A Mighty Sign

Funny how sometimes you miss to see something that's right beneath your eyes, I think as I taste a new Negroni recipe behind the counter. ~burninator just made me realize that the pub sign just outside the entrance reads "Midmight".

It's because we've done the impossible and that makes us mighty!

Says enteka, I raise my glass to that and others follow.

So look, I think now is a good time for us to work toward fixing that sign outside. With the summer around the corner, we want to make sure the Midnight is in the best possible shape. We'll also want to take out the Terrace! I, myself, am only good to design cocktails. But I've seen some incredible ASCII artists around the place (*cough* she12 *cough*)!

So to all patrons: let your creativity kick-in and let's design a legit sign for the Midnight that we can proudly adorn to attract passer-bys from Main Street. The only requirement is for it to be in ASCII. Let's use this thread to post the signs!

And with that, who's keen on testing this new Negroni recipe?

starbreaker

I could use a Negroni.

This is the figlet font I've been using on my smol.pub site.

░█▄█░▀█▀░█▀▄░█▀█░▀█▀░█▀▀░█░█░▀█▀░░░█▀█░█░█░█▀▄
░█░█░░█░░█░█░█░█░░█░░█░█░█▀█░░█░░░░█▀▀░█░█░█▀▄
░▀░▀░▀▀▀░▀▀░░▀░▀░▀▀▀░▀▀▀░▀░▀░░▀░░░░▀░░░▀▀▀░▀▀░

Command line is as follows:

toilet -E utf8 -f pagga "MIDNIGHT PUB" | xclip

she12

So, for the terrace: I've put some furniture out and meat on the grill. But there's not much space in the alley when I stick to the char width:/

Maybe it's of any use anyway!?

 .----. |:: :::|__.-'.. . .'-. | .: :  | _.-
 |:. '| |.:: .:|  |  || : . :| | : ::: | | '
 |.-----------+++----------------------. |
.'             |           ( >)         '.
-------------------------------------------
___      ___     .'The'.     ___      ___ |
|+|      |+|   MidnightPub   |+|      |+| |
___   (  ___     `.___.'     ___      ___ |
|+| ) () |+|      !L||       |+|      |+| |
___/====\______--.!L||_|--_.--._--|\\-._.--.
   '    '@    /_/\     !--.:==: \--||--\`:=:
..-....-.@ @          @@ @....-....-....-...
  I    I@|/            `Y@    I    I_.-.I
        \_/            \_/       o=',,-,,`=-
--------------------------------------------

Or maybe a roof terrace, with the skyline in the background, would be more appropriate?

bartender

WOW!

If I'm honest, I think this one is my favorite.

euromancer

I imagine Midnight Pub more like MacLaren's from How I Met Your Mother

she12

'snow problem xD

---.  .--.   .--. || ----  ----     ----  --
[ ]|  |__|   |__| || |__|  |__|     |__|  |_
___|![Midnight Pub|| ____      .---.      __
==='!         <-' || |__|    _ |.|.| _    |_
==='!+++++++++____||         I||_|_||I      
==='!! ! ! ! ! ,' \.__.  .__.I|=====|I
--------------=====|/\----/\-I|=====|I------
                             I'====='I

____________________________________________
------------:'''':--------------------------

But I always pictured it on ground level!? Also this would be on Main Street, not in the alley...

euromancer

This one actually does resemble the one! Amazing how the one can make things look like a real thing with this limited canvas

tlf


 _ _ _                             _ __
( / ) )o    /      o      /  _/_  ( /  )    /
 / / /,  __/ _ _  ,  _,  /_  /     /--', , /
/ / (_(_(_/_/ / /_(_(_)_/ /_(__   /   (_/_/_)
                     /|
                    (/

Hmm. I just wanted to change the Midnnight to Midnight but when I'm in edit mode I can't quite tell where to delete :)

she12

 _ _ _                           _ __
( / ) )o    /    o      /  _/_  ( /  )    /
 / / /,  __/ ,_ ,  _,  /_  /     /--', , /
/ / (_(_(_/_/ /_(_(_)_/ /_(__   /   (_/_/_)
                   /|
                  (/

bartender

Here's your negroni she12! I'm wondering if there's any way to get that font and the moon you drawn earlier (which I loooove) to merge, something like:

