we <3 ascii *ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆༻*ੈ✩‧₊˚ in a world where everything feels increasingly polished (or ai-genera...

we <3 ascii *ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆༻*ੈ✩‧₊˚ in a world where everything feels increasingly polished (or ai-genera...we <3 ascii *ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆༻*ੈ✩‧₊˚ in a world where everything feels increasingly polished (or ai-genera...

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Cara Ellis

max

• Jan 28

we <3 ascii *ੈ✩‧₊˚༺☆༻*ੈ✩‧₊˚

in a world where everything feels increasingly polished (or ai-generated), i find myself missing when digital art felt as tactile and intentional as analogue work.

so, here’s a challenge: create some ascii art from scratch (no generators, image converters or web tools!)

it’s difficult, slow, and a little frustrating, but very meditative... like art should be!

i’ll drop my feeble attempts in the comments. please add yours 𓆩♡𓆪

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Cara Ellis

max

• Jan 28

˙⋆✮

Jere Diberto

pro

• Jan 28

Love the hand made!

Cara Ellis

max

• Jan 28

handmade always wins my heart!

Cara Ellis

max

• Jan 28

a very wonky heart </3

Serena Tyrrell

max

• Jan 28

Here's one I used to use a lot as a kid in the early 2000's: (っ◕‿◕)っ

Cara Ellis

max

• Jan 29

yess omg I forget about her!

Adonis Demetriou

• Jan 28

aha, good work!

Simply7 Studio

pro

• Jan 28

this is really cool cara

Faith Ayodeji

pro

• Jan 29

Love the challenge! Creating ASCII art from scratch without generators is so raw and beautiful. Really respect the craft!

Farhad Ali

• Jan 30

Good work!

Sílvia Pinho

max

• Jan 30

oh what a throwback!

Matt Lee

• Jan 30

Cool! It's got that authentic computer feel.

Omoefe Bazunu

• Feb 1

Quite impressive.

Oluwatosin Olasina

pro

• 1d

Recently, I started exploring visuals using ASCII art.

The process has been creating brand assets and animations in Blender. Then, converting them into a coded expression.

It’s a different way of thinking about design.

JACK HILLERY

pro

• 1d

Some of my secret texture prompts! You can get them here on my X: https://x.com/JCKHLRY/status/2034677674098962669?s=20

ai prompt aidesign

Anastasia Kochetkova

• 1d

Brand identity for Ceramic studio

Graphic identity conveys authenticity, craftsmanship, and modernity. We suggested combining classic serif fonts with modernist minimal sans-serifs. This balances tradition with modern simplicity for a sophisticated composition.

We used an irregular texture inspired by clay, simulated through stamp-like illustrations. This evokes earth and manual work, suggesting a human touch. For colors, we used earth tones with a vibrant accent for highlights. The typography creates an elegant, contemporary visual dynamic.