Pitman’s Typewriter Manual, 1893. The portrait at the bottom right is believed to be the oldest preserved typewritten portrait. via
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Written graphics from 1892. First two by T.F. Adams, the next one by Frank Baunelle, and the final one by an unknown artist. via James Ryan.
Flora Stacey’s typewriter works, published in 1897 but likely made even earlier. From James Ryan’s thread on the history of typewriter art.
Typewriter art by Frederick Carles, 1895. Forgotten pioneer work found by James Ryan.
Emoticons from 1893, published in the German Kreisblatt für den Kreis Malmedy. h/t Gleb Albert.
Jacob Gordin’s micrography, made around 1900. Micrography is like Jewish ASCII, only it was invented about 1200 years ago..
Amish quilt from 1890, trixel style.
via design-is-fine:
Lone Star, 1890. Amish quilt, family Samuel Zook, Pennsylvania. Sammlung Schlumberger, Photo Rainer Viertlböck. Exhibition 2007, Neue Sammlung München. Exhibition Daimond and Bars. The Art of the Amish, 2007
ASCII art from 1899 in the London Standard newspaper.
via xblacktrianglex.
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