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ASCII Art Generator

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ASCII stands for the American Standard Code for Information Interchange and it is a code that represents English characters as numbers in computers. There are a total 128 characters in standard ASCII and many of them can be used to create ASCII art, which is created by using the 95 printable characters out of the total 128.ASCIIHeart

You can easily piece together your own ASCII art by simply opening any text editing program but if you want a quick way to turn ordinary text strings into an ASCII art masterpiece, then check out this awesome Text to ASCII Art Generator by Patorjk.com.

Here’s an example of what one style of ASCII text art looks like. There are tons of different styles to choose from and there are even options to change format output.


 

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| $$  | $$| $$_____/| $$| $$| $$  | $$      | $$$/ \  $$$| $$  | $$| $$      | $$| $$  | $$
| $$  | $$|  $$$$$$$| $$| $$|  $$$$$$/      | $$/   \  $$|  $$$$$$/| $$      | $$|  $$$$$$$
|__/  |__/ \_______/|__/|__/ \______/       |__/     \__/ \______/ |__/      |__/ \_______/

You can also create images by using ASCII characters, you can use a picture to ASCII converter like Picascii. You can either enter a URL or upload an image to convert it to ASCII Art. There are even options for size and color plus an HTML formatter to ensure it looks correct when posting the art elsewhere.

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Nerdimals by Lauren Gregg

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While browsing the web, I came upon these little nerd animal illustrations and thought they were pretty awesome, so I had to share!

What kind of nerd are you?

Larper Nerd
Larper Nerd

 

Knitting Nerd
Knitting Nerd

 

Comic Book Nerd
Comic Book Nerd

 

Tech Nerd
Tech Nerd

 

Star Wars Nerd
Star Wars Nerd

 

Vegan Nerd
Vegan Nerd

 

Star Trek Nerd
Star Trek Nerd

 

Video Game Nerd
Video Game Nerd

 

Classic Nerd
Classic Nerd

 

Band Nerd
Band Nerd

 

Record Nerd
Record Nerd

 

Skate Nerd
Skate Nerd

About the artist: “Lauren Gregg is an illustrator, she has made things for Nickelodeon, Disney Television, Yo Gabba Gabba and even commercials about tampons and homeless pets. Her paintings have hung in galleries in various cities across the United States of America since 2003.”

You can find out more about Lauren on her website laurengregg.com.

Criminal Case Facebook Game

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Solve Cases and Hunt for Hidden Objects!

Join the Police of Grimsborough to solve a series of brutal murders in this captivating hidden object, adventure game.Work crime scenes for clues, interview witnesses and suspects, and carefully analyze evidence to catch the true killers.

In Criminal Case, you start off by creating your avatar. With you, is an in game partner who helps you with all your cases. As most Facebook games go, this one is no different, you have your energy bar filled to 110 which replenishes over time. Each crime scene you go to will cost you 20 energy each time you play. You earn experience points which level you up and unlock new outfits, accessories, and hair styles for your avatar. Of course there is also the option to buy in-game items with real money, such as food and drinks to replenish your energy faster. You can add Facebook friends to send you gifts and help you unlock new cases and add more points to your scores as well. Each day you log in and play you earn a new “daily bonus” prize, each day the reward is better.

They are always updating and adding new cases and features to this game, and if you follow their Facebook page, they post status’ almost daily with free in-game items, like coins, and energy.

Criminal Case

I love hidden object games and I think this is a great one and definitely worth a try. You can find it here: Criminal Case.

 

How to make Halloween potion bottles

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If you go into any craft store this time of year, they are starting to bring out all their Halloween decor. I came across some awesome potion and poison bottles (fake of course) but the price was a little high, so I thought I will just make my own.

Halloween potion bottles

For this project you will need:

  • Glass bottle(s)-  Any shape and size you want. I got mine at the craft store for very inexpensive, they also came with corks.
  • Paint– I used acrylics, they tend to dry fast.
  • Paper and Printer– To print out labels, for the tags I used a thicker paper, like scrapbook paper. You can also use card stock.
  • Double sided tape– For stick on labels
  • String/Yarn- To wrap around the bottle neck

 

Optional:

  • Hole punch- If you want to make a tag
  • Coffee or Tea- For “aging” the paper

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LABELS:

For the labels, you can either make your own or find them on the internet. You can search ” free Halloween potion labels”, or I found a bunch of pre-made potion bottle labels on flickr.

Print out your labels then take your cup of coffee or tea (I used herbal tea, so it didn’t come out as dark) place your label inside and soak for a few minutes, or dab on with a paper towel until desired darkness.

You can either let the paper air dry, or use a blow dryer on low heat (careful not to burn yourself or the paper). While still a little damp I crunched the paper in my hand, opened it back up and continued drying. This seemed to keep the crumpled look in tact. After that you can cut, rip, tear, bend, whatever you want to do to “age” the paper.

BOTTLES:

First, wash your bottles and let dry completely.

Next, you will take your paint and poor a small amount right inside the bottle, start by slowly tilting and turning it so the paint starts to coat all the way around. Be careful around the opening that you don’t get any paint on the outside. Depending on the color you choose, you may have to use two coats.

Set upside-down on a few layers of paper towels to get the excess out.

Turn over to air dry. Acrylics will usually dry pretty quickly.

Once dry add your corks.

For tags skip this step! Take your double sided tape and center it on the bottle. Carefully place your label because it probably won’t come off after it’s on there.

Cut your string whatever length you desire, if using tags take your hole punch and make a hole where you want the string to go through, wrap around bottle neck and thats it! You’re done!

Now you have an awesome DIY decoration that looks even better then the ones in the store!

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Design Nerds” Flash Cards

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What geek wants their kid to learn the ABC’s the boring way? U is for Umbrella?! Nope, U is for USB Drive!

These awesome little creations were designed by Emma Cook, a freelance illustrator in South Africa. You can follow her and check out her other projects HERE.

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