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From: Dead Letter Box <root@chipping.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: United Nations Logo
Date: 1996/07/09
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In article <4rq2tf$h5@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com>, scwolfe@ix.netcom.com
writes
>
>I have more than once posted requests for the UN logo, and have less
>than once (meaning never) recieved a reply.  So, as I said in my
>postings, I have been trying this on my own, with no experience in
>ASCII art creation except for this one project.
>
>I started out with:
>
>(O)
>U N
>
>Somehow, even though I wanted a .sig size one, after all my drafts,
>this is still my favorite in that it is simple, and most of all,
>recognizable as far as being ASCII art.  Then, I tried and tried and
>tried (I have posted some of my previous attempts), and came up with
>this, the UN logo w/o continents:
>
>        ,  _,-"T"-._  .
>       v  /\ __]__ /\  v
>      V  /  "\_]_/"  \  V
>      V  I_/_/   \_\_I  V
>      V  I \ \   / / I  V
>      V  \  \/_T_\/  /  V
>       V  \/"  ]  "\/  V             
>        ~, ^^-.L.-^^ ,~   -Dan Wolfe
>          ^~~~~x~~~~^
>              / \
>
>And then, I tried adding continents over the above grid:
>
>        ,  _,-"T"-._  .
>       v  /\ __]i_@o\  v
>      V  /  "\_]_/"  \  V
>      V  I_/@@@ `@@@_I  V
>      V  I \ @@ dn@/ I  V
>      V  \`@@o_T@@@@ /  V
>       V  \/@@ ] `@@/  V
>        ~, ^^-.L.-^^ ,~   -Dan Wolfe
>          ^~~~~x~~~~^
>              / \
>
>My main concern is, is it recognizable?  It doesn't matter if it's
>viewed black on white or white on black; black on white gives the UN
>logo, whereas white on black suggests a partial UNA-USA logo.  Either
>way, would someone who isn't entirely familiar with ASCII art recognize
>it as the United Nations logo?  If anyone has any suggestions as to how
>to improve it, I welcome that, but I request that you NOT modify the
>image to demonstrate these suggestions; this is my first project, and I
>want to do it by myself.  I'll accept advice, but I don't want anyone
>to demonstrate it by modifying the above images; I insist that any
>suggestions simply be words describing possible changes.  Of course, I
>also welcome comments, compliments, and criticism.
>
>Thanks.
>
>-DAN Wolfe
> ^^^
>scwolfe@ix.netcom.com
>
It is a little cluttered I suggest u remove the grid all together and
work on getting the continent shapes just right.

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