A collection of text graphics and related works, stretching back thousands of years. Textiles, BBS-graphics, poetry, mosaic, typography, and much more. Collected by Raquel Meyers and Goto80.

Includes formats such as shift-JIS, PETSCII, ASCII, ANSI, RTTY, ATASCII, unicode, braille, xbin ...
Made for media like videotex, teletext, BBS, buildings, typewriters, clothes, textile, letterpress, toys, telidon, antiope, print, minitel

With styles such as animation, typography, mosaic, poetry, text art, χχχ, text mode, advertising, elite, kufic, sloyd

Putting the emphasis on grids, patterns, emoticons, tiles, tessellations

From ancient times and the 1700s, 1800s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s , 2000s, 2010s
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BYTE Videotex (1983)

BYTE Videotex (1983)

#1980s      #magazine      #videotex     

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prostheticknowledge:

Litterae Finis

Textmode demoscene winner of TDMC 2012 put together by Trauma - very impressive stylistically rendering 3D objects in ASCII.

Download it at Pouet

#ascii      #demoscene      #2010s      #TDMC      #conversion     
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Made by Clint J (1997)

#ascii      #animation      #1990s      #χχχ     
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Trouble Channel 1999, via

Trouble Channel 1999, via

#teletext      #1990s     

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apingaround: Space Invaders

apingaround:

Space Invaders

#textile      #clothes      #2010s     
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Owls by Joan Stark, via

#ascii      #1990s     
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ShapeMaker totem by miller goodman (2012) Made from 196 blocks, dimensions 1.2m x 96cm

ShapeMaker totem by miller goodman (2012) Made from 196 blocks, dimensions 1.2m x 96cm

#blocks      #totem      #2010s      #text-mode      #toy     
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Motifs for Children nº 197, published by Patons (UK), via.

#pattern      #textile      #clothes      #Knitting      #1970s     

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batixa: (via Loom Rugs & Textiles Store Profile | Apartment Therapy)

batixa:

#textmode      #textile      #rug      #weaving     
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Brix Blox by Sears Little Learners, construction kit (1970s).

#Brix Blox      #toy      #1970s      #blocks     
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‘Family Channel’ teletext in the 90s, via

#teletext      #1990s     

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By mic, via.

By mic, via.

#ascii     
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Tente (1972-1993) was a line of construction toys created by EXIN-LINES BROS S.A., a plastics and toy company based in Barcelona, Spain. Pictures by RMJ68.

#tente      #toy      #1970s      #blocks     
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A belt from ca 1680, symbolizing a treaty between the north American Turtle Clan and William Penn, who said “We meet on the broad pathway of good faith and good-will; no advantage shall be taken on either side”. Not sure how well that worked out… Also, seems like the belt was copyrighted in 1905.

A belt from ca 1680, symbolizing a treaty between the north American Turtle Clan and William Penn, who said “We meet on the broad pathway of good faith and good-will; no advantage shall be taken on either side”.

Not sure how well that worked out… Also, seems like the belt was copyrighted in 1905.

#ancient      #1600s      #textile     
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Papel picado (“perforated paper”) is a decorative craft made out of paper cut into elaborate designs. In Mexico, papel picado is especially incorporated into altars during “El día de los muertos”. Thanks to Geraldine for the tip!

#papel picado      #sloyd      #perforated paper