Posts Tagged ‘screen’

[video] The faces behind SC5 Photoshop

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Ever wondered who all those people are in that Photoshop startup page? I’m weird, so yes, I did. Luckily, Adobe’s Photoshop Youtube channel has this gem. It’s a ‘candid glimpse inside product development’, but despite that dry description, it’s actually quite interesting, if you’re semi-techy. And if I’m honest, I discovered a few Photoshop features I wasn’t aware of too.

I’d love to see a proper “who do you think you are” style mini-doco on these guys outside of the product focus. In a world of vacuous celebrity / reality shows, it would be a nice change to celebrate and discover more about people who actually have an impact on our lives every day.

Stabbing an LCD screen experiment

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Ever wondered what happens when you cut an LCD screen with a knife? Probably not, but I did. Luckily, I managed to get hold of a damaged monitor and I seized the chance…

NOTE 1: The monitor had a fault anyway, it was due to be thrown out.
NOTE 2: DON’T TRY THIS YOURSELF! It’s pretty dumb.
NOTE 3: The weird effect seen on parts of the screen is due to a polarising film covering the entire screen. Under that is the LCD layer and under that, a hard plastic layer with light behind it.
NOTE 4: The ‘Liquid Crystal’ wasn’t really liquid. Nothing got wet. Bit disappointed.

Thanks to Jop for the camera work!