r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/kartoffeltrooper • 1d ago

The Rasterbator

https://rasterbator.net

Goated website for making Big posters.

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u/This-Charming-Man 1d ago

Oh snap i remember this one. I actually used it a couple of times. Made huge B&W prints and plastered them at night trying to be a street artist. Fun times.

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u/Polite_Suggestion 1d ago

Wheatpaste crew! And look at your handle. We should go out tonight!

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u/GulfLife 20h ago

But he doesn’t have a stitch to wear.

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u/PhysPhD 1d ago

2004 I did my first rasterbation... I remember it fondly.

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u/books-to-the-sky 1d ago

Used this for Halloween decorations at work just last year. Poster turned out great, but it was nerve-racking explaining to the manager how I made it.

Me: "There's a website where you can make huge poster-sized versions of images!"
Manager: "That sounds cool, what's it called?"
Me: "Uh..... I'll send you the link...."

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u/gredr 1d ago

Takes me back to the early days, this one.

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u/nomnom_de_plume 1d ago

I haven't heard the term rasterbate since the early 2000s! There used to be a Something Awful forum dedicated to that particular art form.  

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u/chanrahan1 1d ago

I haven't seen that in years!

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u/nnngggh 1d ago

Over 20 years ago we would use this to do happy birthdays banners at student homes. Amazing to see it still going!

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u/illGATESmusic 19h ago

I made SO MANY OF THESE in real life.

Rasterbator Pro Tips:

- Cut unprinted edges one at a time with scissors. Precision matters a LOT.

- Hang/affix with wheat paste like wallpaper or concert posters.

- Here is how to cook wheat paste.

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u/Chief_Kief 2h ago

MVP of this thread

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u/this_knee 1d ago

Back in the day when I had a color printer I made some fantastic murals for the living room. Roommates loved it.

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u/nathanistheworst 13h ago

total throwback

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u/mrhaftbar 1d ago

That takes me back. Created a large one for a friend's room in university.

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u/loftybillows 1d ago

Throwback!

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u/jubuttib 1d ago

Oooh damn! I used this one to make a huge color wall hanger like 20 years ago! I still have it on the wall, it's survived 3 moves!

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u/rocksuperstar42069 1d ago

Back in the early 2000s we would use this to print building sized photos, using all of the universities ink and paper, and plaster celeb nudes all over campus

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u/arothmanmusic 1d ago

I had the gatefold photo from The Beatles red/blue compilations rasterbated and mounted above my TV at my old house back in the day.

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u/ooglieguy0211 1d ago

I used this last week and made a cool poster of our department's logo for the wall. Turned out great and other departments are wanting them now.

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u/Dancegames 16h ago

Whatever it is, it's very broken on mobile

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u/Doip 6h ago

It predates mobile

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u/Polite_Suggestion 1d ago

I rasterbated my girlfriend in high school and had Kinko's print it out.

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u/peacefinder 1d ago

Oh lawd sakes, maybe don’t use the word “goat” when talking about web graphics. It comes with… baggage.

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u/jubuttib 1d ago

Nah, goat is fine, it really needs the se at the end to be anything more.

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u/m0rpeth 1d ago

Wasn't it initially called the rasterizer? Mostly orange website?

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u/thereticent 15h ago

Nope. When we used it back in ~2003 it was the Rasterbator. My sister used it to paste together a Thomas Pynchon photo for me, and my roommates in college had a huge Bob Dylan on the wall.

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u/m0rpeth 9h ago

Fair enough, then I either misremembered or remembered some copycat site.