Ouroboros Ascii
Mug Design for the new MIT Media Lab building. Code in the shape of one building to output ascii art in the shape of the other and vice versa.
# MUG ONE ----------------------------------------
#!/usr/bin/env ruby1.9
puts "0EAkWCIMRI IlQi IUWEIkSCIUWEIkSK
IkWEIkSKIkWEIkSM MkWE IkSMMkWEIkSKIk2A
QlSo JNUKIkUo IkSi
IlyI A0XIIMSM MlEA
==". gsub( /\s/,
''). unpack( "m"
)[0].unpack( "b*")[ 0].scan(/.{6}/
).collect{|x| {"0"=> ".","1"=>"#"}[
x[0 ]]*x[1 ,5].
to_i( 2 ) }. join.
scan( /.{54}/ ). join(
"\n" );puts " " *3+"
MIT MEDIA LAB; 2 5 YEARS; E 15 (1985); E14 (
2010);".strip. to_s.gsub( /\s{2,}|\n/, '')
# MUG ONE OUTPUT ---------------------------------
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MIT MEDIA LAB; 25 YEARS; E15 (1985); E14 (2010);
# MUG TWO ----------------------------------------
#!/usr/bin/env ruby1.9
puts "0EAk2IAMRI INSC IUWC
IkQoElQqIkWCIkSo IlQs MkWI
c1TI J1WKIkUo IkSi IlSK
IkWE IkSKIkWE IkyI A0SI
MNSI M0CA ==". gsub(
/\s/ ,''). unpack( "m"
)[0].unpack( "b*" )[0]. scan(
/.{6}/).collect {|x| {"0" =>".",
"1"=> "#"} [x[0]]*x[1,5].to_i(
2)}. join. scan(/.{54}/).join(
"\n"); puts " "*3 + "MIT MEDI
A LAB ; 25 Y EARS
; E15 (1985); E1 4 (2010);" .gsub(
/\s{2,}|\n/,''). reverse #2010
# MUG TWO OUTPUT ---------------------------------
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MIT MEDIA LAB; 25 YEARS; E15 (1985); E14 (2010);