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In the Beginning Several years ago (1981), I presented my lighting design for the upcoming Diary of a Madman tour to Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne in my tiny...More

In Beijing's central business district, a huge LED screen was constructed as the main attraction for The Place, a new 700,000-sq-ft. development area...More

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Problem When Terry Gipson (www.gipsondesigngroup.com) began to design MTV2's Dew Circuit Breakout, a competition for best new band in the US that aired...More

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Problem When Dave Nofsinger designed Honk!, a musical based on Hans Christian Andersen's classic The Ugly Duckling, a nest and eggs were central elements....More