The source code for the Braintree Payments website in 2014/2015 contained URLs in the shape of ASCII art. The URLs led to ASCII-inspired games, made by Unit9. Video.
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Self-portraits rendered in the code used to generate the images, by Eric Furst, 2024 (aka Eric Fischer). More details here.
More code calligrams.
A paper that is both a text and an executable program that plays music. Made by Tom 7 in his custom C compiler. More info here.
Code displaying 42 computes Code displaying 42 that outputs Equation outputting 42: http://ift.tt/1dSWdc6
A piece of code shaped like a donut renders a spinning donut in ASCII. Made by Andy Sloane:
via prostheticknowledge (with more explanations and links)
More code calligrams here.
Programs that look good. Some of them are calligrams. From the Temple of Code By Nikon (aka Lord Nikon), 2013/14.
These graphics are actually text, which is actually code, which when executed shows an animated ASCII torus.
By Lord Nikon/Dekadence, 2014. More code calligrams here.
Hermannn2 by Immanuel Hermann, 2001. Source code for converting text into ASCII stereograms. The source code itself is a stereogram (cross your eyes to get a 3D-effect).
Hello World 1k by Martin Kleppe, 2014. A so-called quine – the code you see, is what runs the show.