Show HN: Garden of Flowers – an archive of pictorial typography before ASCII art
art historyascii arttypewriter artletterpressmetal typeornamentsruletypographyvisual poetry
Author: california-og
Date: 6/16/2026
Article Summary:
A personal database of over 2500 images of metal type, ornaments, and rule from the 1600s to the present, showcasing the history of text art and its precursors.