A Look Back at The Top Blog Articles of 2025

Another year is behind us, and what a year it has been! If you hadn’t heard, ETC celebrated its 50^th anniversary in 2025, which means our calendars were filled with parties, extra-large tradeshows, expansive events, and swag on top of swag on top of swag! Here at etecera, we published a series of 50^th anniversary blog articles highlighting ETC's past. Here are the top two most-read 50th anniversary posts of the year.

• 50 Years of SWAG at ETC
• 50 Years in 48 Pages

Your favorite blogs from 2025

Not everything focused on our 50^th this year, however. Your top three blog posts of 2025 included:

• When Pigs Fly: Birth of the Wholehog
• The Counterweight Argument
• LD Pepijn van der Sanden: A Hog 4 All Seasons

And for the second year in a row, the top blog articles of all time come from a series inspired by a set of downloadable posters from the education department

Stage Lighting Design parts 1-9

Click Here to download the posters that inspired the blog articles!\

Staff favorites

Here are some of our favorites that you may have missed, or are worth another read

• LD Emily Miller Talks Life on Tour, Mentorship, and Career Highlights
• A Brighter Future: ETC’s Commitment to Inclusion and Innovation
• Vintage Lighting Control Photos You Didn’t Know You Needed in Your Life

Curious about something happening in the industry? Looking for more information on history, careers, design, or education? Let us know! email us at blog@etcconnect.com.

Thanks for reading etcetea; all of us here at ETC wish you a very happy New Year!