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.
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.
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!
To prove my point I went to my other computer and looked at the design. Well, darn and drat! It was purple!
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.
Then, I remade it with a true blue, checking both computers, and made an Oh Deer, it’s Christmas – Blue.
Lesson learned. Never trust your monitor. Never ever.
