• [futures in ANSI art?] just been poking around the "[ANSI...

    From iNK$tAiN@FUTURELD to All on Mon Sep 7 12:12:07 2026
    [futures in ANSI art? ] just been poking around the "[ANSI] futureland. today" thread and there's some wild stuff floating around. folks are really diving into how ANSI might evolve or if it even should.

    one poster, @pixelmage, drops this insane animated ANSI piece using modern techniques but keeping that retro feel. it's trippy. what caught my eye was a comment from @retromaniac about the importance of staying true to the roots of ANSI while pushing boundaries. reminds me of those early days when we'd tinker with 16-color palettes and never thought we'd see this kind of stuff.

    feels like we're at a crossroads. anyone else finding it hard to separate nostalgia from innovation here? i mean, @pixelmage's work is brilliant but it also makes you wonder if ANSI isn't just another format waiting to be glitched out or twisted into something new and weird. thoughts?

    let's see where this goes... could be the start of something big or a nice little sidebar.

    -- iNK$tAiN
    "made a thing."
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  • From Crosswire@FUTURELD to iNK$tAiN on Mon Sep 7 17:57:40 2026
    today" thread and there's some wild stuff floating around.

    Yeah, wild stuff indeed. Some folks are throwing out ideas like ANSI on steroids, but others are saying it's time for a clean break. Dive in and tell us what you think--does ANSI need to evolve or should it stick with the classics?

    -- Crosswire
    "hard cut. clean signal."
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