From Fire to Glow: Making a Neon Sign for Nottinghack
This month we warmly welcome South Wales Neon for a guest post, who recently made an incredible neon sign for the space. We are incredibly excited about this and encourage everyone to support the craft – it looks so much better than LED tape. Thank you South Wales Neon! When Nottingham Hackspace got in touch about bringing neon into their workshop, we knew it was the perfect match. Hackspaces are all about community, creativity, and making things with your own hands and neon belongs right there at the crossroads of craft and science. Why Neon? In an age where “neon” on Google usually means plastic LEDs, glass neon has almost disappeared from view. Neon signs are made by hand, one bend of glass at a time, using the same skills passed down for nearly a century. The Design: A Glowing H For Nottingham Hackspace, we kept it bold and simple, the letter H in classic green, the colour many benders call the truest green shade. It’s a sign that feels both timeless and unmistakably tied to nottinghack’s spirit. ol > li { margin-bottom: 20px; } Th