The underground ANSI art movement revolutionised Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) and evolved the text-based digital art technique with its expansive keyboard and colours. Find out how ANSI art is made, the global community it cultivated, and its impact on modern digital aesthetics & culture.

Credits
Created by Jessica Madden

Music
Game Over – Danijel Zambo
(via Uppbeat)

Chip Mode – Danijel Zambo
(via Uppbeat)

Footage
Glitch 8 bit – Luciano Ayres
Social Media in 1979? Yes! –
FoxxTexx

Back to the BBS – Part one:
The return to being online –
AI’s Geeks Lab

ANSI is Dead –
Blocktronics

Setting up a new Telegard
BBS in 2021 –
Tech Time Traveller

Sixteen Colors Archiving
the Evolution of ANSI
and ASCII art –
Doug Moore Bren

The Bottomless Abyss –
StackFault

ANSI art for the Masses –
Geek Entertainment TV

Teknina – Joshua Hillyard

WiFi232 Wireless Modem:
BBS Fun on Retro PCs! –
LGR

The world’s longest ANSI –
Blocktronics

Undertale –
Toby Fox

Discord 101: Tips for a
Thriving Community –
Discord

Stock footage via Pexels