2moDefinitely! Take a look at these books:—Fun with your typewriter by Madge Roemer https://archive.org/details/FunWithTypewriter/mode/thumb—Artyping by Julius Nelson https://archive.org/details/Artyping-HQ/mode/thumb—Typewriter Art by Alan Riddell https://archive.org/details/TypewriterArt-AlanRiddell/mode/t...−djmips2moI remember being a kid in early 80s typing class and trying to make pictures. Your archive is fantastic.−contingencies2moThat first one is clearly ASCII art predecessor. Thanks, typing pool, for BBS art!
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Definitely! Take a look at these books:
—Fun with your typewriter by Madge Roemer https://archive.org/details/FunWithTypewriter/mode/thumb
—Artyping by Julius Nelson https://archive.org/details/Artyping-HQ/mode/thumb
—Typewriter Art by Alan Riddell https://archive.org/details/TypewriterArt-AlanRiddell/mode/t...
I remember being a kid in early 80s typing class and trying to make pictures. Your archive is fantastic.
That first one is clearly ASCII art predecessor. Thanks, typing pool, for BBS art!