MIST0896/RG-LGO011

 Mistigram: This blue #ANSIart logo for #BlackApple was drawn by Rage, SysOp of Neosporin BBS, and included in the MIST0896 artpack collection released 30 years ago this month.

MIST0897/IV-0897a

 Mistigram: this wriggly monochrome newschool #ASCIIart logo reading 'Ill Bred' was drawn by Jive and included in the MIST0897 artpack collection released 29 years ago this month.

MIST0820/JELLICA_JAKE-CROWS_AGAIN

 Mistigram: murder in progress? This #teletext illustration of a small group of crows going about their black business was drawn by Jellica Jake and included in the MIST0820 artpack collection released six years ago this month.

MOZZ-01

 Mistigram: we can't take credit for it, but our #ASCIIart colleague Mozz has just tonight dropped a delightful solo artpack, MOZZ-01, entirely consisting of colour studies from nature (mostly of flowers.) Here is its FILE_ID! You can enjoy browsing it over the web right now courtesy of the @sixteen_colors gallery, though soon I expect it will also soon be available on Mozz's own mirror at https://ascii.mozz.us/textmode/pack/2026/

CODEFENIX-METROID_SAMUS_ZEROSUIT_R1

 Mistigram: this #ANSIart screen by @codefenix_cc has been patiently waiting a very long time for us to get around to releasing our next video games-themed artpack, but other themes somehow keep getting in the way. In the meantime, however, #Metroid turns 40 today, so we can't not share this portrait of #Samus in the #ZeroSuit! The galaxy is at peace.

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 Mistigram: this moody, ominous #asciiart glyph, "Hexed", was drawn by @vermileonhart and included in the MIST0822 artpack collection released four years ago this month.

MIST0823/MIST0823.NFO-5

 Mistirgam: our unthemed MIST0823 artpack collection, released three years ago this month, was assembled in the immediate wake of the death of #PaulReubens aka #PeeWeeHerman, and we scrambled to cobble together a small tribute to his #PeeWeesPlayhouse oeuvre. Cthulu dashed off this super smallscale #ANSIart rendition of #Jambi the genie (RIP #JohnParagon also!) turning his wish-endowing chant into a Mistigris (well... Histigris) promo of sorts.

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 Mistigram: this meditative #pixelart landscape, "Evening River", was drawn by Pixel Art For The Heart and included in the MIST0819 artpack collection released seven years ago this month.

MIST0820/BLIPPYPIXEL-POST-CORONA_SUPERMARKET_CAR_PARK

 Mistigram: six years ago society had just about gotten over dragging its heels and finally got around to the stay-at-home Covid-19 shutdown, which left a lot of public spaces empty and public services unmanned and @blippypixel noticing just how much trash there was blowing around the empty parking lot at his local market, and wondering if there would be anyone to notice whether he #graffiti'd a tag on the side of the building or, like in the opening act of a zombie movie, it really was anarchy out there. (To play it safe, he just drew it in #teletext.)

This screen was included in the MIST0820 artpack collection.

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Mistigram: @zeusii drew this #ANSIart logoff screen, adapting Bizonacci's #DumpIt crypto memes featuring the distinctive likeness of #IgorBogdanoff, for Monero BBS. It was included in the MIST0822 artpack collection released four years ago this month.
 

MIST0823/ATONALOSPREY-BRIGHT_IDEA

 Mistigram: In most places, June is #Pride month, but here in area code 604 August is the time and indeed celebrations are in full force right now. This #teletext screen by @atonalosprey, 'Bright Idea', does a good job at conveying the experience. This piece was included in the MIST0823 artpack collection released three years ago this month.

MIST0797/SM-0797i

 Mistigram: this ripe #ANSIart logo, falling out of the tree right into your hand, was drawn by Sarcasm in promotion of Wishbringer's BBS Juice. It was included in the MIST0797 artpack collection released 29 years ago this month.

MIST0721/KUROGAO-PETS

 Mistigram: this charming #emoji-based #ASCIIart suite of vignettes imagining how nice it would be to own various kinds of domestic pets is the unmistakable handiwork of Kurogao. They were included in the unthemed MIST0721 artpack collection released five years ago this month.

MIST0526/TGH-DTAF

 Mistigram: this menacing #CGA-palette psychic furry #ANSIart mob scene (say that three times fast!) was drawn over a six hour peiod by The Green Herring in a Twitch stream (after which, maybe their hand was glowing magenta also!), and was included in the recent science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection.

MIST0721/BLIPPYPIXEL-TUESDAY_AFTERNOON

 Mistigram: in a tremendous demonstration of the cyclical nature of time, this #BBCMicro high resolution graphics screen of a gaze out the studio window, titled "Tuesday afternoon", is being shared today on a Tuesday afternoon. It was made by @blippypixel and originally included in the MIST0721 artpack collection released five years ago this month.