 +            _. --- ._       '    .
          .-'` ``.      '-.     .
   .    .' `.===-'       '='.
       '                     '     +
 _ _ _  The                      _ __
( / ) )o    /    o      /  _/_  ( /  )    /
 / / /,  __/ ,_ ,  _,  /_  /     /--', , /
/ / (_(_(_/_/ /_(_(_)_/ /_(__   /   (_/_/_)
                   /|           - Est. 2020
                  (/
 .     .                   .-.
        '  .-'=.            '   ' 
          '.-.  `,     .'.'
     *  '     -. ___ .-  
                           *

bartender

What you're doing looks like the next level of mighty! I don't know which one I love more between:

  +            _. --- ._       '    .
           .-'` ``.      '-.     .
    .    .' `.===-'       '='.
        '                     '     +
 _ _ _  The                      ____
( / ) ) .   /     .     /  _/_  ( /  )    /
 / / / , __/ ,_  , _,  /_  /     /--', , /
/ / (_(_(_/_/ /_(_(_)_/ /_(__   /   (_/_/_)
                   /|           - Est. 2020
  .     .         (/        .-.
         '  .-'=.            '   '
           '.-.  `,     .'.'
      *  '     -. ___ .-
                            *

And 2:



  +            _. --- ._       '    .
           .-'` ``.      '-.     .
    .    .' `.===-'       '='.
        '      ___ /_ __      '     +
 _ _ _        ( / / //=_         _ __
( / ) ) o   /     o     /  _/_  ( /  )    /
 / / / , __/ ,_  , _,  /_  /     /--', , /
/ / (_(_(_/_/ /_(_(_)_/ /_(__   /   (_/_/_)
                   /|           - Est. 2020
  .     .         (/        .-.
         '  .-'=.            '   '
           '.-.  `,     .'.'
      *  '     -. ___ .-
                            *

What do you all think?

she12

I think I'd keep the 'o's on the 'i's, still unsure 'bout the "the" though...

Alternative:

 ___ /_ __
( / / //-_

Or:

 ____ /_ __
(  / / //-__)

But it'll never quite match the FIGlet font:/

Edit:

 __/_ /_  _
( /  / / (/_)

Edit:

___ /_ __
 / / //-_


__/_ /_ __
 /  / //-_

___ /_ _
 / / /(/_

__/_ /_ _
 /  / /(/_

  +            _. --- ._       '    .
           .-'` ``.      '-.     .
    .    .' `.===-'       '='.
        '     ___ /_ __       '     +
 _ _ _         / / //-_          _ __
( / ) ) o   /     o     /  _/_  ( /  )    /
 / / / , __/ ,_  , _,  /_  /     /--', , /
/ / (_(_(_/_/ /_(_(_)_/ /_(__   /   (_/_/_)
                   /|           - Est. 2020
  .     .         (/        .-.
         '  .-'=.            '   '
           '.-.  `,     .'.'
      *  '     -. ___ .-
                            *

Dunno, the bracket kinda was the only resemblance to the font...

euromancer

Indeed it was

 ____
(  /

Looked the best imo since other ones make it harder to make out the T

euromancer

How would it look without the bracket to the left of the t?

tlf

The first one. I didn't recognize the "the" in the second. Great work!

she12

Wow, I don't know whats better. That Negroni or your draft!

There's not much, if anything, to improve.

I centered it a little more and "figgled" a bit with the "the".

But I dont't know. The 'e' is tuff and your "plaintext" version harmonizes more with the "Est..." footnote.

  +            _. --- ._       '    .
           .-'` ``.      '-.     .
    .    .' `.===-'       '='.
        '      ___ /_ __      '     +
 _ _ _        ( / / //=_         _ __
( / ) )o    /    o      /  _/_  ( /  )    /
 / / /,  __/ ,_ ,  _,  /_  /     /--', , /
/ / (_(_(_/_/ /_(_(_)_/ /_(__   /   (_/_/_)
                   /|           - Est. 2020
  .     .         (/        .-.
         '  .-'=.            '   '
           '.-.  `,     .'.'
      *  '     -. ___ .-
                            *

Edit: euromancer's idea for the 'i's crosse my mind to...

