Pixel. The story of one point

Pixels surround us - on the screens of smartphones and computers, on billboards and electronic watch displays. From naive pixel art to mind-blowing 8K renders, most of what we see is made up of pixels. We rarely think about them, yet pixels contain the unexpected beauty of computer calculations and serve as the foundation of our virtual reality. The author of this book is familiar with pixels like no other. Alvy Ray Smith is one of the pioneers of modern animation, a co-founder of Pixar and Lucasfilm's computer graphics division. Devoting over 50 years to working with digital images, Smith has written a comprehensive and fascinating biography of pixels, which includes reflections on the history of art, technology, and business. 'Pixel' will take you from Fourier's discoveries at the dawn of the French Revolution, the first computers, pixels, and hackers to the creation of 'Toy Story' and 'Ice Age', Steve Jobs' role in Pixar's fate, and progress in VR and neural networks.