MIST0721/POLYDUCKS-MOUSESQ

 Mistigram: five years ago @polyducks Tweeted this proof-of-concept game layout, using fixed-width emoji as sprites for an unmade game where a mouse seeks cheese and avoids hazards while seeking the exit from a maze.  This piece was included in the MIST0721 artpack collection.

MIST0526/TGH-GOLD

 Mistigram: this alien character, 'Golden Sapphire', was one of four drawn in #ANSIart by @thegreenherring as part of a Twitch livestream the last day of May this year.  They all appeared in the recent science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection.

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 Mistigram: this colourful newschool #ASCIIart logo for the #LegionOfKnights BBS was drawn by #CerealKiller and included in the MIST0797 artpack collection released 29 years ago this month,

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 Mistigram: this grimacing #ANSIart matrix logon menu for Mist Classic's second WHQ BBS, Happyfish's #TheJadeMonkey, was drawn by #Neophyte and included in the MIST0797 artpack collection released 29 years ago this month!

MIST0721/BLIPPYPIXEL-VALUE

 Mistigram: to cleanse the palate of AI discourse, here's a monochrome #teletext statement by @blippypixel (which you can interpret for yourself) about #NFT "art" included in the MIST0721 artpack collection released five years ago this month.

MIST0526/US-GO_STICK_YOUR_HEAD_IN_A_PIG

 Mistigram: @zeusii drew this stone cold #ANSIart silhouette of an alien city skyline beneath a gas giant and a tear in the sky... the suggestion of a logo footer in an extra-terrestrial language was reminiscent of a passage in the #HitchhikersGuide about the Complaints Division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation about a large neon sign celebrating their slogan #ShareAndEnjoy degrading into a very different message... well, Cthulu adapted the Narcotix typeface by the Sokratype foundry to give this piece a feeling of illegible alien script. The joint was included in the recent science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection.

MIST0526/TGH-WATS

 Mistigram: I told you, it's just the nighttime wind blowing on our little cabin in the middle of nowhere, but if it makes you feel better I'll go check outside one more time. This #ANSIart screen, "What's this?", was 3/4 speed-drawn by The Green Herring in 61 minutes during a Twitch livestream, and was included in the recent science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection.

MIST0526/CT-MIRRORSHADES

Mistigram: still with the books-themed MIST0426 on the brain, Cthulu recently stumbled across a copy of #BruceSterling's seminal #Mirrorshades #cyberpunk anthology in a used bookstore, and took it as a sign from The Algorithm to adapt its evocative cover artwork to #ANSIart for the recent science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection.

MIST0717/ILLARTERATE-BUCKETHEAD17_2

Mistigram: plus ça change... today Count Binface is campaigning against Nigel Farage in Clacton, but nine years ago it was his predecessor #LordBuckethead running against Theresa May in Maidenhead. One item on his manifesto was the return of Ceefax, so #teletext artists, in this case @illarterate, were only too keen to boost his campaign. This screen was included in the MIST0717 artpack collection released nine years ago this month.

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 Mistigram: some of us explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations... for Darkman Almighty, the science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection was an opportunity to draw #ANSIart of a character from a #StarTrek franchise he had not yet tapped. This is a portrait of actor #ConnorTrinneer, playing Charles #TripTucker III in #Enterprise. #WhereNoDogHasGoneBefore

MIST0526/ZII-THUG

 Mistodon: this badass extra-wide #ANSIart promo for Godfather's extra-wide The Underground BBS was drawn by Zeus II and included in the new science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection. (The power armour worn by the bounty hunter on the right renders the scene eligible for the theme!)

MIST0526/TGH-HDIL

 Mistigram: you last saw this alien character a bit over a week ago, leading the parade of friendly extraterrestrials departing a flying saucer. They're ready for their close-up now, in high-resolution #pixelart, and want to make sure you get their good side. "How Do I Look, Earthling?" was drawn by The Green Herring and included in the new science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection.

MIST0526/CT-IRON_GIANT

 Mistigram: for last month's new science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection, Cthulu drew some #ANSIart in tribute to Brad Bird's 1999 animated film adaptation #TheIronGiant, including a slogan drawn from the movie's script. #YouDontHaveToBeAGun

MIST0426/ATONALOSPREY-ARTHUR_C_CLARKE

 Mistigram: naturally there was some overlap in subject matter between our most recent science ficiton-themed MIST0526 artpack and the previous MIST0426, which dealt with books and authors. Here is a #teletext portrait by @atonalosprey from that collection of one of the titans of the genre, #ArthurCClarke, famous for writing Childhood's End, Rendezvous with Rama, and of course 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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 Mistigram: "Keep absolutely still - - its vision's based on movement!" RIP #SamNeill, here (on the right) playing Dr. #AlanGrant in 1993's #JurassicPark. This #teletext screen was drawn by @horsenburger and included in the spooky MIST1018 artpack collection.

