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https://screen-as.com/About-screen-as Mon, 02 Sep 2019 11:16:33 +0000 screen as https://screen-as.com/About-screen-as a material space Screens are everywhere. From the mobile phone in your hand to the computer you’re viewing now, these display surfaces have saturated our world. As digital screens get smaller, thinner, and even flexible, they recede further into the background becoming more omnipresent, but also more invisible. While seemingly immaterial and self-effacing, this research aims to bring our attention back to the screen. Screen as____ is an ongoing suite of experiments that adapt modern technology in unusual ways to create new perspectives on screens and screen practice. Through processes of deconstructing, defamiliarising and reconfiguring, this research speculates on new relationships to the technology. As a primary tool for design practitioners, the screen facilitates communication. While it is essential to understand what is being communicated, it is also imperative to understand the medium being used to do so. The screen is not only a display device but also a sophisticated material space. Navigating the Website Thematically and chronologically: Click on the side menu to view the experiments thematically and chronologically in an order that mirrors the trajectory of my discoveries. Oldest at the top and newest at the bottom. Indexically: Click on snapshot to experiments grouped through tags which describe attributes such as process, outcome or visual style. Thematically: Click on the thematics (deconstructing, defamiliarising, reconfiguring) to explore experiments in sub-themes. Contact Project by Joanna Shuen. This research through design project was completed as part of my final Honours year in Visual Communication Design at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). 2020 AGDA Awards Student Craft Photography / Distinction https://screen-as.com/Snapshot Sun, 01 Sep 2019 01:07:41 +0000 screen as https://screen-as.com/Snapshot snapshot https://screen-as.com/about-deconstructing Thu, 12 Sep 2019 03:30:52 +0000 screen as https://screen-as.com/about-deconstructing deconstructing Deconstructing is a process of analysing the physical parts of a screen through reverse engineering methods. These experiments investigate the screen’s fundamental components and tangible properties.What it is: <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0fbb6d03a585d99bf7cdeacd508b63de401c307d5406aa354f46f0ffc553cd73/Website_Homepage_Stills_centre_3.jpg" data-mid="53656732" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0fbb6d03a585d99bf7cdeacd508b63de401c307d5406aa354f46f0ffc553cd73/Website_Homepage_Stills_centre_3.jpg" /> <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c2f93f71a474309152caf7ff96b77b372e07d83294bd11b8405bd1800f1f0958/Website_Homepage_Stills_centre_1.jpg" data-mid="53656730" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c2f93f71a474309152caf7ff96b77b372e07d83294bd11b8405bd1800f1f0958/Website_Homepage_Stills_centre_1.jpg" /> <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/637422246ae9cce5401f231ba2c62d35fe5ec63ed53e65e74a85020bfdfa2d50/Website_Homepage_Stills_centre_2.3.jpg" data-mid="53656731" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/637422246ae9cce5401f231ba2c62d35fe5ec63ed53e65e74a85020bfdfa2d50/Website_Homepage_Stills_centre_2.3.jpg" /> <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d73d8da2704416f117d827e47507f125cb6fce05a7c4b7d92c05b816ae9aa1ab/Website_Homepage_Stills_centre_9.jpg" data-mid="53656734" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d73d8da2704416f117d827e47507f125cb6fce05a7c4b7d92c05b816ae9aa1ab/Website_Homepage_Stills_centre_9.jpg" /> How it works: &nbsp; <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/895fddbcd7ae89435e765d3c5760d2a89107031c9801dd8d69650e983c507efa/Website_Homepage_Stills_centre_4.jpg" data-mid="53656733" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/895fddbcd7ae89435e765d3c5760d2a89107031c9801dd8d69650e983c507efa/Website_Homepage_Stills_centre_4.jpg" /> <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/19d28049766efea1dcb184154a55b6eefbf31e61744ddff17f99c62d2cb812b8/Website_Homepage_Stills_centre_10.jpg" data-mid="53656735" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/19d28049766efea1dcb184154a55b6eefbf31e61744ddff17f99c62d2cb812b8/Website_Homepage_Stills_centre_10.jpg" /> https://screen-as.com/itself Fri, 30 Aug 2019 07:10:18 +0000 screen as https://screen-as.com/itself itself <img width="5677" height="3785" width_o="5677" height_o="3785" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9dc630c57fe89f4a3323c8e490b5dfd389450b8c6412e2a102947bc5cb22bf36/Layer_BackLightFilms.jpg" data-mid="49650162" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9dc630c57fe89f4a3323c8e490b5dfd389450b8c6412e2a102947bc5cb22bf36/Layer_BackLightFilms.jpg" /> Most laptops use an LCD LED screen. Liquid crystal displays (LCD) use an array of liquid crystals that respond to electrical currents to turn pixels off and on. Together, thousands of pixels turn off and on to produce an image. Light emitting diodes (LED) provide the light source. As a hand-on designer, I found it necessary to reverse-engineer the screen to understand its material properties and how the technology works. What is inside a screen? LCD Matrix <img width="5843" height="3895" width_o="5843" height_o="3895" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02722d62a0915cb05d54a777a71345704e3f4cbb626f58254422dc2c734534e4/Layers_LCD_Matrix.jpg" data-mid="49650165" border="0" data-scale="98" alt="LCD matrix" data-caption="LCD matrix" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/02722d62a0915cb05d54a777a71345704e3f4cbb626f58254422dc2c734534e4/Layers_LCD_Matrix.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/284fc2d9f91dec0c82fe5e89421bb80a94d5afa54d4ca0d681b023d676a41fb3/Layers_LCD_2.jpg" data-mid="49650616" border="0" data-scale="100" alt="No polarisers" data-caption="No polarisers" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/284fc2d9f91dec0c82fe5e89421bb80a94d5afa54d4ca0d681b023d676a41fb3/Layers_LCD_2.