Neon Speaks 2026
Festival & Symposium
SAVE THE DATES!
Reno | Sept 11, 12, & 13
San Francisco | Sept 19
Oakland | Sept 20
Get a sponsor pass and more details at neonspeaks.org
FOLLOW THE SIGNS: DEAN BLAZEK’S 70-YEAR SIGN JOURNEY
Dean Blazek hold the world record for the longest continuous neon career. He says he dreams about signs every night. Now his long and entertaining career is captured in a book by his son Michael, his family, and many of the glassbenders who learned and lived the neon craft with Dean at his Wisconsin neon school
Author: Michael Blazek. Softcover book, 118 pages, with 120+ color photographs. Interviews with Dean Blazek, family, and many of the neon students that Dean inspired.
$39 plus shipping. Ready to ship!
Contact us for wholesale and international orders.
NEON PODCASTS
99 PERCENT INVISIBLE
Listen to “Tube Benders”, a deep dive into the topic of neon signs, featuring John Law, Shawna Peterson, and Al and Randall of SF Neon. Produced by Avery Trufleman of 99% Invisible, a KALW NPR radio show on architecture and design. Photo: Shawna Peterson/petersonneon.com
MUNI DIARIES
Listen to an illuminating story told by SF Neon authors Al Barna and Randall Ann Homan “SF Neon tells the story of the giant neon dancing leg of Mason Street.” Produced by the MuniDiaries.com, This is a San Francisco neon mystery that remains unsolved! Photo: Al Barna
ONLINE NEON BOOK STORE
Visit our online neon bookstore for a list of books published by Giant Orange Press, the publishing arm of SF Neon and Neon Speaks Festival and Symposium. Fast U.S. shipping. Contact us for international orders and bookstore orders.
SF Neon T-shirts: Limited Editions
Each year for Neon Speaks we design a new limited edition t-shirt.
High quality printing, 100% cotton.
We still have a few different designs, while they last.