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Welcome to the FUTURE.   Extreme is the next black.   If you’re into extreme fashion, you will definitely enjoy this article.   Enter the world where futuristic ideas and creativity intertwine.   If you have followed my previous articles on scrolling led signs and other led sign ideas, you may want to recall on our article about led inside your mouth and led on your eyelashes .   This new idea that I am about to present to you may have been already used and seen publicly but brace yourself to a new era of fingertip fashion. This may sound absurd but its true.   People are now into this type of fashion.   You would usually see this idea inside clubs used by people who like partying and raving.   It’s not actually placed on top of your fingertips, but it is a part of a glove that is designed with different colors of LED bulbs. Yes, you’re right.   Fashion has gone to the extremes with the use of LED bulbs.   This small ...

Destination signs are vital to any traveler whether in transit or walking.  It’s time to make these signs more fun! Having clearer and attractive road signs are far more helpful than the conventional signs that we are used to.  In this day of speed and technology, the use of a scrolling led sign as a destination sign is becoming more and more popular and evident.  It doesn’t only add interest to the traveler, but it also increases awareness of the many pre-cautionary signs that are out there.  These programmable led signs are also used to keep people updated of the latest news, events, accidents, road works and other details pertinent to the traveler. A scrolling led sign comes in different types.  They are now widely used on the road, train stations, airports, bus terminals, and in different public establishments.  Due to its animated effects and eye-catching colors, these programmable message boards are a huge hit in this technology-driven age.  W...

Play around with your scrolling led sign and be imaginative.   We are gearing towards the creative generation and if you want to stand out, you have to innovate.   A scrolling led sign project can be a good start.   You can accessorize by using it as a wristwatch, a decorative belt, a dangling earring or even a necklace.    You can also play around with the colors, the animation and the font of your scrolling led sign.   Moreover, its lightweight characteristic makes it easier to install and detach should you want to replace it.   There’s no limit on how you would want your message to appear as long it’s within the capacity of your programmable message board.   A scrolling led sign will give you unlimited ideas as long as your imagination is boundless.   Watch this video on how a customized text dot-matrix scrolling led sign was used to make a distinctive baseball cap.    Video Source

People want to do almost everything on their own nowadays. LED sign boards are no exception. LED signs for any business are decorative tools that simultaneously market a business’s products or services. With an added visual flair displayed on any establishment, business owners will witness an increase in foot traffic, customers, and sales. Affordable LED signs are easily available but for those curious enough to build their own LED sign boards, here are six easy steps. 1. First, prepare the following tools: Poster board, scissors, pencil, LED lights, resistors, soldering iron and solder, 9-volt battery and connector, wire, super glue, and tape. 2. The final design of your LED sign should be drawn or traced onto a poster board. Black poster boards give an added effect in the dark; so, in order to maximize your LED sign , purchase black poster boards or card stocks. 3. Measure the length of each line on your design and poke a hole every quarter of an inch along these lines with a scisso...