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be1ea6be0c4833bd294a3006e355c09695d9ecf3e9843ff9b758b9ff68e75aaf/Layers_LCD_3.jpg" data-mid="49650617" border="0" alt="One polariser" data-caption="One polariser" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be1ea6be0c4833bd294a3006e355c09695d9ecf3e9843ff9b758b9ff68e75aaf/Layers_LCD_3.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2be5174e801ad41534f119eea23d262e2079b60f2790dbdb1e6436428733842f/Layers_LCD_1.jpg" data-mid="49650615" border="0" alt="Two polarisers" data-caption="Two polarisers" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2be5174e801ad41534f119eea23d262e2079b60f2790dbdb1e6436428733842f/Layers_LCD_1.jpg" /> The outward-most facing component of the screen is the LCD matrix and it plays an essential role in filtering light waves to display images. This part comprises of two glass panes encasing the liquid crystal. The exterior of the glass panes is covered in a plastic polarising film while the inner sides are printed with either a matrix or an RGB colour filter. The polarisers on the panes are positioned 90 degrees apart, which means no light can pass through when the screen is off. In the picture, you can see the area where the two glass panes overlap appears black. When an electrical current is applied, the liquid crystal diodes twist to let in varying levels of light. The polarisers so are integral to the technology that without either film, no image can be displayed whatsoever. Backlight Assembly <img width="5855" height="3903" width_o="5855" height_o="3903" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70208d3f5434386dddab74c4d43166b2a0774793a88984d24af842eaba901dc9/Layers_BackLightFilmSide.jpg" data-mid="49650614" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70208d3f5434386dddab74c4d43166b2a0774793a88984d24af842eaba901dc9/Layers_BackLightFilmSide.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2eb2e1079409acc5792ec6272fbd1f88cd8fe298ee1d6d7c8bf25b69756d5004/Layer_LEDLight.jpg" data-mid="49650163" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2eb2e1079409acc5792ec6272fbd1f88cd8fe298ee1d6d7c8bf25b69756d5004/Layer_LEDLight.jpg" /> Underneath the LCD matrix are several plastic layers: diffuse layers, diffraction gratings, a thicker plastic light guide, and a white plastic sheet with a row of LEDs. LCDs do not emit light on their own and require illumination to reveal an image and the layers diffuse and spread the backlight evenly across the display. Image Making Filters used:&nbsp;LCD matrix&nbsp; Analysis:&nbsp;As the screens I used were all damaged: cracked glass, distorted pixel calibration. As a result, the liquid crystal split and pooled in areas and I became more apparent of its fluidity.&nbsp; It created unexpected patterns and textures which resemble icicles, enhanced by the materiality of the glass. The matrix would be a great interactive piece of users to understand the components of the screen. However, there is a safety hazard posed by the broken glass. Filters used: 2 x diffraction gratings, light guide Analysis: The amoeba-like forms on the surface contrast the screen's usual plastic and unnatural appearance. When filming, the light source or the angle of the camera must be a specific angle for the patterns to show. Filters used: RGB colour filter on a laptop screen Analysis: By placing the filter on top of a functioning screen, I was able to explore ideas of interactivity between the screens. The backgrounds were solid rectangles in CMYK colours and applying the filter created new colours. These patterns could be great as a textural background or for a textile print. I also tried using two diffraction gratings, which creates the same moire effect but with more uneven patterning. Filters used:&nbsp;Diffraction grating Analysis:&nbsp;This creates interesting deformations of the hand. The doubling mirroring effect looks as though there are two hands where one is ‘trapped' under the screen is trying to get out.&nbsp; Tags: deconstructing, physical, meta, popular, how it works https://screen-as.com/composite Sun, 01 Sep 2019 08:40:24 +0000 screen as https://screen-as.com/composite composite <img width="4288" height="2848" width_o="4288" height_o="2848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7eb780f5074ad335655b6d874e98a19a753d6832a05d99a3cc978277da7838ee/Pattern_5.jpg" data-mid="49656671" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7eb780f5074ad335655b6d874e98a19a753d6832a05d99a3cc978277da7838ee/Pattern_5.jpg" /> This experiment uses LCD matrices to create beautiful compositions. The name of this experiment is a reference to photo compositing, which is the process of combining images to make a single picture. Like a composite photograph, splitting the matrix and overlapping the layers creates an image.&nbsp; Screen material The cracked screens made it easy to separate the two glass panes. Reading about polarising filters and polarity inspired me to overlap and cross these individual layers. As such, it's necessary that the layers sit close to 0° or 90° angles. Depending on the which side is facing up, overlapping the screens created a black or vibrant patterned screen (sometimes it is grey). The patterns are generated mostly by random—I'm uncertain about how to reproduce them. From the previous experiment, the light guide illuminates light very well. I used this underneath the patterns to bring out the textures. Troubles Because the glass panes were originally covered with the liquid crystal, the surface attracted dust. Any cracks in the glass showed through and can be seen in the photograph which was removed in post-production. The RGB matrix, which enables the colours, can easily scratch off. <img width="587" height="391" width_o="587" height_o="391" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bfca85d6ef44ffae4cc7819e49b72fab3f4dbd9413665e49c552e4d221c4db22/Screen_Layer_Cracks.jpg" data-mid="49658755" border="0" data-scale="58" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/587/i/bfca85d6ef44ffae4cc7819e49b72fab3f4dbd9413665e49c552e4d221c4db22/Screen_Layer_Cracks.jpg" /> Results