Collaborate Disseminate
Two things we love are economical solutions to problems, and clever ways to use things for other than their intended purpose. [CelGenStudios] hits both bases with a simple illuminated and …read more Continue reading Lamp Becomes Rotating, Illuminated Sign for Festival Table
Customer perception is everything when you’re running a business, particularly in retail. High-quality signage can go a long way into creating a good impression in this respect. [king process] decided …read more Continue reading A Look at 3D Printed Professional LED Signage
Microsoft has warned that malicious hackers were able to get the software giant to digitally sign their code so it could be used in attacks, such as the deployment of ransomware.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Microsoft approved and digitally-signed malicious drivers used in ransomware attacks
Whether in a shop window or mounted to the top of consoles in NASA’s Mission Control Center, edge lit acrylic is a popular choice for making high visibility signs. Partly …read more Continue reading Building an Edge Lit Sign From the Scrap Pile
Typically when we select a project for “Fail to the Week” honors, it’s because something went wrong with the technology of the project. But the tech of [Leo Fernekes]’ innovative LED sign system was never the problem; it was the realities of scaling up to production as well as the …read more
Continue reading Fail of the Week: Bright Idea for LED Signs Goes Bad
We don’t see many wire wrapped circuits these days, and you could be forgiven for thinking it was nearly a lost art at this point. But that doesn’t mean the technique can’t be applied elsewhere. [MiHu-Works] recently wrote in to share a sign they recently made for a client’s restaurant …read more
Continue reading Wire Wrapping Skills Put to Use for Sign Making
Neon signs are attractive, but require specialised tools and skills for their manufacture. If you don’t have time to learn glass blowing and source the right gasses, you’re pretty much out of luck. However, EL wire can give a similar aesthetic, and with an off-the-shelf power supply it is easy …read more
[u407]’s 3D printed Signspinner was created as a clean/dirty indicator for a dishwasher, and at its heart is a mechanism that works a lot like that of a retractable ballpoint pen. Every click of the plunger spins the circular label inside by one-quarter of a rotation. In [u407]’s case it …read more
Continue reading Clicky Signspinner Works Just Like A Retractable Pen
The Googie style was a major architectural trend of the post-war period in the United States. It remains popular to throwback to this style, and [Wesley Treat] got the job to create a sign in this vein for a local trailer motel (Youtube link, embedded below).
CNC tools make just …read more
Continue reading Building a Googie-Style Sign With The Help Of CNC
LED matrix displays and flat-screen monitors have largely supplanted old-school electromechanical models for public signage. We think that’s a shame, but it’s also a boon for the tinkerer, as old displays can be had for a song these days in the online markets.
Such was the case for [John Whittington] and his flip-dot display salvaged from an old bus. He wanted to put the old sign back to work, but without a decent driver, he did what one does in these situations — he tore it down and reverse engineered the thing. Like most such displays, his Hannover Display 7 …read more
Continue reading Flip-Dot Display Brought Out of Retirement by New Drivers