American painter Tyree Callahan converted old typewriter from 1930s into a machine that prints colors instead of letters.
Characters on the keys were replaced with colors and paint blocks were attached to typebars. Now you can type a painting on a color typewriter.
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Pavel
interesting idea, but it is not easy to do
Feb 26th, 2013
Niyari
Be lots of fun for kids who like to type but don’t really know words….(ie: me as a child)
Feb 26th, 2013
kadal
that was COOL !!!
Feb 26th, 2013
Erin
This is neat :) I feel like it would take a long time to finish a painting this way rather then just painting it with a brush.
Feb 26th, 2013
Gert
Aw crap, now I want one of these…
Feb 26th, 2013
Douglas
The infinite monkey theorem and the Mona Lisa come to mind.
Feb 26th, 2013
Karen
THIS IS INGENIOUS! I would use it more for awesome abstract paintings.
IDEA: You could see what colours certain quotes or books were by typing it out on this.
Feb 26th, 2013
seee
so pretty!!
Feb 27th, 2013
Isabelle
I would pay a lot of money for this :)
Feb 28th, 2013
AK
@Douglas: funny!
@Karen: that’s a sweet idea!
You’d hafta really concentrate or it would look like random abstract stuff; think little kids pounding on keyboard..
Feb 28th, 2013
Eve
Def Want!
Mar 10th, 2013
megan
so kool
Apr 20th, 2013
Tyree Callahan
@ Isabelle: you had me at “I would pay a lot of money for this!”
Jul 16th, 2013
Spencer Smith
Is there any way a average civilian could purchase one of these typewriters?
Aug 17th, 2013
John Howes
If I had lots of money I’d buy one and then tote it with me on a cart and paint with it in public places and try to sell the results. Even if they didn’t sell I’d have loads of fun doing it.
Oct 5th, 2014
Amy
I would love to type poetry with this. It would be amazing to see what happens. Likewise, typing out a chapter of a novel (or more) want to buy so bad. I’m with Spencer, where can we buy one?
May 9th, 2015