Computer Graphics 1984 by Melvin Lewis Prueitt, 1984

Computer Graphics 1984

Melvin Lewis Prueitt

1984

Mixed Media

12 month calendar

Description

Computer graphics rose to new levels of popularity in the mid-1980s, as demonstrated by their appearance on calendars such as this one. “Computer Graphics 1984” showcases the work of Melvin L. Prueitt, who published a number of books and articles on the artistic and scientific applications of computer-generated imagery. His designs were also featured in the _Star Trek _film franchise, among other places.

Prueitt produced the calendar at Los Alamos National Laboratory, part of the US Department of Energy, where he worked for 31 years as a theoretical physicist. Each month includes a colorful image framed by a black-and-white drawing of a computer monitor; the calendar grid is formatted to resemble a keyboard. The images range in style from fantastical landscapes to more abstract patterns.

At the back, a page of text explains how Prueitt created the graphics, identifying the programs he wrote to generate them: Camera, Photo, and Pictura. The pictures were rendered on a CRT and recorded on 35mm film. “The computer served only as a tool—a brush in the artist’s hand,” Prueitt writes.

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