8 Tips for Good Lighting Design
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Tips to help lighting designers to improve their lighting design capabilities. |
CLARIFY THE FUNCTION
Each lighting unit serves a particular priority function and depending on the intended use of space. Is it to create an ambient light for the living room? Is it to create task light to enlighten the areas where needs focus such as writing desk or an artwork on the wall? Or is it to define the character of the room with its decorative qualities?
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It is essential to note down the desired functions beforehand not to lose focus in the sea of endless potentials.
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Each space and task have their own requirements and listing all these requirements before starting to design can help designers stay on the right track.
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THINK ABOUT THE CHARACTER OF THE SPACE
Good lighting design has the power to effect and define the style and the personality of the space beyond the lighting functionality it serves. Therefore, it is important to consider the effect (dramatic, calm, focusing) that the designer want to create in the space and work your way toward your goal.
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Every space has different requirements and holds variety of potentials that the designer has to discover.
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DO NOT ONLY FOCUS ON THE PRODUCT BUT FOCUS ON THE EFFECT
Melanie Freundlich defines the common mistake when choosing the right fixture as focusing too much on the fixture itself rather than what it does to the space. It is also an important point to pay attention when designing a lighting product/space.
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LEARN TO TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS
There is no definite right or wrong in the world of design, and there will never be one right option to satisfy the requirements of the task you have in your hand.
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What you need to do is to try the possibilities and experiment it yourself and see the effect of light and its relation with the space and do not stuck with the one “solid right way” to do things.
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Do not hesitate to experiment because it is important for a designer to be able to adapt to the distinctive ways of doing things.
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EXPERIMENT WITH FORMS, SHAPES, ANGLES
Different forms and shapes, using different angles light sources can create effects beyond imagination.
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It is important for a lighting designer to experiment with the possibilities in order to understand the possible outcome of the decisions made. In cases where physical experimentation is not possible, computer based design and rendering programs can help.
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GO TO LIGHTING TRADE-SHOWS
Trade-shows can help lighting designers to observe the possibilities out there, different lighting effects and possible implementations on distinct surroundings.
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Trade-shows are great opportunities to observe new trends and showcase of other talented designers. It is essential for a lighting designer to be able to follow up with the innovations and work on continuous self-improvement.
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PROMOTE YOURSELF AND NEVER STOP NETWORKING
Like in any part of the creative industry, lighting designers should work on the promotion of their work and to network with people through the right channels. Lighting Associations can help lighting designers to create a network for themselves and find their place in the community.
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However, promotion is always more challenging than the networking as it requires the appropriate channels to reach the right audience.
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Lighting designers can benefit from the extensive and exclusive marketing and communication services provided by A’ Design Award to the winners of the A’ Design Award and Competition.
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Winners of A’ Design Award appears on related magazines, newspapers and websites which ensures the designer name is promoted with the right channels to the right audience.
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Another benefit of being A’ Design Award is for the networking opportunities that it provides at the Gala Night where hundreds of highly-skilled lighting designers, interior designers, architects and so many more gathered to share the success and the networking experience together.
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BENCHMARK YOURSELF
Knowing where you stand as a designer is a critical skill that would lead to advancement as a designer. It is not an easy task to observe what you lack as a designer on your own but taking part in design contests and bench-marking yourself with other competent lighting designers creates the opportunity to spot the points that needs improvement.
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A’ Design Award is a perfect tool for lighting designers for bench-marking themselves, improve their presentation and for being competitive and trying to do better.
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Image Credits
Mozaik system by Oppizzi Davide:
https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=64196
Globe Floor Lamp by Edoardo Colzani:
https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=60643
Being Lamp by Cecilia Pozzi:
https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=62529
Nimb by Eduard Zhegalin:
https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=60418
Mi-480 by Raza Zahid:
https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=60747
"Knitted" - Lighting Collection by Ariel Zuckerman:
https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=66820
Lotus Dome by Daan Roosegaarde:
https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=66657
Guilin by Kevin Chu:
https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=63833
Gates of Light by Daan Roosegaarde:
https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=66860
Faith Standing lamp by Attila Stromajer:
https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=59437 |
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lightingdesignaward.com/ |
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This article was added on Thursday, 8th of November, 2018 at 07.52 am by author 
