Have you ever missed a neon light that has been squeezed by LED?

Curiosity daily news still remember the British band Blur magic album cover it? The text should have, paste into a ball of ice cream cones, although the neon lamp is finished in London, but the design inspiration from the streets of Hongkong to cover the photo taking photos at hand.

The neon lamp can be said to be a symbol of Hongkong street, Hong Kong needs to display the story background in Hongkong, there must appear empty lens point of neon lights. But in the end, the neon lights in Hongkong are from the west.

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Neon (Neon) was first invented in Paris in 1910, making the principle of the tube is filled with neon, argon and other inert gases, in a weak DC or AC power through the pipe and produce different colors of light. Began to enter the business in 20s and 30s, peaked in 60s, into Hongkong in 90s.

We want to say is the New York in 60s, when it was the "American Dream" heyday. From Times Square to Queens, the neon lights are a symbol of the busy streets. Recently, the guardian also published an article with New York neon It is all up with editorial, now cannot easily find traces of their LED has already replaced the neon low efficiency.

However, the neon lights also There are plenty of people who miss.

Instagram there is a called neonnewyorkcity (New York City neon) account, account operator called FernandoLions, he is a living in New York Broolyn tattoo division. In the daytime, he creates the pattern on the human skin, in the evening everywhere "seeks" the neon lamp whereabouts.

Recently, i-D made an exclusive interview with Fernando. "I usually focus on the neon lights of the shops, because they can only be made, they are often carefully conceived. "Neon is a symbol of nightlife and economic prosperity," said Fernando. "At least those who do business value what they are doing and look forward to using neon lights to attract visitors. It makes the city of New York dynamic. "The pictures on the account are not all Fernando, there are a lot of people from the same neon.

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However, neon and all the old things, like, has been gradually abandoned by the development of science and technology. Now if you want to find neon in New York, perhaps should follow Fernando into the depths of Queens, Broolyn, South, and even Bronx.

Or simply go to the National Art Museum, the contemporary artists are still keen to use neon lights to express.

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