  +            _. --- ._       '    .
           .-'` ``.      '-.     .
    .    .' `.===-'       '='.
        '      ___ /_ __      '     +
 _ _ _        ( / / //=_         _ __
( / ) ) o   /     o     /  _/_  ( /  )    /
 / / / , __/ ,_  , _,  /_  /     /--', , /
/ / (_(_(_/_/ /_(_(_)_/ /_(__   /   (_/_/_)
                   /|           - Est. 2020
  .     .         (/        .-.
         '  .-'=.            '   '
           '.-.  `,     .'.'
      *  '     -. ___ .-
                            *

Edit: Just me or are the 'i's in the first one taking a wizz to the left and flashing their buttocks in the second? :)

euromancer

Yeah, I think plaintext the looked better. Although that moon is *terrific*

Edit: as well as the t rocket and smoke clouds, although they'd make the sign too big

she12

Thanks:D

she12

Edit: Yeah, I just liked the idea of that Gemini Capsule leaving a FUBAR world (wide web) for the better...;)

Maybe as a flyer/poster somewhere...

euromancer

Could it look better if we moved ticks and o's above i's one character to the right?

Edit: nevermind, I just imagined it and realized that'd suck

Edit 2: that turned out better than I expected. Could you try dots instead of o's as well please?

she12

  +            _. --- ._       '    .
           .-'` ``.      '-.     .
    .    .' `.===-'       '='.
        '                     '     +
 _ _ _  The                      ____
( / ) )_    /    _      /  _/_  ( /  )    /
 / / / , __/ ,_  , _,  /_  /     /--', , /
/ / (_(_(_/_/ /_(_(_)_/ /_(__   /   (_/_/_)
                   /|           - Est. 2020
  .     .         (/        .-.
         '  .-'=.            '   '
           '.-.  `,     .'.'
      *  '     -. ___ .-
                            *

  +            _. --- ._       '    .
           .-'` ``.      '-.     .
    .    .' `.===-'       '='.
        '                     '     +
 _ _ _  The                      ____
( / ) ) .   /     .     /  _/_  ( /  )    /
 / / / , __/ ,_  , _,  /_  /     /--', , /
/ / (_(_(_/_/ /_(_(_)_/ /_(__   /   (_/_/_)
                   /|           - Est. 2020
  .     .         (/        .-.
         '  .-'=.            '   '
           '.-.  `,     .'.'
      *  '     -. ___ .-
                            *

euromancer

Sorry my lazy ass for browsing from phone and making you try all the stuff :)

The width is perfect here by the way

screenshot on iCloud

she12

I am still at work, so thank my employer;D

Looks awesome and it's in purple too!

euromancer

Indeed, most of my GitHub contributions are done during my work time ;)

she12

Hehe, let's just hope that our bosses won't claim ownership...

euromancer

This looks just amazing *о*

I immediately fell in love with this one and probably none of future variants will top it.

tlf

Great job, thanks!

she12

No biggie :D

Does it fit into Ariane now?

tlf

I can't tell because of the way comments are tabbed on my phone, but I like the simplicity of the original so much I think it's a good option :)

Edit: by the way, how did you change it? It looked all squashed up in the editor so I couldn't tell what was what.

she12

Oh, right...Lookie here:

gemini://she12.midnight.pub/midnight_logo_fixed.gmi

Just copy/pasted it into/from a text editor...

You could edit you CSS though:

textarea {
   width: 150%;
}

tlf

Gee, thanks for going to that trouble. That looks great. I just needed to use a mono space font.

she12

No, trouble at all...

she12

        _..-._  WHAT?
    _.-       `.
   /_.--    --._`.
  . _.-.    --._  \
 / /____\   /___>  \ 
| (____o_|  |__o_\  !
|  `.__.'    `._.'  |
\      .-------     '
 \    (--._ (     _'
  `.   `------_. '
    `-.____. '

Did I hear my name?

I still think that the current logo is a perfect fit. For some reason it is purple in my mobile browser, wich gives it that neon light touch...

