Code page 437 aesthetic

At Axiom, our design team has recently come up with a “new” (to us) ๐ŸŒŸaesthetic๐ŸŒŸ for some of our online content. It shows up in posts & ads on social media and in featured images on blog posts. Here is an example.

It’s the lines, the boxes, the drop-shadow for me.

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The Allure of The Terminal

Why is this interface so alluring?

Terminal

Okay, so that blank window might not be, let’s fill it with something more interesting. How about top.

top

… or htop

htop

… or bpytop

bpytop

… or Dwarf Fortress?

df

Ignore for a moment it’s a GNOME Terminal window on Ubuntu with the Yaru theme, it’s the contents of the window that’s alluring to me. That and the IBM Plex font showing it off so well.

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