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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 11 May 2001.
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A bit of advice

A bit of advice

alt.ascii-art · 8 messages · 11 May 2001 - 23 May 2001
Robert Castonguay <rob...@votrezone.com> ASCII art 11 May 2001 03:17 · permalink · report 
Need a bit of advice.

I reconverted an old design I made more than 10 years ago.

I have decided to restart all over again my webpages in my spare time
;-) and give it a new look. This time around, I want to use mostly
ASCII.   It will be mostly french, with quite a few in english later.

Not being a great artist, I borrow some of yours design(I leave all
your SIG). 

For now, I want advice from some of the pro on what to use for windows
on the Chateau Frontenac. This is a caracteristic of Qu�bec city.

Here are two designs.

Which one do you prefer? and any suggestion to improve?




                  |>    |>
                  |_____|                       
                 /\|/\|/\\                    
              __/[] [] [] \/\              
             //\\[] [] [] []|          
            | [] [] [] [] []|   |>      
     |>   __| [] [] [] [] []|   |__       
     |   / []\[] [] [] [] []|__/\|/\                    
     /\^/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/___/[] []\                 
    |  | [] [] [] [] [] []   | [] [] |  /\         
    |  | [] [] [] [] [] []   | [] [] |__||            
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    
          
    |                       ||____________    
    Rc________||            //        /  
          //\\          //        /    
         //  \\        //        /      
    _______// /\ \\       ||__________|    
    -------|| [] ||       || [] [] [] |     
     O O O ||    ||       ||          |     
    =======||    2001     || [] [] [] |    
    ///////||             ||          |     
     [] [] ||   Qu�bec    || [] [] [] |    
                                              
 
 


                  |>    |>
                  |_____|                       
                 /\|/\|/\\                    
              __/ H H H H \/\                 
             //\\ H H H H H |            
            | H | H H H H H |   |>       
     |>   __| H | H H H H H |   |__        
     |   / H \H | H H H H H |__/\|/\        
     /\_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ H H \                  
    | H | H H H H H H H H H H |H H H |  /\           
    | H | H H H H H H H H H H |H H H |__||           
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~             
                             ||___________     
    Rc________||            //  H  H  H  /     
      H H H  //\\          //  H  H  H  /       
     H H H  //  \\        //  H  H  H  /      
    _______// /\ \\       ||__________|    
    -------|| [] ||       || [] [] [] |     
     H H H ||    ||       ||          |     
    =======||    2001     || [] [] [] |    
    ///////||             ||          |     
     [] [] ||   Qu�bec    || [] [] [] |    
                                              

Thanks, 

Rob...@votrezone.com
MJP <mik...@best.com> ASCII art 11 May 2001 14:08 · permalink · report 
On Thu, 10 May 2001 23:17:04 -0400, Robert Castonguay <rob...@votrezone.com> wrote:


 >
 >Which one do you prefer? and any suggestion to improve?
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >                  |>    |>
 >                  |_____|                       
 >                 /\|/\|/\\                    
 >              __/[] [] [] \/\              
 >             //\\[] [] [] []|          
 >            | [] [] [] [] []|   |>      
 >     |>   __| [] [] [] [] []|   |__       
 >     |   / []\[] [] [] [] []|__/\|/\                    
 >     /\^/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/___/[] []\                 
 >    |  | [] [] [] [] [] []   | [] [] |  /\         
 >    |  | [] [] [] [] [] []   | [] [] |__||            
 >    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    
 
the "squares" you used are _not_ ASCII the H or possibly the L I used 
even UuUu for shingles
other than that I liked the [] for the windows, but both your window 
looks are ok to me                                
               |                 
   ||__________Rc________||      
   //  L   L  L / L L L //\\     
  //  L  L   L / L L L //  \\    
 //  L  L   L /_______// /\ \\   
//___________/|-------|| [] ||   
 | [|_|] |][||| O O O ||    ||   
 |           ||=======||    2001 
 | |][| [|_|]||///////||         
 |           || |_ |_ ||   Qu�bec
 |[] [] [] []|/                  

 >                  |>    |>
 >                  |_____|                       
 >                 /\|/\|/\\                    
 >              __/ H H H H \/\                 
 >             //\\ H H H H H |            
 >            | H | H H H H H |   |>       
 >     |>   __| H | H H H H H |   |__        
 >     |   / H \H | H H H H H |__/\|/\        
 >     /\_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ H H \                  
 >    | H | H H H H H H H H H H |H H H |  /\           
 >    | H | H H H H H H H H H H |H H H |__||           
 >    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~             
 >                             ||___________     
 >    Rc________||            //  H  H  H  /     
 >      H H H  //\\          //  H  H  H  /       
 >     H H H  //  \\        //  H  H  H  /      
 >    _______// /\ \\       ||__________|    
 >    -------|| [] ||       || [] [] [] |     
 >     H H H ||    ||       ||          |     
 >    =======||    2001     || [] [] [] |    
 >    ///////||             ||          |     
 >     [] [] ||   Qu�bec    || [] [] [] |    
 >                                              
 >
 >Thanks, 
 >
 >Rob...@votrezone.com
 >
 
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ldb <she...@lycos.com> ASCII art 11 May 2001 17:30 · permalink · report 
On Thu, 10 May 2001 23:17:04 -0400, Robert Castonguay
<rob...@votrezone.com> wrote:


I think the H's are a lot better. But you need to add more details to
really make it look like the Frontenac. Do a couple of sketches from
pictures or the real thing if you are close enough. I think you need
to make the rooftops bigger. But its been awhile since I was there,
I'd have to look online for a picture to really remember it. 