MIST0526/TGH-PWEB

 Mistigram: @thegreenherring took 1st place with this cosmic ark #ANSIart promo for #Protoweb at the graphics compo at last year's Field-FX @ WHY demoparty, and it was also just included in the new science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection.

MIST0526/MC_FRESHER-LLNP

 Mistigram: this monochrome #unsi (#Unicode #ANSIart) image of a distinctively #Vulcan hand gesture 🖖 was drawn by @mc.fresher and included in the new science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection. #LiveLongAndProsper

MIST0526/ZII-GEMP

 Mistigram: this spacefarer behind the blue visor was drawn by Zeus II as a pre-login screen commissioned for Gemenon BBS. It was included in the new science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection.

MIST0526/CT-SNOW_CRASH

 Mistigram: sometimes you get far enough into your preliminary layout of an #ANSIart adaptation that you realise, gulp, this is going to be more small-scale than I thought, maybe I should cut and run. Saner artists do, but Cthulu has a "sunk cost fallacy" way of hanging in to the bitter end and seeing it through. Anyway, this is his take on #BruceJensen's iconic cover art to the 1993 paperback edition of #NealStephenson's #cyberpunk novel #SnowCrash, in the background, #TheGrid, in the foreground, the world's tiniest #HiroProtagonist. It was drawn for the new science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection(, though while apparently still in a MIST0426 frame of mind!)

MIST0526/TGH-RV26

 Mistigram: as an American participating in a European demoparty (and with their fursona leading the parade), The Green Herring went with a "we come in peace" theme for this #ANSIart scroller, "Greetings, Earthlings!", which placed 6th (top third!) in the text art compo in this year's Revision demoparty. This piece was also included in the new science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection.

MIST0526/MM-DIGITALLOTUS

 Mistigram: in different ancient cultures the #lotus signifies different things -- in India, perfection and enlightenment; in Greece, hedonism and addiction. You may need to decide for yourself which one @mavenmob was alluding to (if not both!) in this #ANSIart illustration of the flower melting away into the Matrix. This piece was included in the new science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection.

MIST0526/MIST0526.MEM

 Mistigram: Cthulu dutifully traced the monochrome poster art to Fritz Lang's 1927 German expressionist film #Metropolis as #blockASCII, then hesitated, contemplating its opening logo -- starts with an M... ends with an S... also contains a T, an I, an R... well heck, he thought, there's nearly already everything here needed to make a Mistigris logo out of, and then I could use it as an infofile header! Ultimately it did appear in exactly that way in the new science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection.

MIST0526/NI-VILAR

 Mistigram: RIP to English actor #MichaelKeating, who famously played #VilaRestal in #Blakes7. This memorial #ANSIart tribute was drawn by Nitron and included in the new science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection.

MIST0526/TGHRV26B

 Mistigram: drawn in just under four hours for the Oldskool Graphics Compo at the Revision 2026 demoparty (where it placed 11th), this #pixelart piece, "Snake Dance", was made by The Green Herring and included in the new science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection.

MIST0526/ZII-ZAAC

 Mistigram: a technocratic society in which elite underground hackers earn credits for drawing radical text art illustrations may feel distinctly retrofuturistic, but nonetheless ZII (Zeus II) has established his AAC (#ANSIArt Corporation) from which you can commission screens and scrollers at competitive rates. This piece was included in the new science fiction-themed MIST0526 artpack collection.

MIST0526 FILE_ID.DIZ

 Mistigram: since 2018, we have released a science fiction-themed artpack every year in the month of May.  We weren't going to make it this year, so we simply broke the laws of space and time in order to allow us sufficient opportunity to complete the collection.  You can download the new SF-themed MIST0526 artpack collection from mistigris.org or enjoy browsing it via the @sixteen_colors web gallery at  https://16colo.rs/pack/mist0526/

Circuitry FILE_ID art by Cthulu.

MIST0620/STARSTEW-RIVEN-&-RADIANT-2

 Mistigram: here we have "Riven & Radiant 2", a page from one of @starstew's seemingly bottomless sketchbooks, filled with doodles inspired by galaxy brain puns and, in this case, intriguing manually-executed algorithmic patterns. It was included in the MIST0620 artpack collection released six years ago this month.