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PCMan: The Character That Predicted We'd All Become Screens

April 18, 2026

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PCMan existed before we all started living glued to a screen. I drew it back when having a screen on your face was still science fiction. It's Tuesday afternoon and I've already been staring at this for six hours. PCMan saw it coming.

Where the character came from

It started with my obsession with CRT monitors — those tube screens that weighed fifteen kilos and had that constant electrical hum in the background. There's something deeply honest about that technology. Nothing is hidden: you can see the tube, the cables, the fan. A machine that doesn't pretend to be a mirror.

IBM Personal System/2 con monitor CRT, circa 1987 — Siri Louis / Unsplash

PCMan is that fused with a human face. The head is the monitor, the face comes through the screen, the eyes are pixels. I drew it wondering how much longer before we literally became that.

"The CRT monitor is rough, visible, honest. A machine that doesn't pretend to be a mirror."

The process

I started with references from 80s Macintosh monitors and green-on-black text terminals. I wanted to capture that specific geometry — the curve of the glass, the square box.

Apple Macintosh SE, 1987 — Matt Benson / Unsplash

The face was the hard part: it needed to belong there, with the monitor as its natural habitat, not its cage. About twelve versions on paper before I found the right proportion. In the final, the screen takes up two thirds of the head — that's what gives the composition weight. PCMan doesn't float.

Why it became the most requested

At markets, it's always the first one people ask about. They point at it before they even reach the table. People don't recognize the specific monitor — they recognize the idea. That feeling of being more screen than person.

PCMan doesn't judge. It's not a critique of technology or a nostalgic celebration. It's an honest portrait of what we are now. And honest portraits always find their audience.

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Frequently asked questions

What is PCMan? +

PCMan is an original Paul Felmer character: a being with a CRT monitor instead of a head, whose eyes are pixels. Born when the idea of having a screen on your face was still science fiction.

Is PCMan available as a shirt? +

PCMan is available as a matte laminated sticker. It's one of the most requested designs at markets — people point at it before they reach the table.

Why a CRT monitor and not a modern screen? +

The CRT monitor is honest: it hides nothing — you can see the tube, the cables, the fan. A machine that doesn't pretend to be a mirror. The modern screen is the opposite.

What does PCMan represent? +

An honest portrait of what we are now — more screen than person. It doesn't judge: it's not a critique of technology or a nostalgic celebration. That's why people identify with it.