Laura

> 
>
>
>                  |>    |>
>                  |_____|                       
>                 /\|/\|/\\                    
>              __/ H H H H \/\                 
>             //\\ H H H H H |            
>            | H | H H H H H |   |>       
>     |>   __| H | H H H H H |   |__        
>     |   / H \H | H H H H H |__/\|/\        
>     /\_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ H H \                  
>    | H | H H H H H H H H H H |H H H |  /\           
>    | H | H H H H H H H H H H |H H H |__||           
>    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~             
>                             ||___________     
>    Rc________||            //  H  H  H  /     
>      H H H  //\\          //  H  H  H  /       
>     H H H  //  \\        //  H  H  H  /      
>    _______// /\ \\       ||__________|    
>    -------|| [] ||       || [] [] [] |     
>     H H H ||    ||       ||          |     
>    =======||    2001     || [] [] [] |    
>    ///////||             ||          |     
>     [] [] ||   Qu�bec    || [] [] [] |    
>                                              
>
>Thanks, 
>
>Rob...@votrezone.com
>
>
>
>

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Stuart Moore <stu...@bigfoot.com> 11 May 2001 18:15 · permalink · report 
On Thu, 10 May 2001 23:17:04 -0400, Robert Castonguay <rob...@votrezone.com>
enlightened us with:
> For now, I want advice from some of the pro on what to use for windows
> on the Chateau Frontenac. This is a caracteristic of Qu�bec city.
> 
> Here are two designs.
> 
> Which one do you prefer? and any suggestion to improve?

The first one uses non-ascii stuff () and IMHO the second one looks better too,
and also more refreshing as you're making use of the H rather than just using
'standard' ascii art characters (not a v. good explanation, but still).

However, I've never been to Qu[e with funny bit]bec - is there a picture we can
compare it to?

Stuart

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reed <ree...@REMOVEMEspeakeasy.org> 12 May 2001 07:25 · permalink · report 
i know nothing about ascii art.  but i prefer the first one because it
looks like windows.
i don't care for the repeated H stuff.  the boxes, i like.

Robert Castonguay wrote:

> Need a bit of advice.
>
> I reconverted an old design I made more than 10 years ago.
>
> I have decided to restart all over again my webpages in my spare time
> ;-) and give it a new look. This time around, I want to use mostly
> ASCII.   It will be mostly french, with quite a few in english later.
>
> Not being a great artist, I borrow some of yours design(I leave all
> your SIG).
>
> For now, I want advice from some of the pro on what to use for windows
> on the Chateau Frontenac. This is a caracteristic of Qu�bec city.
>
> Here are two designs.
>
> Which one do you prefer? and any suggestion to improve?
>
>                   |>    |>
>                   |_____|
>                  /\|/\|/\\
>               __/[] [] [] \/\
>              //\\[] [] [] []|
>             | [] [] [] [] []|   |>
>      |>   __| [] [] [] [] []|   |__
>      |   / []\[] [] [] [] []|__/\|/\
>      /\^/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/___/[] []\
>     |  | [] [] [] [] [] []   | [] [] |  /\
>     |  | [] [] [] [] [] []   | [] [] |__||
>     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>     |                       ||____________
>     Rc________||            //        /
>           //\\          //        /
>          //  \\        //        /
>     _______// /\ \\       ||__________|
>     -------|| [] ||       || [] [] [] |
>      O O O ||    ||       ||          |
>     =======||    2001     || [] [] [] |
>     ///////||             ||          |
>      [] [] ||   Qu�bec    || [] [] [] |
>
>
>
>
>                   |>    |>
>                   |_____|
>                  /\|/\|/\\
>               __/ H H H H \/\
>              //\\ H H H H H |
>             | H | H H H H H |   |>
>      |>   __| H | H H H H H |   |__
>      |   / H \H | H H H H H |__/\|/\
>      /\_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ H H \
>     | H | H H H H H H H H H H |H H H |  /\
>     | H | H H H H H H H H H H |H H H |__||
>     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>                              ||___________
>     Rc________||            //  H  H  H  /
>       H H H  //\\          //  H  H  H  /
>      H H H  //  \\        //  H  H  H  /
>     _______// /\ \\       ||__________|
>     -------|| [] ||       || [] [] [] |
>      H H H ||    ||       ||          |
>     =======||    2001     || [] [] [] |
>     ///////||             ||          |
>      [] [] ||   Qu�bec    || [] [] [] |
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rob...@votrezone.com
Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen <new...@CeeJay.cjb.nOt> 12 May 2001 07:38 · permalink · report 
> > Which one do you prefer? and any suggestion to improve?