The compositions were photographed on a light box constructed of a piece of white acrylic and a backlight. <img width="5460" height="3640" width_o="5460" height_o="3640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89cd14bb9dd47204aed5941f25c4cf0cdb201cde35f96be6c437c65ea9302165/Screen_Comp_13.jpg" data-mid="49796836" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/89cd14bb9dd47204aed5941f25c4cf0cdb201cde35f96be6c437c65ea9302165/Screen_Comp_13.jpg" /> <img width="4288" height="2848" width_o="4288" height_o="2848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/253a3d8a219952f0c75ed0ede7b27c136748ab6125a9f2bfb64b1abb7282bb69/Screen_Comp_22.jpg" data-mid="49796838" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/253a3d8a219952f0c75ed0ede7b27c136748ab6125a9f2bfb64b1abb7282bb69/Screen_Comp_22.jpg" /> <img width="4288" height="2848" width_o="4288" height_o="2848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8dfecc6b95c6a30365cc17b5ddd05310e873c449ab9a6180cec4b21be8ab8d3b/Screen_Layer_Green.jpg" data-mid="49797958" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8dfecc6b95c6a30365cc17b5ddd05310e873c449ab9a6180cec4b21be8ab8d3b/Screen_Layer_Green.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18fb024a97d62c28a2f5dfa043ce93edf715b894bfeca23ebe5e5fff8167cbc0/Screen_Comp_19.jpg" data-mid="50156625" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/18fb024a97d62c28a2f5dfa043ce93edf715b894bfeca23ebe5e5fff8167cbc0/Screen_Comp_19.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7758cc1c300c6c904a96b7ce84e80fce82f17c011fe4688889972de12bde0aeb/Screen_Comp_18.jpg" data-mid="50156624" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7758cc1c300c6c904a96b7ce84e80fce82f17c011fe4688889972de12bde0aeb/Screen_Comp_18.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4228d4b0b6ecbdc323f7829a1b69088acc3092f7a94c22a9782af6a989ae054/Screen_Comp_16.jpg" data-mid="50156621" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f4228d4b0b6ecbdc323f7829a1b69088acc3092f7a94c22a9782af6a989ae054/Screen_Comp_16.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3aaeeb82d0602abef3aca00f19692ff6d9c9a0de55b75c9f5b7c76740fb7cf32/Screen_Comp_20.jpg" data-mid="50156970" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3aaeeb82d0602abef3aca00f19692ff6d9c9a0de55b75c9f5b7c76740fb7cf32/Screen_Comp_20.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f5306241faaad2dbd898abe4da88b2cb6bb507daafbca3d47e4e31afaae9f01/Screen_Comp_17.jpg" data-mid="50156969" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f5306241faaad2dbd898abe4da88b2cb6bb507daafbca3d47e4e31afaae9f01/Screen_Comp_17.jpg" /> <img width="4220" height="2813" width_o="4220" height_o="2813" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f074030afbeed9269ab9dfcfd14bac376864a4e37ac5fe7104ffe4176b0f41fd/Screen_Layer_Angled.jpg" data-mid="49657703" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f074030afbeed9269ab9dfcfd14bac376864a4e37ac5fe7104ffe4176b0f41fd/Screen_Layer_Angled.jpg" /> Changing the angle of the camera to the layers lead to a wide range of colours and patterns. Layering other layers on top created more effects. <img width="3827" height="2551" width_o="3827" height_o="2551" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e852d224ca4bd595334ea70e019ad8598f14bb44938ef98bcae19baf0fd592ca/Pattern_2.jpg" data-mid="49656668" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e852d224ca4bd595334ea70e019ad8598f14bb44938ef98bcae19baf0fd592ca/Pattern_2.jpg" /> <img width="4272" height="2848" width_o="4272" height_o="2848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/283071e58286423cab09bc9f333b1c379a936c10dbb0b78a0d82438d3949be14/Pattern_3.jpg" data-mid="49656669" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/283071e58286423cab09bc9f333b1c379a936c10dbb0b78a0d82438d3949be14/Pattern_3.jpg" /> <img width="4288" height="2848" width_o="4288" height_o="2848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73f78d9ecf4e2b7e698b0d3e66de35a0aed58fb24e827bf63ef270f305fe7054/Pattern_4.jpg" data-mid="49656670" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/73f78d9ecf4e2b7e698b0d3e66de35a0aed58fb24e827bf63ef270f305fe7054/Pattern_4.jpg" /> <img width="4288" height="2848" width_o="4288" height_o="2848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2a242149cfba663f12c59da1f831913ab8d5299e7154d8cb16113bb114314044/Pattern_1.jpg" data-mid="49656667" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2a242149cfba663f12c59da1f831913ab8d5299e7154d8cb16113bb114314044/Pattern_1.jpg" /> Exhibition This experiment and photographs are essential inclusions in the exhibition because they demonstrate the physicality and an alternative visual mode of using the screen. Due to safety hazards from the broken glass, participants will not be able to move the layers themselves. As a substitute, audience members will be able to walk around the compositions that are installed on vertical light boxes. The arrangements will be chosen ideally based on the pattern created and whether it appears to move. Large-format photographic prints of other textures will also hang in this space. These patterns will also work well as printed textiles for applications such as a scarf, which can sell as merchandise. <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/af2d6649341b9f9fcc5c7aebd4b3661f7225f73c58a69fd4685f4e9a97e6ee6c/Composite_Exhibition_MockUp.jpg" data-mid="50167067" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/af2d6649341b9f9fcc5c7aebd4b3661f7225f73c58a69fd4685f4e9a97e6ee6c/Composite_Exhibition_MockUp.jpg" /> &nbsp;Tags: deconstructing, defamiliarising, colours, image, pixels, pattern, physical, meta, popular https://screen-as.com/pixel Mon, 02 Sep 2019 11:00:53 +0000 screen as https://screen-as.com/pixel pixel <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/07ffed9314e9c909e5af7d410ca4aff99e56677a5fdcbb8a653c84b219c21434/LED_6.jpg" data-mid="49716502" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/07ffed9314e9c909e5af7d410ca4aff99e56677a5fdcbb8a653c84b219c21434/LED_6.jpg" /> A