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10-11-2008, 11:37 PM | #1 | |
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October 12, 2008: Typewriter Art
I got an email about Paul Smith, with samples of his art work.
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I figure if you're computer literate enough to be here reading this, you've run across some ANSI or ASCII art on the web. Some is pretty crude and some is very complex, but hey, it came from a computer. Yeah, yeah, I know, hand coding, but they didn't need white-out... make a change and print, repeat. Generating those pictures on a typewriter, even without the additional hurdles Paul Smith faced, is nothing short of amazing to me. A real
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10-12-2008, 02:50 AM | #2 |
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That is pretty amazing.
(waits for the first ding-dong to say, "I have never seen a typewriter")
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10-12-2008, 03:19 AM | #3 |
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that is soooo cool. Nothing short of amazing
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10-12-2008, 04:36 AM | #4 |
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So.. Umm.. What's a typewriter?
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10-12-2008, 04:56 AM | #5 |
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10-12-2008, 06:51 AM | #6 |
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I have a typewriter but I can't find the cable to plug it in. Useless damn thing.
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10-12-2008, 07:58 AM | #7 |
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My grandmother used to let me play with her typewriter when I was little. I still think it's the coolest machine, and spending the time to actually type with it, use the correction ribbon when I messed up, and untangle the keys every three and a half seconds really did give me a better appreciation of what we have now. So there, merc :P
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10-12-2008, 08:08 AM | #8 |
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At last! Something that an infinite number of chimpanzees with typewriters could not produce in an infinite amount of time.
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10-12-2008, 09:44 AM | #9 |
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Heh. I love typewriters and typewriter art! Especially the ones with no correction keys and the art that comes from it. This does not allow for screw ups.
I'm staring at my Remington right now. We're in love.
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10-12-2008, 10:45 AM | #10 |
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The Boston Typewriter Orchestra
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10-12-2008, 07:58 PM | #11 |
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Are there any closeups of his art on the web, by chance? Just to take a look at the level of detail involved.
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10-13-2008, 12:42 AM | #12 |
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Yes, at the first link.
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Typewriter cartoons:
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10-13-2008, 09:25 AM | #14 |
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lol! Cute....
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10-13-2008, 11:32 AM | #15 |
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Someone needs to get a life. These guys make computer geeks look really sexy and hip.
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