> The first one uses non-ascii stuff () and IMHO the second one looks better
too

I like them both, and it really doesn't matter if the first uses extended ascii
since its for use on a webpage.
Sure it looks odd for some here but it will look fine on a webpage.

> and also more refreshing as you're making use of the H rather than just using
> 'standard' ascii art characters (not a v. good explanation, but still).

> However, I've never been to Qu[e with funny bit]bec - is there a picture we
can
> compare it to?

Yeah a link to a picture would give us an idea of if it's close to real life and
give hints on how to improve it
Veronica Karlsson <asc...@hotmail.com> ASCII art 22 May 2001 19:31 · permalink · report 
Robert Castonguay wrote:
> 
> Need a bit of advice.
> 
<snip>
>
> Here are two designs.
> 
> Which one do you prefer? and any suggestion to improve?
> 
> 
>                   |>    |>
>                   |_____|
>                  /\|/\|/\\
>               __/ H H H H \/\
>              //\\ H H H H H |
>             | H | H H H H H |   |>
>      |>   __| H | H H H H H |   |__
>      |   / H \H | H H H H H |__/\|/\
>      /\_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ H H \
>     | H | H H H H H H H H H H |H H H |  /\
>     | H | H H H H H H H H H H |H H H |__||
>     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>                              ||___________
>     Rc________||            //  H  H  H  /
>       H H H  //\\          //  H  H  H  /
>      H H H  //  \\        //  H  H  H  /
>     _______// /\ \\       ||__________|
>     -------|| [] ||       || [] [] [] |
>      H H H ||    ||       ||          |
>     =======||    2001     || [] [] [] |
>     ///////||             ||          |
>      [] [] ||   Qu�bec    || [] [] [] |


The letter 'L' makes nice small windows:



                  |>    |>
                  |_____|                       
                 /\|/\|/\\                    
              __/ L L L L \/\                 
             //\\ L L L L L |            
            | L | L L L L L |   |>       
     |>   __| L | L L L L L |   |__        
     |   / L \L | L L L L L |__/\|/\        
     /\_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ L L \                  
    | L | L L L L L L L L L L |L L L |  /\           
    | L | L L L L L L L L L L |L L L |__||           
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~             
                             ||___________     
    Rc________||            //  L  L  L  /     
      L L L  //\\          //  L  L  L  /       
     L L L  //  \\        //  L  L  L  /      
    _______// /\ \\       ||__________|    
    -------|| [] ||       || [] [] [] |     
     L L L ||    ||       ||          |     
    =======||    2001     || [] [] [] |    
    ///////||             ||          |     
     [] [] ||   Qu�bec    || [] [] [] |    
                                  


Much of ascii art is about hinting, and making people see lines that
aren't really there...

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Marion Koslowski <M...@Kasperhausen.de> ASCII art 23 May 2001 05:24 · permalink · report 
Veronica Karlsson - Tue, 22 May 2001 21:31:26 +0200

>Robert Castonguay wrote:
>> Which one do you prefer? and any suggestion to improve?
>> 
>> 
>>                   |>    |>
>>                   |_____|
>>                  /\|/\|/\\
>>               __/ H H H H \/\
>>              //\\ H H H H H |
>>             | H | H H H H H |   |>
>>      |>   __| H | H H H H H |   |__
>>      |   / H \H | H H H H H |__/\|/\
>>      /\_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ H H \
>>     | H | H H H H H H H H H H |H H H |  /\
>>     | H | H H H H H H H H H H |H H H |__||
>>     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>                  |>    |>
>                  |_____|                       
>                 /\|/\|/\\                    
>              __/ L L L L \/\                 
>             //\\ L L L L L |            
>            | L | L L L L L |   |>       
>     |>   __| L | L L L L L |   |__        
>     |   / L \L | L L L L L |__/\|/\        
>     /\_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ L L \                  
>    | L | L L L L L L L L L L |L L L |  /\           
>    | L | L L L L L L L L L L |L L L |__||           
>    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~             
>Much of ascii art is about hinting, and making people see lines that
>aren't really there...

But there's another perspective now.
How about a mix?:

                  |>    |>
                  |_____|                       
                 /\|/\|/\\                    
              __/ H H H H \/\                 
             //\\ H H H H H |            
            | L | H H H H H |   |>       
     |>   __| L | H H H H H |   |__        
     |   / L \L | H H H H H |__/\|/\        
     /\_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ L L \                  
    | L | L L L L L L L L L L |L L L |  /\           
    | L | L L L L L L L L L L |L L L |__||           
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

Ma�ion

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