[IxDA Discuss] Fwd: Bringing typography to design – High-ASCII

[David Cortright]

*Sheesh, I don't know why my original messages aren't going through. I'll
blame GMail :-)*

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From: David Cortright <davecort at gmail.com>
Date: Mar 4, 2007 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bringing typography to design – High-ASCII
To: Adrian Howard <adrianh at quietstars.com>

Yes, as with any design tool, there will be examples where it cannot or
should not be applied. (You've listed quite a few in your previous mail.)
But if we're being pragmatic, there are *many* *more* situations where
design using high-ASCII will work fine.

Of course the stated goals and constraints of any given design problem will
tell you if this tool is an appropriate one to use. I personally would
rather push the limits of what is possible with my design tools rather than
over-constrain myself and always end up with a lowest-common-denominator
design.

This is a tool I happen to use, and I simply wanted to share it with the
community. I expect each designer to make up their own mind if this is
something they might like to add to their toolbox. If you don't feel
comfortable using it – that's OK.

·Dave