digital screen displays images through thousands of tiny coloured pixels, which is short for picture element. From screen to screen, the geometry of the picture elements can vary, but they all consist of RGB colour phosphors that respond to electrical signals and emit light. Combinations of illuminated phosphors produce colours, and from a distance, many pixels form a visual. Screen as pixel uses the smallest part of the digital image to create drawings with light. Painting with Light Drawing Tests RGB is an additive colour space which means combining red, green and blue will produce white. When the LED is moved within a small area, the brightness concentrates in a smaller area. When the lines are more spread out, the light is more distributed, and you can see more variations in colour. Moving the LED swiftly through the air creates a more textural stroke. It is reminiscent of a snake or x-ray. Attempting to draw a straight line is difficult. With slower movements, the camera captures the changes in colour. In this instance, the colours change at regular intervals. <img width="4918" height="3689" width_o="4918" height_o="3689" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fdd32095cde8dfb63f496c9f4e2c4ba05be929f439215a43254ffbe038c1907e/Pixel_DrawingTest_01.jpg" data-mid="50066722" border="0" alt="Tight drawing" data-caption="Tight drawing" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fdd32095cde8dfb63f496c9f4e2c4ba05be929f439215a43254ffbe038c1907e/Pixel_DrawingTest_01.jpg" /> <img width="5626" height="4219" width_o="5626" height_o="4219" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ff0714b553475fae6571bbb37791b7300b8f5094730fe81540981910d39c6b2/Pixel_DrawingTest_02.jpg" data-mid="50066723" border="0" alt="Loose drawing" data-caption="Loose drawing" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6ff0714b553475fae6571bbb37791b7300b8f5094730fe81540981910d39c6b2/Pixel_DrawingTest_02.jpg" /> <img width="5334" height="4000" width_o="5334" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/705a27cbe09a1c992d5fe34bae7f833b20ff8d81abc1f3c9477096d2e50ee34c/Pixel_DrawingTest_03.jpg" data-mid="50066724" border="0" data-scale="80" alt="Fast movement" data-caption="Fast movement" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/705a27cbe09a1c992d5fe34bae7f833b20ff8d81abc1f3c9477096d2e50ee34c/Pixel_DrawingTest_03.jpg" /> <img width="5334" height="4000" width_o="5334" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/843f5243f7b8371c933e6832ea71eb4de5806565f8226e24155812e67ad58642/Pixel_DrawingTest_04.jpg" data-mid="50066725" border="0" alt="Slow movement" data-caption="Slow movement" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/843f5243f7b8371c933e6832ea71eb4de5806565f8226e24155812e67ad58642/Pixel_DrawingTest_04.jpg" /> Testing Backgrounds At this point, I was only photographing on a glossy black acrylic surface. I wanted to see the changes in light from shooting with matte backgrounds. Black absorbs light while white reflects light, and you can see the difference. The light reflected in the glassy surfaces duplicated lines. With the black felt, some of the fibres got illuminated but could easily be removed in post-production. I think glossy black acrylic gives the most vibrant colours despite creating reflections. <img width="5333" height="4000" width_o="5333" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/af926b6d2690a31c1168a5f40f6817b49f6945736b3aaedd3f17837842a19738/Pixel_Background_01.jpg" data-mid="50066718" border="0" alt="Glossy white acrylic" data-caption="Glossy white acrylic" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/af926b6d2690a31c1168a5f40f6817b49f6945736b3aaedd3f17837842a19738/Pixel_Background_01.jpg" /> <img width="5333" height="4000" width_o="5333" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d3d96a61a71055b5cef6031dc88af13a68f124e4320d6f201fd09569d0e7fd8/Pixel_Background_02.jpg" data-mid="50066719" border="0" alt="Glossy black acrylic" data-caption="Glossy black acrylic" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d3d96a61a71055b5cef6031dc88af13a68f124e4320d6f201fd09569d0e7fd8/Pixel_Background_02.jpg" /> <img width="5334" height="4000" width_o="5334" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0959a7262a1ffba51aa377461185e7d643d4d48a4e74d8e527a107c00a3ae57a/Pixel_Background_03.jpg" data-mid="50066720" border="0" data-scale="80" alt="White painted wood" data-caption="White painted wood" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0959a7262a1ffba51aa377461185e7d643d4d48a4e74d8e527a107c00a3ae57a/Pixel_Background_03.jpg" /> <img width="5334" height="4000" width_o="5334" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73061480edae1e9801fbaba947dda2c87bd62300fe5837025f4c5de1e3bc6466/Pixel_Background_04.jpg" data-mid="50066721" border="0" alt="Black felt" data-caption="Black felt" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/73061480edae1e9801fbaba947dda2c87bd62300fe5837025f4c5de1e3bc6466/Pixel_Background_04.jpg" /> Programming Designs Sometimes the connection between wires would separate and thus unexpectedly change the colour of the LED. This accident inspired me to program the LED to select from a tonal palette for random durations. I recorded the changes with long exposure. <img width="5154" height="3865" width_o="5154" height_o="3865" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/52a48bf11730337f1f354e3839324f7ef0ab9a1675f5592a9797891e19056dc4/Pixel_Program_00.jpg" data-mid="50066726" border="0" data-scale="80" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/52a48bf11730337f1f354e3839324f7ef0ab9a1675f5592a9797891e19056dc4/Pixel_Program_00.jpg" /> <img width="5334" height="4000" width_o="5334" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/264cb648598410f84acac0c0dd47037ec767eeae4688d7f5af17642b3b9a8c36/Pixel_Program_00.0.jpg" data-mid="50066838" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/264cb648598410f84acac0c0dd47037ec767eeae4688d7f5af17642b3b9a8c36/Pixel_Program_00.0.jpg" /> Through