The articles here have been written by members of the design team. Some have been published in various journals, others form the core to talks and lectures given over the last several years. Please fell free to refer to these and use them giving credit to the authors and KSLD. We are also glad to hear any opinions and commentary you may have on the content. ... click on a headline to view article
William Landall-Mills of Synovate talks to Kevan Shaw on the 26th March 2008. They discuss Kevan's background, Kevan's approach to Lighting Design and talk in detail about some recent KSLD projects.
During my career as a concert lighting designer I came across many problems attempting to balance different colours and intensities in lighting scenes. I found myself trying to understand the relationships between the apparent brightness of different lights on the stage which could not be reconciled by either the wattage of the lamps or transmission factors of the colour media used ...
Christmas trees are one of the survivors of Pagan belief and ceremonial surrounding celebrations of the winter solstice which have been incorporated in the Christian festival of Christmas and the Scottish festival of New Year. The symbolism of the evergreen tree representing the growth and life of the spring, the decoration with candles representing sun light and baubles representing gifts to the gods to bring the ...
Descriptions of light, visual or otherwise, play a key role in the presentation of lighting designs. The visual image bridges language barriers and allows some understanding of what the lighting may become. However successful a representation of light may be it is important to recognise who one is presenting to and what effect the image has upon their perception of the light. This paper will use examples from the visual arts ...