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Before pixels: Modular industrial dashboards

German and Polish museums display modular industrial dashboards originally used in air-traffic control, subway, light-rail, and power-plant monitoring. Panels feature interactive buttons, status-lighting, counters, and large switches that toggle day-night or dark-mode settings. The designs combine DIN and Dymo typography, illustrating a consistent physical control-system aesthetic across multiple sites.