--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | ETC (2) description: ETC | Home to ideas, tips, interviews, news, views and all kinds of other stuff related to ETC, its products, customers, and the industry in general. 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[The Source Four LED Series 3](https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Lighting-Fixtures/Source-Four-LED-Series-3/Features.aspx) and the [Desire Fresnel.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VewoSPgDBc) Separately these fixtures are incredibly useful. But together, they can revolutionize how your stage crew runs a load in, how your designers create art, and how your audience... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/05/series-3-and-desire-fresnel) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/history-moving-lights-770-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/09/history-of-moving-lights) [ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc) ### [A casual history of moving lights](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/09/history-of-moving-lights) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 15-Sep-2020 Even before there was electricity, people were looking for ways to dim their stage lights. This sketch from 1650 shows the pulley mechanism used to lower cans over candles to dim the output from the flame. Technology has come a long way since this early sketch, but it’s clear that the ideas to... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/09/history-of-moving-lights) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ETC-Dog-Day-750px.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/08/etc-celebrates-national-dog-day) [ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc) ### [ETC celebrates National Dog Day](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/08/etc-celebrates-national-dog-day) By [Quinn Wirth](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/quinn-buchanan) 26-Aug-2020 With much of our staff still working from home, many ETC employees find themselves working with new officemates—except these ones have four legs and a tail. To celebrate our furry companions on National Dog Day, we’ve compiled a slideshow of some of our team’s friendly helpers. To all of our... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/08/etc-celebrates-national-dog-day) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ETC-Valentines.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/02/happy-valentines-day-from-etc) [ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc) ### [Happy Valentine’s Day from ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/02/happy-valentines-day-from-etc) By [Quinn Wirth](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/quinn-buchanan) 13-Feb-2020 What better way to share your love than with some printable Valentine’s Day cards from ETC? We’ve gone through over 100 punny suggestions from our fun-loving team to give you the best and brightest printable cards for the holiday. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/02/happy-valentines-day-from-etc) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Best-Blogs-2019.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/01/2019-in-review-etcs-top-10-blog-posts) [ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc) ### [2019 in review: ETC’s top 10 blog posts](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/01/2019-in-review-etcs-top-10-blog-posts) By [Quinn Wirth](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/quinn-buchanan) 2-Jan-2020 Ready for some hindsight in 2020? We couldn’t let the new year start without cracking that joke *or* looking back at our “best of” content from 2019. In the last year, we had a lot to discuss, from lighting tips to ETC culture. Check out our most-read blog posts from the last year to make sure... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/01/2019-in-review-etcs-top-10-blog-posts) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Innovation-CompDesign_01-750x406.jpeg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/11/industrial-design-at-etc) [ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc) ### [Industrial Design at ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/11/industrial-design-at-etc) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 14-Nov-2019 As ETC expands, so does its workforce. Over the past five years, the company has nearly doubled the number of employees around the world. This means more assemblers, engineers, custodians, developers, marketers, factory planners, and shippers. So many interesting and intelligent people come... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/11/industrial-design-at-etc) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/recital-hall3-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/11/etc-and-george-to-the-rescue) [ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc) ### [ETC and George to the Rescue](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/11/etc-and-george-to-the-rescue) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 7-Nov-2019 Over the course of ten seasons on the air, George to the Rescue has transformed more than 100 spaces and lives with their generous renovations. Teaming up with sports figures, role models, philanthropists, and contractors, George Oliphant, a New York-based contractor, tackles everything from... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/11/etc-and-george-to-the-rescue) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Consoles-CUE2019-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/07/cue-2019-a-weekend-to-remember) [ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc) ### [CUE 2019 – a weekend to remember](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/07/cue-2019-a-weekend-to-remember) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 23-Jul-2019 This was definitely a CUE to remember. Our pre-console training attendees made it into Madison on Wednesday with little issue, but that was one of the only predictable events over the next couple of days. Storms blew through the Midwest on Wednesday and Thursday causing flight after flight to be... 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Together with High End Systems, we set ourselves up in the new Hall 12.1, across four stands. With tens of thousands of visitors passing through the exhibition, we were in for a busy week… here are some of our... 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