https://videopress.com/v/X7nlvrfQ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Over the past decade, I have been asked countless times "how can we learn more about lighting?" and even "how can I become a residential lighting designer?" My answers were always rambling and long, mentioning CEU's, IES, ALA, conferences, RMLA, and others. Mostly what I was saying was "you kind of have to string... Continue Reading →
EXPOSURE: Values & Stories
I continue to explore the overlap of lighting business and lighting language in the April/May 2024 issue of designing lighting in an article on light, values, and stories. The article is based on writing from the blog, but each time I circle back to the same topic I make new discoveries and find new ways... Continue Reading →
THINK LIGHT: Has anyone seen my light meter?
This post might make some of my lighting colleagues a little angry, because I'm going to claim that light meters are nearly useless tools. I'm going to claim that the numbers we produce, the foot-candle levels or lux we calculate and measure, the math behind lighting design is all rather pointless. (And before you write... Continue Reading →
the language of light 