1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auOmar Kardoudihttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/omarkardoudi-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IkKhn5Tjr4"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/06/watch-how-artisans-in-hong-kong-make-their-beautiful-neon-signs/">How Artisans In Hong Kong Make Their Beautiful Neon Signs</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/06/watch-how-artisans-in-hong-kong-make-their-beautiful-neon-signs/embed/#?secret=IkKhn5Tjr4" width="600" height="338" title="“How Artisans In Hong Kong Make Their Beautiful Neon Signs” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="IkKhn5Tjr4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10/teoyzxfxp6himqblhavz.gif?quality=75636288One of the coolest things about Hong Kong is walking around its streets packed with colourful neon sings. This short documentary shows how they make them, from the first sketches to the final piece, it’s all done manually by these skillful artisans.