{"id":2062,"date":"2013-11-05T16:40:26","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T16:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/text-mode.org\/the-future-starts-now-a-20x30-meter-ascii-by\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T23:31:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T22:31:09","slug":"the-future-starts-now-a-20x30-meter-ascii-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/text-mode.org\/?p=2062","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2062 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/text-mode.org\/?attachment_id=2063'><img width=\"128\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/text-mode.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tumblr_mvej7r9RwZ1rpiyaso9_12801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/text-mode.org\/?attachment_id=2064'><img width=\"128\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/text-mode.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tumblr_mvej7r9RwZ1rpiyaso10_12801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/text-mode.org\/?attachment_id=2065'><img width=\"128\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/text-mode.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tumblr_mvej7r9RwZ1rpiyaso3_12801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/text-mode.org\/?attachment_id=2066'><img width=\"128\" height=\"96\" src=\"http:\/\/text-mode.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tumblr_mvej7r9RwZ1rpiyaso4_12801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/text-mode.org\/?attachment_id=2067'><img width=\"128\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/text-mode.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tumblr_mvej7r9RwZ1rpiyaso7_12801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/text-mode.org\/?attachment_id=2068'><img width=\"128\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/text-mode.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tumblr_mvej7r9RwZ1rpiyaso8_12801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/text-mode.org\/?attachment_id=2069'><img width=\"128\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/text-mode.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tumblr_mvej7r9RwZ1rpiyaso2_12801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/text-mode.org\/?attachment_id=2070'><img width=\"128\" height=\"96\" src=\"http:\/\/text-mode.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tumblr_mvej7r9RwZ1rpiyaso5_12801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The Future Starts Now &#8211; a 20&#215;30 meter ASCII by Rikki Kasso, 2010. Placed on the Mejiro Kindergarten in Tokyo. The ASCII art was based on a photograph, infused with\u00a0numbers and phrases about learning in English and Japanese. Rikki:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As I thought more into it, it became clear that this text in digital form also known as a \u201cfont\u201d was also a brand new language that children will grow up with as an automatic second written language. A \u201cNeo-Neanderthal\u201d age where symbols and icons are used to reform communication.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sort of like was argued <a href=\"http:\/\/chipflip.org\/06\">here<\/a>. More <a href=\"http:\/\/rikkikasso.com\/the-future-starts-now\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.magnifisense.com\/portfolio\/mejiro-kindergarten\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Future Starts Now &#8211; a 20&#215;30 meter ASCII by Rikki Kasso, 2010. Placed on the Mejiro Kindergarten in Tokyo. The ASCII art was based on a photograph, infused with\u00a0numbers and phrases about learning in English and Japanese. 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