Back light graphics

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Hi,in the office we usually say "back light graphics" to describe some images pasted on the stand walls enlightened from the back with lights. How do you call them?I doubt we use the correct words..Thank you in advancePamela.

Avangi · Accepted Answer

"Back light graphics" sounds reasonable, but "enlightened from the back" does not.

I have the impression that "to back light something" is a common technical phrasal verb. I could be wrong, as usual.

I don't think it would work with opaque images. They must be translucent, if I'm not mistaken.

When you say, "from the back," do you mean the light shines through the images, or on the images?

In my experience, when we say "enlightened," we're talking about "figurative" light, as in "the age of enlightenment."

Edit. My old dictionary at least bears me out on this. "To enlighten" is only to shine figurative light on a person or thing, not actual physical light.

Edit edit. "Backlight" is one word. There's also the adjective, "backlit/backlighted," and the noun, "backlighting."

You might do well to check with Mrs. Google. These expressions can refer to a variety of modern technical devices.

Pamela81 · Answer

Avangi. I could be wrong, as usual. I don't think it would work with opaque images. They must be translucent, if I'm not mistaken.When you say, "from the back," do you mean the light shines through the images, or on the images?

Hi Avangi,

thank you for your reply.

I really hope you are not always wrong

as you nicely say "as usual "

I am not sure that this is a technical phrasal verb but when I use it customers understand what I mean.

By "enlightened from the back" I mean that the lights shine through the images and not on them. When they shine ON them so I wouldn´t call them "back light...."but I would say "illuminated graphics".
Usually my assembly team uses spot lights as "back light graphics" and they use long arm lights that shine directly ON the images to illuminate them from the higher part of the stand.

Does this explain a little bit more?

Thanks!

Pamela

Avangi · Answer

Got it!

There seem to be cases in which the "screen" on which the images are mounted is translucent while the images themselves are opaque, giving a silhouette appearance.

Pamela81 · Answer

got it as well :-)

I haven´t noticed your several "edit" :-))

Now it is clear to me! Thank you!!

I have written the sentence "backlight graphics" and found a good example http://www.discountdisplays.co.uk/html/backlight-poster-printing.html

Thank you so much!!

PAMELA

Avangi · Answer

Please don't call attention to my "several edits." (a source of embarrassment)

Pamela81 · Answer

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