Editing Neon sign (section)

==Applications==
Light-emitting tubes form colored lines with which a text can be written or a picture drawn, including various decorations, especially in [[advertising]] and [[commercial signage]]. By programming sequences of switching parts on and off, there are many possibilities for dynamic light patterns that form [[animation|animated images]].

In some applications, neon tubes are increasingly being replaced with [[light emitting diode|LEDs]], given the steady advance in LED luminosity and decreasing cost of high-brightness LEDs. However, proponents of neon technology maintain that they still have significant advantages over LEDs.<ref name=NeonVsLED>{{cite web|title=Knowledge Center|url=http://www.theneongroup.org/knowledge.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416041132/http://www.theneongroup.org/knowledge.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 16, 2013|work=Brighter Thinking|publisher=The Neon Group|access-date=2012-03-06}}</ref> But, LED neon has expanded design possibilities like bendable shapes, gradient lighting, and multicolor displays that traditional neon cannot achieve.

Neon illumination is valuable to invoke the 1940s or 1950s [[nostalgia]] in marketing and in the historic restoration of architectural landmarks from the neon era. Architecture in the [[streamline moderne]] era often deployed neon to accent [[vitreous marble|structural pigmented glass]] built into the façade of a 1930s or 1940s structure; many of these buildings now qualify for inclusion on [[list of heritage registers|historic register]]s such as the U.S. [[National Register of Historic Places]] if their historic integrity is faithfully maintained.<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael J. Auer|date=October 1991|title=The Preservation of Historic Signs|url=https://neondirect.co/preserving-historic-signs/|access-date=2021-10-11|publisher=US [[National Park Service]]}}</ref> In the latter half of the [[20th century]], neon signs found a distinct place in artistic installations and nightlife districts, particularly during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became symbols of vibrant, modern design. Today, neon signs continue to be used for their nostalgic aesthetic appeal and unique [[Stage lighting|lighting effects]], often seen in boutique branding, [[interior decoration]], and [[public art]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" />