Categories: Geek

Unbelievable ASCII Art Created With A Typewriter

I think everyone at some point has come across the awesomeness of ASCII art. It first appeared on the early Commodore 64, if not even earlier. It spread like wildfire, and we have been evolving it ever since. With a computer, it’s really simple to achieve good results. If I am not mistaken, there are several “converters” out there that will let you upload a photo which it then converts into ASCII art, which looks almost identical to your image. I admit that it’s somewhat cheating to do it that way, but it is the fastest way, so people tend to resolve to that solution. The real ASCII art is of course created without any software algorithm deciding the right character for a certain part of the image.

Someone who absolutely rules at creating ASCII art is designer Keira Rathbone. These images are nothing less than amazing, and there is no mistaking what they portray. At first glance, I thought there was something fishy with the images, but there wasn’t. The fact that they are created on a typewriter does not make them any less impressive. That explains the uneven spacing between the characters and the immense detail worked into the images.

They portray famous people such as President Obama, castles and beautiful country houses. There are many other motifs that Keira has focused on also. I really want to emphasize the amazing and brilliantly layered characters that make up the truly stunning accuracies in these images. How she manages to scale shadows and incorporate details smaller than the characters themselves is proof enough that she is outlandishly talented. I have never seen anything like it, and once again, these were created using a typewriter!

Richard Darell

Richard Darell is the founder and CEO of Bit Rebels, a multifaceted online news outlet that reports daily on the latest developments in technology, social media, design and everything geek. Today this media entity welcomes more than 3.5 million unique visitors per month and is considered the go-to place for people in constant motion. As an Internet entrepreneur, he is dedicated to constantly trying to develop new ways to bring content faster and closer to the end user in a more streamlined way. His excitement for statistics has allowed him to further develop systems that continuously produce accurate and fast-paced analytics to better optimize the approach by which Bit Rebels presents news and content. His graphic design background has proven to be an important tool when designing new systems and features for Bit Rebels since the development of solid and stable code depends entirely on their structure and implemented procedures. Richard currently resides in Stockholm, Sweden and directs the Bit Rebels offices in both Stockholm and Atlanta. You can reach Richard at richard@bitrebels.com

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