Segmented Displays

What it is

Posy explores segmented displays, from the seven-segment display to alternative designs with fewer or more segments, with patents and history.

Recommended as a meditative, geeky tour of alternative display designs.

“Recommended if you want to see deep, geeky and fun explorations of the world of liquid crystal displays”
Good starting point for Posy's geeky explorations of displays.
sph, 2023-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Four-Byte Burger”
“here is a meditative video on alternative segmented displays.”
Meditative tour of alternative segmented displays.
gherkinnn, 2026-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Air Powered Segment Display? [video]”
“Posy's YouTube video where he investigates a bunch of weird options for these”
Investigates many weird kinds of segmented displays.
runroader, 2025-11 · Recommendation · in “Fran Sans – font inspired by San Francisco light rail displays”

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Topics: seven-segment, displays, design history, posy, patents