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Introduction: this publication based on "lighting design" a book, the original author WilliamF. Blitzer (Bill) is a former chairman of a distinguished lighting designer and Lightolier company, the company was founded by his grandfather in 1904 a major U.S. lighting company. After leading the lighting industry in his lifetime, Bill founded the Asia Pacific Lightshop in 2003, sponsored and supported the development of lighting design. The North American Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) is grateful for the generous donation of related materials from Bill and Lightshop in this consumer publication.

Light: a creative medium

Light is a creative medium... The most powerful of all media. Much of what we know about our own world is acquired through our eyes, and what we have learned is that the way we look at things depends on how they are illuminated.

Lighting design - show life

This application shows how lighting is different - a practical and creative guide to the design of lighting. It focuses on three basic choices:

1, according to what (What to light)

2, how to shine (How to lightIt)

3, with what shine (What to lightIt with)

Architectural features: what is worth highlighting?

Furniture location: where will people sit? Or stand?

Mood: what kind of atmosphere do people desire? Do you need to change?

Style: what is the lighting should go with?

The second step: try to set priority.

What is the most important? Try to find a visual focus of the space that you want it to catch. In the dining room or living room, it is likely to be a table or a display, a painting, or a vase or fireplace. Of course, in a space, there may also be a number of priorities that need to be taken into account, such as the operating area of a sideboard, table or kitchen console. These priorities should be considered in terms of job lighting or lighting, as described later.

Then consider the space as a whole. The wall light can make the space look more open; hidden to create an intimate atmosphere in the furniture around the soft light; lighting effects from cut crystal or polished metal that "Twinkle", it will transfer the festive atmosphere; the lighting highlights the way lighting with smallpox and make the space look more formal and open; used as a rug on the floor lamp highlights, can make the space appear more warm and comfortable; but as light directly onto the smooth surface such as glass or marble desktop like this, it is likely to cause reflective glare discomfort.

We will talk more about these aspects of lighting design later.

How to shine (Howtolightit)

Once we analyze the space and decide what to do (whattolight), we can use three basic lighting techniques and methods to determine how to best lighting design.

Environmental lighting - basic, integral lighting, it can:

To move conveniently and safely

Define space

Make the space look bigger

By balancing the brightness of the surface in the field of vision, the space becomes more comfortable

General lighting objects and the surface of the lower light the room can create a feeling of warmth and intimacy, and illuminate the walls and ceiling of higher indirect lighting, make the space look more rational, quiet and spacious.

Focus lighting - lighting up special areas

The focus of the lighting will be additional light projected onto the selected objects and surfaces, resulting in additional attention. Focus lighting can catch the eye, with dramatic effect, arouse people's interest and add stimulus. It's like, "Hey, look at this! "

Working lighting - Lighting working face

Our work is to illuminate the lighting area: such as reading, writing, preparing food, laundry, games or hobbies. Writing and reading are generally required to provide sufficient and diffused light from the shoulders or sides. For the kitchen and hobby activities, a bunch of concentrated lighting from the top is usually the best.