I can talk about lighting theory and ideas for hours (just ask my former students), but all my lighting knowledge can be encapsulated in a single piece of delicious Red Velvet Cake. If you read just one post on this blog, or remember just one idea, I hope this will be the one. Red Velvet […]
Category: Design Theory
The Nature of Light: Starry Night
The Starry Night Theory I’m not a historian, so I have no idea how long humans existed with the sun, moon, and stars as our only sources of light before someone figured out how to keep a flame. I do know that it was a long time, and we got used to living our lives […]
The Nature of Light: The Sunny Day
In the introductory post, we discovered a new way to talk about light. Why am I so confident in this approach to lighting your home? Because it has been tested for thousands of years by billions of people, every time the sun comes out. I call it the Sunny Day Theory, and pair it with […]
The Language of Light
Professional lighting designers have a secret language. We use our coded language to streamline our conversations with other insiders, and like a secret handshake that lets us identify other members of our inner circle. Outside of that circle, the language is utter nonsense. “I would love to find an LED with a 3000K-1600K variable CCT […]