code, I could program the LED to turn off and on at random intervals. Just like how a pixel works in a screen when the light is off, that section is black. This pause enabled me to draw separate shapes rather than a continuous line. <img width="4805" height="3604" width_o="4805" height_o="3604" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e0001a9937cd6663decdf8c79201be91b9cbcaf11ed02634651afdbd62547c7/Pixel_Program_01.jpg" data-mid="50066728" border="0" alt="Background: glossy black acrylic Duration: short Interval: short" data-caption="Background: glossy black acrylic &lt;br&gt; Duration: short &lt;br&gt; Interval: short" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e0001a9937cd6663decdf8c79201be91b9cbcaf11ed02634651afdbd62547c7/Pixel_Program_01.jpg" /> <img width="5334" height="4000" width_o="5334" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63dc2da65c563e0bc7072264eafe5421c9030b0d74bae058869d57eb892de0ea/Pixel_Program_02.jpg" data-mid="50066731" border="0" alt="Background: glossy white acrylic Duration: short Interval: short" data-caption="Background: glossy white acrylic &lt;br&gt; Duration: short &lt;br&gt; Interval: short" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/63dc2da65c563e0bc7072264eafe5421c9030b0d74bae058869d57eb892de0ea/Pixel_Program_02.jpg" /> <img width="5265" height="3948" width_o="5265" height_o="3948" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/624d1ffa16f21d1ce2d2e5014b8183a39d6fac9c9ec93d7c254121aa7837a6c9/Pixel_Program_03.jpg" data-mid="50066734" border="0" data-scale="80" alt="Background: glossy black acrylic Duration: long Interval: long" data-caption="Background: glossy black acrylic &lt;br&gt; Duration: long &lt;br&gt; Interval: long" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/624d1ffa16f21d1ce2d2e5014b8183a39d6fac9c9ec93d7c254121aa7837a6c9/Pixel_Program_03.jpg" /> <img width="4738" height="3553" width_o="4738" height_o="3553" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a55e76e7bd998476ead219697bed1348f4f6e0105650748db2354e9b5c982239/Pixel_Program_04.jpg" data-mid="50066735" border="0" alt="Background: glossy black acrylic Duration: long Interval: short" data-caption="Background: glossy black acrylic &lt;br&gt; Duration: long &lt;br&gt; Interval: short" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a55e76e7bd998476ead219697bed1348f4f6e0105650748db2354e9b5c982239/Pixel_Program_04.jpg" /> The Colour Grey If screens display colour with light, how does it display tones of grey? Is a dimmer light, grey? Is grey a dimmer white? Is white a brighter light? Is grey a darker white? Using Arduino, the LED can be programmed to display different colours. To create white light, you need all colour values to be at relative intensities; 100% creates white, and 0% creates black. Would an amount of 50% produce a grey colour? No. The light would be merely a less intense light. So how do screens display grey tones? This website explains how grey colours appear on screens. Each pixel is surrounded in a black mask. With an intense light, more light filters through creating a whiter highlight as opposed to a weaker light which will produce a grey shade. <img width="525" height="83" width_o="525" height_o="83" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/439bacd52faf4ce843f875ebf270c3333feca476fd3d3727cd99790259d9ef5b/Pixel_Diagram.gif" data-mid="50068007" border="0" data-scale="100" alt="Source: Purdue Science" data-caption="Source: Purdue Science" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/525/i/439bacd52faf4ce843f875ebf270c3333feca476fd3d3727cd99790259d9ef5b/Pixel_Diagram.gif" /> Source: Purdue Science Results I am pleased with the visual outcomes created with just one LED. The photos look like VR Tilt Brush drawings; a success because I always wonder about how we can create a VR-like experience without a bulky headset. Despite being quite an abstracted inspiration from the screen, the final images show no relevance to the physical screen but are reminiscent of screen aesthetics with the neon colours. The LED represents a single tiny pixel, yet it presents itself as a large, colourful organic form here. <img width="5925" height="3950" width_o="5925" height_o="3950" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f96f4bdb097a6ac774514e7b4745f43efb158bee27c1c52a251ee5988464052/LED_7.jpg" data-mid="50068060" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f96f4bdb097a6ac774514e7b4745f43efb158bee27c1c52a251ee5988464052/LED_7.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f15cd86f1a1ad57198701e2f04817882a0edc96122e6ca76e7c081b27ba46750/LED_19.jpg" data-mid="49717775" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f15cd86f1a1ad57198701e2f04817882a0edc96122e6ca76e7c081b27ba46750/LED_19.jpg" /> Try at homeThis image shows my top-down setup; the camera was mounted above the drawing area.&nbsp;For the instructions and code to run the program in Arduino, use this tutorial. <img width="1834" height="1247" width_o="1834" height_o="1247" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a1744581aa9423e8ebf9a54349cfdbe3676c9513b48684ae96142bf3f077d129/IMG_4827.jpg" data-mid="50068276" border="0" data-scale="72" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a1744581aa9423e8ebf9a54349cfdbe3676c9513b48684ae96142bf3f077d129/IMG_4827.jpg" />Exhibition For the exhibition, large scale paintings offer a more physical experience. On a separate screen, the participants set the colour changes for the 3-second painting interval, which programs a pointer with an LED light. A camera sits in front of the participants to capture their movement. The risk of this setup is that the participants' clothes or bodies will appear in the image. Their final piece is presented on a large screen, along with others. To mirror the role of pixels, each of the individual paintings can come together to form an image. <img