Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 10 May 1994.
UK Union flag
alt.ascii-art
· 4 messages · 10 May 1994 - 15 May 1994
In article 8477 of alt.ascii-art em...@m-net.arbornet.org (Evan M Corcoran) did a UK flag. I have tinkered with the edges and changed the characters so it looks right with light characters on dark. It looks a bit stiff. It ought to have some ripples in it, but that's enough for one lunchtime. /\ << > [E ]\ [E ] |:~8a.`~888a:::::::::::::::88......88:::::::::::::::;a8~".a888~| [E ] |::::~8a.`~888a::::::::::::88......88::::::::::::;a8~".a888~:::| [E ] |:::::::~8a.`~888a:::::::::88......88:::::::::;a8~".a888~::::::| [E ] |::::::::::~8a.`~888a::::::88......88::::::;a8~".a888~:::::::::| [E ] |:::::::::::::~8a.`~888a:::88......88:::;a8~".a888~::::::::::::| [E ] |::::::::::::::::~8a.`~888a88......88;a8~".a888~:::::::::::::::| [E ] |:::::::::::::::::::~8a.`~888......88~".a888~::::::::::::::::::| [E ] |8888888888888888888888888888......8888888888888888888888888888| [E ] |..............................................................| [E ] |..............................................................| [E ] |8888888888888888888888888888......8888888888888888888888888888| [E ] |::::::::::::::::::a888~".a88......888a."~8;:::::::::::::::::::| [E ] |:::::::::::::::a888~".a8~:88......88~888a."~8;::::::::::::::::| [E ] |::::::::::::a888~".a8~::::88......88:::~888a."~8;:::::::::::::| [E ] |:::::::::a888~".a8~:::::::88......88::::::~888a."~8;::::::::::| [E ] |::::::a888~".a8~::::::::::88......88:::::::::~888a."~8;:::::::| [E ] |:::a888~".a8~:::::::::::::88......88::::::::::::~888a."~8;::::| [E ] |a888~".a8~::::::::::::::::88......88:::::::::::::::~888a."~8;:| [E ] | [E ] | -- Richard Kirk Image Processing Group Crosfield Electronics Ltd. U.K. ra...@crosfield.co.uk 0442-230000 x3361/3591 Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP2 7RH
Richard Kirk's superb UK flag got me thinking that we ought to start a concerted effort to do national flags with a common palette and in standard sizes, much like the Ascii Atlas. Thoughts: 1) We need to standardize colors. Kirk's flag gives us ... = red 888 = white ::: = blue Let's find some others. 2) All flags are not similarly proportioned! I think the UK flag is 3x5, while the US flag is 2 x 3 (I think). I am going to look up a book on flag proportions and get them posted so we can have officially sized ASCIIs. 3) It would be best if the flags were done by people from the country which the flag represents. National pride and all that, you know. I hereby claim the US flag as my first assignment. 4) Many national flags are available to Mac users as PICT files at mac.archive.umich.edu in /graphics/draw. 5) I'd like to have "positive" and "negative" images of all flags, too. Here's Kirk's flag again to provide inspiration: In article <199...@crosfield.co.uk>, ra...@crosfield.co.uk (Richard Kirk) wrote: > /\ > << > > [E ]\ > [E ] |:~8a.`~888a:::::::::::::::88......88:::::::::::::::;a8~".a888~| > [E ] |::::~8a.`~888a::::::::::::88......88::::::::::::;a8~".a888~:::| > [E ] |:::::::~8a.`~888a:::::::::88......88:::::::::;a8~".a888~::::::| > [E ] |::::::::::~8a.`~888a::::::88......88::::::;a8~".a888~:::::::::| > [E ] |:::::::::::::~8a.`~888a:::88......88:::;a8~".a888~::::::::::::| > [E ] |::::::::::::::::~8a.`~888a88......88;a8~".a888~:::::::::::::::| > [E ] |:::::::::::::::::::~8a.`~888......88~".a888~::::::::::::::::::| > [E ] |8888888888888888888888888888......8888888888888888888888888888| > [E ] |..............................................................| > [E ] |..............................................................| > [E ] |8888888888888888888888888888......8888888888888888888888888888| > [E ] |::::::::::::::::::a888~".a88......888a."~8;:::::::::::::::::::| > [E ] |:::::::::::::::a888~".a8~:88......88~888a."~8;::::::::::::::::| > [E ] |::::::::::::a888~".a8~::::88......88:::~888a."~8;:::::::::::::| > [E ] |:::::::::a888~".a8~:::::::88......88::::::~888a."~8;::::::::::| > [E ] |::::::a888~".a8~::::::::::88......88:::::::::~888a."~8;:::::::| > [E ] |:::a888~".a8~:::::::::::::88......88::::::::::::~888a."~8;::::| > [E ] |a888~".a8~::::::::::::::::88......88:::::::::::::::~888a."~8;:| > [E ] | > [E ] |
