note: I just found out that @WideSpacer had quietly already discovered these 1891 examples
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Replying to @xfoml @alexismadrigal
The second 1891 example was (according to the source) typeset, not typewritten. Graphics in typesetting is a very old tradition.
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There's this early claim at emoticons from 1881:http://gizmodo.com/the-first-emoticons-were-used-in-1881-807405171 …
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And then this "tree" in typesetting in 1796:https://twitter.com/CoffeeDonatus/status/673518931387113472 …
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But typographers always did this, and indeed it followed a tradition of manuscript writers doing the same.
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And typographers using characters to build ornamental borders was almost routine. https://books.google.com/books?id=g7dfAAAAcAAJ&dq=full%20point%20space&pg=PA204#v=onepage&q=special&f=false …
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As far as typewriters go, if I'm not mistaken,
@mwichary has found examples of graphical usage of typewriters that predate what I've found.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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In particular, our search for the purpose of the tricolon key on the Remington No. 1 led him to some samples in early brochures? I think?
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Yeah, a sales catalog for Sholes & Glidden typewriter, 1875. (There a few more examples, but contact me if you want to use any of this.)pic.twitter.com/WZt5K3sGGc
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Thanks for reminding, @WideSpacer – I guess I didn’t file this under “art” in my head, but what’s art, anyway.
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The question tends to be "when did someone first get that idea?" The answer turns out to be that people never didn't have that idea.
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well put
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