VFD Displays

I’ve been obsessed with vacuum fluorescent display technology lately. Otherwise known as VFD, these displays were popular on Japanese electronics and stereo systems.

Look at these guys ring a 34,000-pound bell

I don’t really have anything to add here. Just a cool video.

How they make the Oscar statuette

Hmm, I had no idea the Oscar statuette is covered in actual gold.

Carson-Dellosa: The creators of the classic ‘90s classroom illustration

I definitely grew up on this style of artwork. As an adult, it’s kind of neat to learn about its history and the original teaching background that inspired its creators to make this art for the entire US public education system.

Semi-retired now, one of the founders Janet Dellosa is still making art to this day and you can buy it on Etsy!

How does Disney create the Beast transformation on stage?

The explanation of how this is done is great, but the homemade re-creation of this actual illusion is really where the gold is!

UPDATE: Sorry, you gotta click through to watch this video since embedding is disabled.

Making a CRT tv wall

This is pretty cool. This Atlanta-based filmmaker created a CRT tv wall in his studio.

A little history of the K67 kiosk

I love this little piece of practical design known as the K67 kiosk. Produced mostly in Yugoslavia, this kiosk took over Europe in the mid-20th century because of its adaptability for various uses. It could be stand-alone as a newspaper stand or a small frit stand, or be connected through its modular design to become something bigger, like a make-shift or temporary police station.

Unfortunately, these were phased out slowly by the 2000s and today very few are intact.

If you’re in NYC, you can see one of these in person at the MoMA.

Try your hand at Macrodata Refinement in this Severance simulation

Love Severance and wish you too could refine macrodata? Now you can!