width="3919" height="2939" width_o="3919" height_o="2939" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc5d45b041343cd7ff8e86c2fec8a17e387e590a329ca833e32e048c25f860c3/Pixel_Exhibition_Notes.jpg" data-mid="53525730" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bc5d45b041343cd7ff8e86c2fec8a17e387e590a329ca833e32e048c25f860c3/Pixel_Exhibition_Notes.jpg" /> Tags: deconstructing, interact, colours, image, pixels, performance, projection, popular, how it works https://screen-as.com/artefact Mon, 02 Sep 2019 10:50:49 +0000 screen as https://screen-as.com/artefact artefact <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/47b4bec509fb015be9fdb54c5faaf377eae092f5548ded3fe51e9d8ec11cef23/_DSC0189.JPG" data-mid="49922342" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/47b4bec509fb015be9fdb54c5faaf377eae092f5548ded3fe51e9d8ec11cef23/_DSC0189.JPG" /> In his article, Frank Chimero refers to the digital screen as being in a state of flux (having the ability to change). He considered Eadweard Muybridge’s zoopraxiscope as a precursor of screens and screen practice because of its ability to use light and image to reanimate still photographs. Since this invention, we have seen a plethora of electronic and digital methods for lighting and displaying images on surfaces. If we perceive these technologies to offer renderings of change, all screens become a combination of three elements: colour, light and movement in time. Precedent Daniel Canogar is a Spanish artist who works with new and old technologies. His work Icaro references the old Greek legend of the same name and recreates the fall. The photographs are printed on duraclear film and adhere to a plexiglass shelf that is mounted perpendicular to a wall. A spotlight shines down from above, casting a shadow of image against the wall. This setup is a projector in which the image does not move. <img width="413" height="620" width_o="413" height_o="620" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7491de354e6d306a6e4831a2972e4a0c2187beaad922d3eb115dfbe75cb6f6c8/canogar-icaro02.jpg" data-mid="49989017" border="0" data-scale="46" alt="Icaro 2002" data-caption="Icaro 2002" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/413/i/7491de354e6d306a6e4831a2972e4a0c2187beaad922d3eb115dfbe75cb6f6c8/canogar-icaro02.jpg" /> Icaro 2002 Other projectors Magic lantern and film slide projectors are analogue technologies that also shine light through images. In magic lantern performances, the entertainer changes the slides and adds exciting commentary to build the narrative. Film slide projectors present a slideshow of static images which can illicit oral explanation or dialogue. While the images are static in both projectors, the passage of time and change is driven by human manipulation-verbal story telling, interchanging the slides.&nbsp; The digital screens we see today are also projectors but the images they show are dynamic and have the ability to change automatically.&nbsp; <img width="2368" height="2370" width_o="2368" height_o="2370" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b3ed629516b9f6644e59a97ba0e35c971ebfb38f16f52bfc7e91b6e155922c1/IMG_5303-2.jpg" data-mid="50243435" border="0" data-scale="70" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b3ed629516b9f6644e59a97ba0e35c971ebfb38f16f52bfc7e91b6e155922c1/IMG_5303-2.jpg" /> Method Choice of Images Reflecting on feedback from the previous experiments thus far, I chose images that were from my phone’s camera roll. In this case I choose landscapes which I thought provided a good cross section of neutrality but something that we all see and have a photo of in our phone. By choosing an image, instead of drawing directly on the plastic for example, I can reimagine images and our relationship to them. Printing the images The first attempt for printing the images did not go too well. The pictures I had chosen were too light and transparent that the shadow cast was weak. For the next round of printing, I increased the contrast and saturation significantly. The resulting shadows were rich and colourful. I used double sided tape to adhere the film to acrylic. <img width="2683" height="2012" width_o="2683" height_o="2012" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e0008787f7e4b7def6aa9a4886ab6ff221456c5885e69e79d20f5c67920edf63/Artefact_Sky.jpg" data-mid="50253475" border="0" data-scale="85" alt="Increasing saturation is important for lighter colours" data-caption="Increasing saturation is important for lighter colours" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e0008787f7e4b7def6aa9a4886ab6ff221456c5885e69e79d20f5c67920edf63/Artefact_Sky.jpg" /> Results I tested this experiment during the day (using natural light) and the night (using a torch). The natural light created a warm inviting tone, while during the night, the projections conjured a mysterious tone. There is more control over the intensity, angle and position of the light during the night.&nbsp; Day Because there is more light, you can see both the shadow and the film.&nbsp; Variations in colour are more pronounced during the day than at night. <img width="2952" height="2214" width_o="2952" height_o="2214" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/19cfb714df6d097e802233d8449dc99078cfe90c320985b7c163bfc0bfa99428/Artefact_ColourSaturation_Comparison.jpg" data-mid="50253474" border="0" data-scale="85" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/19cfb714df6d097e802233d8449dc99078cfe90c320985b7c163bfc0bfa99428/Artefact_ColourSaturation_Comparison.jpg" /> The flexibility of the film can create an illusion of peeling something off. <img width="3264" height="2448" width_o="3264" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18445e8fbf1dc4eebbb9245b120d5d0ee250fb68f1267f25db3df7d884bf9699/Artefact_Sky_Peeling.jpg" data-mid="50253441" border="0" data-scale="85" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/18445e8fbf1dc4eebbb9245b120d5d0ee250fb68f1267f25db3df7d884bf9699/Artefact_Sky_Peeling.jpg" /> ____ Night The angle and position of the light affects what part of the image is cast in the shadow. <img