>From: em...@m-net.arbornet.org (Evan M Corcoran) >Richard Kirk's superb UK flag got me thinking that we ought to start >a concerted effort to do national flags with a common palette and in >standard sizes, much like the Ascii Atlas. Well, if I recall correctly my very first post to alt.ascii-art was precisely the Canadian flag. Since it has been over four months now I guess it's OK to repost it: ------------------------------------------------------------------- XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX A XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW AWA WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX AA AWXWA AA XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW VWXWXWXWXWV WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX AA VWXWXWXWV AA XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW VWXWXWXA VWXWXWV AXWXWXWV WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW AXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXA WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX VXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXV XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW VXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXV WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX XWXWXWXWXWXWX XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW AXWXWXWXWXWXWXWXA WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX I XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW I WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX I XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW XWXWXWXWXWXWXWXW WXWXWXWXWXWXWXWX ------------------------------------------------------------------- Normand Veilleux I also fooled around with the characters and replaced them by a sequence of CANADA both horizontally and vertically which led to: DACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANAD ACANADACANADACAN NADACANADACANADA CANADACANADACANA A ADACANADACANADAC ANADACANADACANAD ADA DACANADACANADACA NADACANADACANADA AC ADACA DA ACANADACANADACAN ADACANADACANADAC ANADACANADA CANADACANADACANA DACANADACANADACA DA ADACANADA AD ANADACANADACANAD ACANADACANADACAN ANADACAN ACANADA NADACANA NADACANADACANADA CANADACANADACANA ADACANADACANADACANADACANA ADACANADACANADAC ANADACANADACANAD NADACANADACANADACANADACANADAC DACANADACANADACA NADACANADACANADA CANADACANADACANADACANAD ACANADACANADACAN ADACANADACANADAC DACANADACANADACAN CANADACANADACANA DACANADACANADACA ANADACANADACA ANADACANADACANAD ACANADACANADACAN CANADACANADACANAD NADACANADACANADA CANADACANADACANA A ADACANADACANADAC ANADACANADACANAD D DACANADACANADACA NADACANADACANADA A ACANADACANADACAN ADACANADACANADAC CANADACANADACANA DACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANAD Normand Veilleux Quiz: Can anyone find out why the flag starts with "DACANA" instead of "CANADA"? (Hint: there is a CANADA somewhere in the flag that dictates where all the other CANADA's go. Which one is it?) -- Normand Veilleux As a "long term" contributing artist to nve...@emr1.emr.ca alt.ascii-art, I hereby declare that ---------------------------- rec.arts.ascii (MODERATED) has my support.
Normand Veilleux (Nve...@emr1.emr.ca) wrote:
: >From: em...@m-net.arbornet.org (Evan M Corcoran)
: >Richard Kirk's superb UK flag got me thinking that we ought to start
: >a concerted effort to do national flags with a common palette and in
: >standard sizes, much like the Ascii Atlas.
: Well, if I recall correctly my very first post to alt.ascii-art was
: precisely the Canadian flag. Since it has been over four months now I guess
: it's OK to repost it:
[first flag deleted]
: I also fooled around with the characters and replaced them by a sequence of
: CANADA both horizontally and vertically which led to:
: DACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANAD
: ACANADACANADACAN NADACANADACANADA
: CANADACANADACANA A ADACANADACANADAC
: ANADACANADACANAD ADA DACANADACANADACA
: NADACANADACANADA AC ADACA DA ACANADACANADACAN
: ADACANADACANADAC ANADACANADA CANADACANADACANA
: DACANADACANADACA DA ADACANADA AD ANADACANADACANAD
: ACANADACANADACAN ANADACAN ACANADA NADACANA NADACANADACANADA
: CANADACANADACANA ADACANADACANADACANADACANA ADACANADACANADAC
: ANADACANADACANAD NADACANADACANADACANADACANADAC DACANADACANADACA
: NADACANADACANADA CANADACANA* *ANADACANAD ACANADACANADACAN
: ADACANADACANADAC DACANAD*C*NADACAN CANADACANADACANA
: DACANADACANADACA ANADA*A*ADACA ANADACANADACANAD
: ACANADACANADACAN CANADAC*N*DACANAD NADACANADACANADA
: CANADACANADACANA *A* ADACANADACANADAC
: ANADACANADACANAD *D* DACANADACANADACA
: NADACANADACANADA *A* ACANADACANADACAN
: ADACANADACANADAC * * CANADACANADACANA
: DACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANADACANAD
: Normand Veilleux
: Quiz: Can anyone find out why the flag starts with "DACANA" instead of
: "CANADA"? (Hint: there is a CANADA somewhere in the flag that
: dictates where all the other CANADA's go. Which one is it?)
Easy quiz (see hilighted[sorta] stem)...
: --
: Normand Veilleux As a "long term" contributing artist to
: nve...@emr1.emr.ca alt.ascii-art, I hereby declare that
: ---------------------------- rec.arts.ascii (MODERATED) has my support.
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