X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,7d269ac3e65c8da4 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-05-12 04:00:54 PST Path: gmd.de!nntp.gmd.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!uunet!panix!zip.eecs.umich.edu!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!news.itd.umich.edu!nubs97.ccs.itd.umich.edu!user From: emc@m-net.arbornet.org (Evan M Corcoran) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: TALK - Let's start a Flag Project Followup-To: alt.ascii-art Date: 12 May 1994 10:44:52 GMT Organization: Lifemanship Correspondence College of One-Upness and Gameslifemastery Lines: 58 Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <1994May10.133632.3593@crosfield.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: nubs97.ccs.itd.umich.edu Richard Kirk's superb UK flag got me thinking that we ought to start a concerted effort to do national flags with a common palette and in standard sizes, much like the Ascii Atlas. Thoughts: 1) We need to standardize colors. Kirk's flag gives us ... = red 888 = white ::: = blue Let's find some others. 2) All flags are not similarly proportioned! I think the UK flag is 3x5, while the US flag is 2 x 3 (I think). I am going to look up a book on flag proportions and get them posted so we can have officially sized ASCIIs. 3) It would be best if the flags were done by people from the country which the flag represents. National pride and all that, you know. I hereby claim the US flag as my first assignment. 4) Many national flags are available to Mac users as PICT files at mac.archive.umich.edu in /graphics/draw. 5) I'd like to have "positive" and "negative" images of all flags, too. Here's Kirk's flag again to provide inspiration: In article <1994May10.133632.3593@crosfield.co.uk>, rak@crosfield.co.uk (Richard Kirk) wrote: > /\ > << > > [E ]\ > [E ] |:~8a.`~888a:::::::::::::::88......88:::::::::::::::;a8~".a888~| > [E ] |::::~8a.`~888a::::::::::::88......88::::::::::::;a8~".a888~:::| > [E ] |:::::::~8a.`~888a:::::::::88......88:::::::::;a8~".a888~::::::| > [E ] |::::::::::~8a.`~888a::::::88......88::::::;a8~".a888~:::::::::| > [E ] |:::::::::::::~8a.`~888a:::88......88:::;a8~".a888~::::::::::::| > [E ] |::::::::::::::::~8a.`~888a88......88;a8~".a888~:::::::::::::::| > [E ] |:::::::::::::::::::~8a.`~888......88~".a888~::::::::::::::::::| > [E ] |8888888888888888888888888888......8888888888888888888888888888| > [E ] |..............................................................| > [E ] |..............................................................| > [E ] |8888888888888888888888888888......8888888888888888888888888888| > [E ] |::::::::::::::::::a888~".a88......888a."~8;:::::::::::::::::::| > [E ] |:::::::::::::::a888~".a8~:88......88~888a."~8;::::::::::::::::| > [E ] |::::::::::::a888~".a8~::::88......88:::~888a."~8;:::::::::::::| > [E ] |:::::::::a888~".a8~:::::::88......88::::::~888a."~8;::::::::::| > [E ] |::::::a888~".a8~::::::::::88......88:::::::::~888a."~8;:::::::| > [E ] |:::a888~".a8~:::::::::::::88......88::::::::::::~888a."~8;::::| > [E ] |a888~".a8~::::::::::::::::88......88:::::::::::::::~888a."~8;:| > [E ] | > [E ] |