width="6000" height="4500" width_o="6000" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/11cce034311030c2ea2ff3a2ac1e57dc7bcd2aafb2a2d2171705e9c8aa7435a2/Artefact_Night_Sky.jpg" data-mid="50253191" border="0" data-scale="85" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/11cce034311030c2ea2ff3a2ac1e57dc7bcd2aafb2a2d2171705e9c8aa7435a2/Artefact_Night_Sky.jpg" /> The distance between the image and the wall affects the detail. The closer it is, the more detail is preserved. <img width="4000" height="3000" width_o="4000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e815a843ca1c6cffee6c88a6b90b03662290576885f87e1e4956b32340aa324/Artefact_Night_01.jpg" data-mid="50253431" border="0" data-scale="85" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e815a843ca1c6cffee6c88a6b90b03662290576885f87e1e4956b32340aa324/Artefact_Night_01.jpg" /> Tags: defamiliarising, deconstructing, conceptual, questioning, performance, projection https://screen-as.com/colour Mon, 02 Sep 2019 11:00:52 +0000 screen as https://screen-as.com/colour colour <img width="5717" height="3811" width_o="5717" height_o="3811" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fa341be5e0f175818a6badc10916fbc0b89eb88a111836eadeae1344550209e3/Colour_Hero_Image.jpg" data-mid="50367057" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fa341be5e0f175818a6badc10916fbc0b89eb88a111836eadeae1344550209e3/Colour_Hero_Image.jpg" /> Digital screens and the RGB colour space boast a myriad of colours that traditional CMYK printers cannot reproduce. In Screen as pixel, I learnt that phosphors influence tones depending on the intensity of the light emitted. This experiment investigates the idea of coloured light and how it reacts with printed colours. Precedent Amsterdam based studio Studio Moniker created the Designer’s Guide to Overprojection to explore the interaction of printed and lighted colour. The installation features three large posters, each printed with a difference shape and difference colour. Projections of set shapes and colours were shone on the posters, creating 60 permutations. Studio Moniker explored ‘projecting light on printed ink’ so what happens with projecting light on projected light on printed ink? Studio Moniker established a set of colours and shapes to project and print. Similarly, I defined a set of colours to project and coloured cardboard to match. <img width="1440" height="960" width_o="1440" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5fa5091044908d83e841ee72d76d5ba753e81f5d6234baedee32c9296ed3fbaa/Colour_gif.gif" data-mid="50275818" border="0" data-scale="52" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5fa5091044908d83e841ee72d76d5ba753e81f5d6234baedee32c9296ed3fbaa/Colour_gif.gif" /> RGB Additive colour Digital screens use RGB colour space. This is an additive colour space which means you add colours together to create white (CMYK is subtractive as using no colours creates white).&nbsp; In some of my tests, overlapping areas appeared brighter and lighter. Creating another feedback loop. I projected a colour back onto itself. Notice that the light concentrates in the overlapped areas. It looks like a flame. <img width="2448" height="3264" width_o="2448" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73cae44a782860c7a8ec2d43265ed9b051c0315efb79a1f8e618020cde308a22/Colour_Overlapped_02.jpg" data-mid="50585584" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/73cae44a782860c7a8ec2d43265ed9b051c0315efb79a1f8e618020cde308a22/Colour_Overlapped_02.jpg" /> <img width="2350" height="3134" width_o="2350" height_o="3134" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e4f51ec8c9d165fcd9b6031f187006642a4bb5abd30e45f8a3f946815d33ef3/Colour_Overlapped_01.jpg" data-mid="50615798" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e4f51ec8c9d165fcd9b6031f187006642a4bb5abd30e45f8a3f946815d33ef3/Colour_Overlapped_01.jpg" /> The overlapped areas appear brighter. The vertical projection is green and the horizontal projection is pink in colour. From left to right, top to bottom, the coloured paper is yellow, orange, green, blue, black and white. For this colour, the brightest result is from green light on green paper. <img width="6848" height="5136" width_o="6848" height_o="5136" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe1435107b21cb6e16d5687c8e5d16b400bf7605aae86cb41782264003dffbba/Colour_Comparison_01.jpg" data-mid="50585393" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe1435107b21cb6e16d5687c8e5d16b400bf7605aae86cb41782264003dffbba/Colour_Comparison_01.jpg" /> Great variations are visible between onscreen colour (two screen at the bottom) and the resulting projection (overlapping shapes on the top). The pink appears purple and the yellow appears with a green tone. The projected surface is a matt black coloured felt. <img width="6848" height="5136" width_o="6848" height_o="5136" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a0300c3cb7c5c9be9f4da4194dc7d03a77987477affbfeb9b328a109de339f68/Colour_Differences.jpg" data-mid="50585395" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a0300c3cb7c5c9be9f4da4194dc7d03a77987477affbfeb9b328a109de339f68/Colour_Differences.jpg" /> Results Projecting light on light Order of colours: pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, white. The overlapping colours create new colours and complex compositions. These were filmed over a black felt background. Projecting light on printed ink Projecting the same colours on coloured cardboard. The colours change significantly when a colour is projected over. <img width="1799" height="1349" width_o="1799" height_o="1349" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/25aa1da7b3e736cb8a43783c829e5292f8cab78d073392ce3aa9b45ceea7232f/Colour_Comparison_00.jpg" data-mid="50616072" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/25aa1da7b3e736cb8a43783c829e5292f8cab78d073392ce3aa9b45ceea7232f/Colour_Comparison_00.jpg" /> Projection archiveAn archive all the experiments in this light on light area.