{"id":35,"date":"2023-11-18T21:50:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T21:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sendcoffee.com\/imadethisup\/?p=35"},"modified":"2023-11-18T21:52:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T21:52:27","slug":"my-monitor-is-a-filthy-liar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sendcoffee.com\/imadethisup\/2023\/11\/18\/my-monitor-is-a-filthy-liar\/","title":{"rendered":"My Monitor is a Filthy Liar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I always trusted my monitor. I calibrated it when I got it. The colours were right on the money. Or, so I thought.
I was working on a design for Christmas. I decided to do something different. I would make a Christmas design in blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I picked a lovely shade of blue. In my head I was calling it cornflower blue, because it seemed to have a hint of violet in it. Just a hint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went to Zazzle and added a bunch of products with my new blue Christmas design. Then, I posted images for my friends to see. The response was almost immediate and universal – ‘This isn’t blue, it’s purple’ I was confused. Of course it was blue. It was blue as blue. Okay, there was that hint of violet, but it certainly wasn’t purple!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To prove my point I went to my other computer and looked at the design. Well, darn and drat! It was purple! <\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Designs
What I thought it looked like vs What it really looked like<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Even with all the calibrations. Even though everything looked perfectly normal on my main computer. Somehow, my blues were off. I decided to name the design Oh Deer, it’s Christmas – Periwinkle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Periwinkle<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/collections\/oh_deer_its_christmas_periwinkle-119128467870969375?rf=238385539541750530<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, I remade it with a true blue, checking both computers, and made an Oh Deer, it’s Christmas – Blue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Blue<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/collections\/oh_deer_its_christmas_blue-119397877662043595?rf=238385539541750530<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesson learned. Never trust your monitor. Never ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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