Neon and Plasma

Includes tips on how to set up a neon plant inexpensively.

What is neon?
Parts and components
Characteristics of neon electrical circuits
Neon transformers and power supplies
Using the electrical codes
Neon design and installation
Checklist for installers and inspectors

Using a combination of explanatory text, step-by-step photographs and classic and contemporary examples, this unique survey brings together over 130 processes involved in creating lettering and applying it to surfaces. Included are hand-drawn lettering techniques (from sign writing to tattooing); dimensional lettering (hand engraving to laser cutting); typesetting (from letterpress to lettering in food); printing (Letraset to printing on bank notes); lettering on textiles (embroidery to flag-making); and illuminated type (neon signage to holography). Any designer wishing either to create lettering themselves or to commission work from external sources can use the book to look up the technical needs and processes for a particular task, so instantly expanding their repertoire of typographic media.

Neon revolution : Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, GDR, Hungary, Poland, Romania.

Includes neon and lightpainting installations (p. 218)

As a guide to introductory three-dimensional design or sculpture, SHAPING SPACE offers an in-depth exploration of the aesthetic and practical considerations of working in three dimensions. Discussions of technique cover a range of media, including assorted fibers, ceramics, and even virtual design using the computer as a tool. Suggested studio projects provide structured assignments that relate directly to textual materials.

Includes illustrations of neon sculptures.

Report on the three-day workshop on neon theory and techniques.