Aaaaaanyway:

  .\Z\\).  ,
  \\\.\\``/./,
  .'``       .,
 '  (,~~) (~'~) 
 :    , ___   :
 '    <____)` '
  `.  '      /
    `-.___.-'
       .'|`.
      <m=x=m>
         |

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

Just a quick sketch, but with a pretty spacious terrace;)

 +            _. --- ._       '    .
          .-'` ``.      '-.     .
   .    .' `.===-'       '='.
       '                     '     +
      _ _ o         o  ,     ___
      ]'[ ] ]_) ]\[ ] (_> ]-[ [     .
      '      ]-' ]_[ ]-,      '
 .     .                   .-.
        '  .-'=.            '   ' 
          '.-.  `,     .'.'
     *  '     -. ___ .-  
                           * 
                  A
  .  '           /_\            '
                  W        o      
            o     !      O
      O       o         (
    ( )     O (   o  o  ()       .-o
 (   o(_  .  - ) -) O - (.) _   O 
 -) '   )    (   O ( )    )    '  _

I'll try harder... But for now: negron-me! That thing sounds sweet!

starbreaker

No idea if this will work until I post it.

═╔╝║ ║╔═╝  ╔╔ ╝╔═ ╔═ ╝╔═╝║ ║═╔╝  ╔═║║ ║╔═ 
 ║ ╔═║╔═╝  ║║║║║ ║║ ║║║ ║╔═║ ║   ╔═╝║ ║╔═║
 ╝ ╝ ╝══╝  ╝╝╝╝══ ╝ ╝╝══╝╝ ╝ ╝   ╝  ══╝══

command line:

toilet -E utf8 -f emboss2 "THE MIDNIGHT PUB" | xclip

tlf

Thanks to introducing me to toilet. I find it a little hard to read the way it's "shaded" but it's decent.

starbreaker

That's just the font I used. You can find alternatives in /usr/share/figlet (at least on Debian and friends).

+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+
|T|H|E| |M|I|D|N|I|G|H|T| |P|U|B|
+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+

command line:

toilet -E utf8 -f digital "THE MIDNIGHT PUB" | xclip

tlf

I guessed it was just the font. Very nice. I had no idea this could be done on the terminal.

starbreaker

I'm sure somebody skilled in making handmade ascii art could do a better job, though, but if you just want something quick and dirty, figlet or toilet will get you there.

isvarahparamahkrsnah

╔╦╗╦╔╦╗╔╗╔╦╔═╗╦ ╦╔╦╗ ╔═╗╦ ╦╔╗

║║║║ ║║║║║║║ ╦╠═╣ ║ ╠═╝║ ║╠╩╗

╩ ╩╩═╩╝╝╚╝╩╚═╝╩ ╩ ╩ ╩ ╚═╝╚═╝

isvarahparamahkrsnah

well this sign came out looking like garbage

tlf

This reminds me of those moments where I tell my child their art is wonderful and hope they don't want to hang it on the fridge door.

Joking aside, three back ticks above and below might help with formatting if you don't already have them?

isvarahparamahkrsnah

haha

I'm not good with signs. Looking at all the great signs in this comment section, I need to put in a request myself.

tlf

I'm envious myself. Something about ASCII/ANSI art just really impresses me. But I'll never have the patience to find out if I have the ability :)

I'm going to try yours with formatting (``` above and below) to see if it works:

╔╦╗╦╔╦╗╔╗╔╦╔═╗╦ ╦╔╦╗╔═╗╦ ╦╔╗
║║║║ ║║║║║║║ ╦╠═╣ ║ ╠═╝║ ║╠╩╗
╩ ╩╩═╩╝╝╚╝╩╚═╝╩ ╩ ╩ ╩  ╚═╝╚═╝

isvarahparamahkrsnah

That looks great!

Very cool!

sev

I'll have a negromi as well please

euromancer

Funny that I emailed m15o few hours ago telling them that the sign is misspelled.

bartender

He did mention that to me! Thanks for pointing it out as well euromancer. :)

tlf

I think the width of the current sign is ideal and could work as a reference point (at least on mobile). Just a suggestion. There are other things to consider when it comes to art.

I'll have the usual now but I have to try a Negroni before I leave.

coldwave

It's about 3 characters too wide when I view it on mobile (Ariane app)

she12

Hm, fixing the mid-m would save 2 chars...

tlf

Same here.