Down The Tubes: 10 Closed & Abandoned TV Factories
TV factories once churned out countless cathode ray tube television sets but when the Golden Age of Television faded to black, the TV factories followed. You have to look for the ...
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Future Fonts: Tracing the Role of Typography in Science Fiction in Films
Whether intentionally retro, as in Stranger Things, or overtly futuristic, as in RoboCop, the role of typography in a movie goes well past the title, subtly but powerfully shaping the world ...
Fading To Black: 13 Abandoned TV Repair Shops
TV repair shops, once fixtures of our tuned-in society, have faded away as televisions became more reliable and the broadcast medium itself lost its relevance. Take Milbee Radio & ...
Sim TV: Interactive 3D Models of Television Show Floor Plans
Be the show drama or comedy, the scenes set by designers for television programs tend to become as familiar as the characters being acted and the stories they tell - with these interactive models ...
Turn Back the Dial: 13 Retro Historical TV Set Designs
Early television sets ranged from tiny screens housed in laughably oversized cabinets to stylish midcentury modern designs. Some, like a Russian TV from 1932, don't even look remotely like the ...
As Seen on TV: Floor Plans from Famous Television Series
A talented cast, backed by brilliant directors and writers, makes you feel like part of the action - not just through the actors telling a story, but also via the familiar spaces they regularly ...
Public Camouflage: Make-Up Artist Makes Models Invisible
Illusion relies on expectation - we glance but only glimpse what is familiar and the rest blends neatly into the background, particularly as we go about our busy lives in a bustling urban ...
Set Top Glow: Cool, Kitschy, Ceramic TV Lamps
In America's golden age of black & white television, the dark shadows cast by cathode ray tubes were tempered by the warm glow of kitschy set-top TV Lamps. ...
Amazing Audio: 40 Sexy Speakers & Sweet System Designs
Home speakers were once ugly, boxy things that you hid away from sight because they did nothing for your décor. But smart designers have been working to make the home audio speaker an attractive ...
Televolution: TV’s 10 Steps From Boob Tube to YouTube
Television exploded onto the social scene as an essential component of Baby Boom culture just over 60 years ago. TV also fostered the growth of geek culture - Star Trek and the Trekkie phenomenon ...
