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[admin] Anthony Lingwood [Member] in response to: Irish LEDs in Green Lighting

[admin] Anthony Lingwood [Member] — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:15:37 +0000

Hi Patricia,
Although LED's have come on in leaps and bounds, there are still some issues to be wary of, in particular when it comes to colour rendering index (CRI). This was always the Achilles heel of LED's as far as designers are concerned, and as you pointed out, how colours look under this light can be hard to predict (if it was ever easy!). [CRI measures the ability of a light source to reveal the colours of an object - the higher the number the better, up to a maximum of 100.]

The earlier model (and lower quality) LED lamps were awful for CRI an gave off a very harsh light. But thankfully this is improving so try before you buy, and go for the highest CRI you can find. Also watch the correlated colour temperature (CCT), as this indicates whether the light will appear warm, intermediate, cool, and cold.

If possible get a demo from the suppliers, but always try to experience the light quality before committing to specifying for your projects. Sometimes this will involve taking your samples to the lighting suppliers showroom etc. but it is really important to take nothing for granted, and "see with your own eyes". There really is no substitute for examining the materials under the light source, just as you would examine the colours of a paint or fabric sample in the room they are intended for.

Patricia Davis Brown [Visitor] in response to: Irish LEDs in Green Lighting

Patricia Davis Brown [Visitor] — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:58:01 +0000

I enjoyed the article on LED lighting.I am a designer that does lighting design. I love the technology that the LED offers but, I am still having difficulty with the color it produces. It can change the color of mosaic tile, fabric etc. I would love any info you can pass on regarding improvement in color.

thought bubble ten [Visitor] in response to: All Art Is Quite Useless. And Design Too?

thought bubble ten [Visitor] — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 03:22:16 +0000

I've always enjoyed and admired Wilde's wit (and irony).

Design serves many purposes, I think. Functionality is just one of them. Satisfying a creative impulse is another. Communicating is yet another.

Personally, I feel that creative expression is our very nature. Sometimes that process dovetails with a need to value-add to society and that's when design can serve the dual purpose of creative expression and functionality.

Yep, thazzallfornow.

mobile website [Visitor] in response to: All Art Is Quite Useless. And Design Too?

mobile website [Visitor] — Tue, 25 May 2010 12:42:29 +0000

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[admin] Anthony Lingwood [Member] in response to: Alienating Interior Design

[admin] Anthony Lingwood [Member] — Sun, 16 May 2010 00:27:08 +0000

Thanks for your comment David.

Giger incorporated his love for all things strange and Gothic into his own work, and really, just superimposed vertebrae for the groins of a Gothic vaulted ceiling - all in his own inimitable style, of course!

I really enjoyed your blog, by the way, at http://quillcards.com

David Bennett [Visitor] in response to: Alienating Interior Design

David Bennett [Visitor] — Sat, 15 May 2010 22:39:31 +0000

The Giger museum is extraordinary. I have seen all the Alien films (hard to miss when they are repeated on TV so many times) and they are part of my interior universe now. So I don't know how I would have reacted to the Giger stuff if I had not seen Alien etc.

But his stuff is phenomenal, isn't it.

I can't make out whether the penultimate photo is of a meeting room or a cafe. I like the idea of picking chips off my plate with this thing arching over me, though.

[admin] Anthony Lingwood [Member] in response to: Design On Design Now On Facebook

[admin] Anthony Lingwood [Member] — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:35:14 +0000

Thanks jay.me.
With everything done in CAD these days, it's nice for a change to get inky fingers, leave the caps off a few Letraset markers, and do it the "old-fashioned" way ...

jay.me [Visitor] in response to: Design On Design Now On Facebook

jay.me [Visitor] — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:50:52 +0000

-really liked your freehand sketches on restaurant interior design =)