&nbsp; Tags: deconstructing, colours, image, projection, how it works https://screen-as.com/e-waste Mon, 02 Sep 2019 11:00:07 +0000 screen as https://screen-as.com/e-waste e-waste <img width="5240" height="3493" width_o="5240" height_o="3493" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/175e6aac0a71d1cb728ce498759e636fd7606b6a19c8343691f9386b2a875fa3/E-Waste_Image.jpg" data-mid="50366683" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/175e6aac0a71d1cb728ce498759e636fd7606b6a19c8343691f9386b2a875fa3/E-Waste_Image.jpg" /> On an outing having just parked our car, I spotted a flat-screen TV by the roadside for rubbish collection. I instantly knew I needed to take it home. The unit was surprisingly heavy and together with my very tolerant mum, we loaded the TV into the car. This experiment explores digital materiality through the deconstruction of the screen. Deconstructing old screensI was driven by curiosity to see the internal contents and was hoping that the TV would provide large panels that have the same visual effects as those found inside a computer screen. Unfortunately, it did not. It took me over two hours to disassemble the unit - it is not designed to be taken apart. Most of the time was spent taking screws out. Inside the unit are the logic boards, chips, circuits, capacitors, the plastic casing and glass screen panels. The screen component consists of three glass layers. The outermost layer is a thin layer of tinted glass. The two layers underneath are glued together. This glass panel was attached to the metal panel with a black foamy adhesive. One piece bears a pattern of horizontal lines, and the other is painted with a white substance.&nbsp; <img width="1581" height="1185" width_o="1581" height_o="1185" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/07bc1ab0c37832abb506d8f3f749baf566340995cb56b0960315a5449aec9ff4/Ewaste_LabelledDiagram.jpg" data-mid="51010300" border="0" data-scale="79" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/07bc1ab0c37832abb506d8f3f749baf566340995cb56b0960315a5449aec9ff4/Ewaste_LabelledDiagram.jpg" /> Digital MaterialityThe tv is filled with a lot of stuff. I will be referencing Matthew Kirschenbaum and Johanna Drucker who are vital thinkers in this field. To different extents, their research attempts to reveal the complex material qualities of digital texts, images, hardware, software and archives. Drucker argues that the replacing of literal understandings of materiality (that materials have innate properties and meaning is autonomously produced) with understandings of forensic, formal, distributed and performative materiality will increase our capacity to engage and interact with electronic textuality. In the digital space, expanding our knowledge of digital materiality may help designers work more consciously and knowingly with their digital screens. Forensic Forensic materiality refers to the evidence and physical traces; in this instance, the plastic casing and fingerprints are examples. <img width="1164" height="873" width_o="1164" height_o="873" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d476580722affa4e97007472a4ef1b7bd4a2a09e719cb6d94e1eeefd3d8635db/Ewaste_DigitalMateriality_0.jpg" data-mid="51011107" border="0" data-scale="100" alt="a shard of the screen" data-caption="a shard of the screen" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d476580722affa4e97007472a4ef1b7bd4a2a09e719cb6d94e1eeefd3d8635db/Ewaste_DigitalMateriality_0.jpg" /> A shard of the screen. Formal Formal materiality refers to the codes and structures of human expressions such as the design of the hardware or layout of the program. <img width="1264" height="948" width_o="1264" height_o="948" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d688b0e34a7f673789bb0f931ba157b29b34ccbdfb88184e92ea153ee869ebe/Ewaste_MetalFrame.jpg" data-mid="51011108" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d688b0e34a7f673789bb0f931ba157b29b34ccbdfb88184e92ea153ee869ebe/Ewaste_MetalFrame.jpg" /> The studs on this metal frame are positioned at specific positions that are most optimal for human use. Distributed materiality Drucker, informed by Jean-François Blanchette, describes distributed materiality as the multi-layered contingencies on which functions rely to operate (2013). This concept is an event-based model. <img width="1890" height="1417" width_o="1890" height_o="1417" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b1a4bef03246d9b17286eacb7c92075f16f7a7bdf8b7d3d93f600e1ac520131/Ewaste_Collage.jpg" data-mid="53525056" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8b1a4bef03246d9b17286eacb7c92075f16f7a7bdf8b7d3d93f600e1ac520131/Ewaste_Collage.jpg" /> The TV cannot function without all of its constituent parts. Performative Performative materiality refers to the interpretive events such as individual viewing information on a screen or the processing of code. In each instantiation, the digital is performing a task. As a display, the content is an authoritative source of new knowledge for the individual, but as a tool, the screen can become an agent in the design process. <img width="1048" height="1196" width_o="1048" height_o="1196" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bee791e8d3edcadad190106e5abcf9fbf9083bedf4158748dbae3e7a4cf2b8c4/Ewaste_DigitalMateriality_02.2.jpg" data-mid="53525150" border="0" alt="Deconstructing the screen becomes a family affair. Although not the intended purpose, the screen is being interpreted as an object for dissembling." data-caption="Deconstructing the screen becomes a family affair. Although not the intended purpose, the screen is being interpreted as an object for dissembling." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bee791e8d3edcadad190106e5abcf9fbf9083bedf4158748dbae3e7a4cf2b8c4/Ewaste_DigitalMateriality_02.2.jpg" />Deconstructing the screen becomes a family affair. Although not the intended purpose, the screen is being interpreted as an object for dissembling. Reflection Our current digital technology is constantly updating. Phones and computers go out of date at rapid rates, contributing to more and more e-waste. Rapid replacement rates pose ecological concerns, and there does not seem to be any indication of such trends slowing down. Tags:&nbsp;deconstructing, meta, physical, theory