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What the #$%& is Amber Drift? [Infographic]

Posted by Jim - March 2, 2012 - Education, JimOnLight.com, Lighting Design, Lighting Discussion, Science of Light
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A few months ago, I received an email from a reader about explaining the phenomenon of Amber Drift.  I was feeling froggy, so I figured I'd make an infographic to attempt to give a simple explanation to this phenomenon.  Happy FRIDAY! If you click on the image, it'll open up in its original large size [...]

Read More amber drift, infographic, JimOnLight, Lighting Science

55,000 LEDs Make A Cathedral

Posted by Jim - February 10, 2012 - architainment, artists, Celebrations of Light, Festivals, Light Art, Light Art Openings, Lighting Design
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Jeff Waful initially posted this on Twitter from Colossal Design, but I can't not repost.  This thing is spectacular, even the pictures make it look like it was a spiritual sight. First, check out this quick video of the cathedral – this entire thing was for the 2012 Lichtfestival in Ghent, Belgium.  The cathedral kinda [...]

Read More architainment, awesome, Belgium, cathedral, Ghent, Lichtfestival, Light Art

FROM JAM CRUISE 10: Waful and Kuroda Trip the Light Fantastic

Posted by Jim - February 6, 2012 - artists, Concert Production, Designers, Industry News, Industry Professionals, Just Plain AWESOME., Lighting Design, Lighting Discussion, Lighting for Enjoyment!
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So Jeff sent me this yesterday.  I then promptly stood up, stretched my legs and arms, and tried to kick myself right in the ass for missing the opportunity to see this happen live.  DAMN YOU, REAL LIFE! For those of you not in the know, Jeff Waful is the lighting designer for Umphrey's McGee, [...]

Read More chris kuroda, discussion, Jam Cruise 10, Jefferson, Jefferson Waful

Should YOU Join United Scenic Artists Local 829?

Posted by Jim - January 12, 2012 - Designers, Lighting Design, Lighting Discussion, Lighting Organizations, Unions and Organizations
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I just read an absolutely outstanding article on joining United Scenic Artists Local 829, written by Andrew Griffin, @afgld on Twitter.  I myself am a United Scenic Artists Local 829 member, in the category of Lighting Designer, of course!  I mean, I know I'm well-known for my illustrious costume designs for RuPaul and all, but [...]

Read More Andrew Griffin, Designers, union, United Scenic Artists Local 829, USA829

A Quick New Years' Eve Lighting Story

Posted by Jim - January 5, 2012 - artists, Concert Production, Designers, Industry Professionals, JimOnLight.com, JimOnLight.com Community, Just Plain AWESOME., Lighting Design, Lighting for Enjoyment!, Video
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Happy New Year, everybody – as always, sh*t is kicking here at the Light Associated Media, LLC headquarters in Oklahoma City – soon to be relocating to Toronto, Ontario!  I can't tell you why just yet, but it's coming.  And it's awesome. But that's not what this is about, this post is about an awesome [...]

Read More 2012, concerts, Jefferson Waful, JimOnLight.com, NYE, Ocean Billy, Umphrey's McGee, Video

MA Lighting's USB onPC Command Wing for grandMA2

Posted by Jim - December 19, 2011 - Consoles, Lighting Design, Lighting Technology
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This was something that is just too perfectly timed not to catch my attention – I'm looking into using my wysiwyg Perform into a pre-visualization studio for myself (and perhaps others), and the two consoles I wanna run are the Road Hog Full Boar and the grandMA. Translation from Jim to English:  the two consoles I [...]

Read More console, GrandMA, grandMA2, MA Lighting, onPC, playback, Programming, USB

Jeff Waful, Huey Lewis, and "The Umphreys" – Jeff Waful +1 Episode 2

Posted by Jim - December 8, 2011 - Concert Production, Designers, Festivals, Industry News, Industry Professionals, Interviews, Just Plain AWESOME., Lighting Design
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Oh please – stop doing whatever it is you're doing and watch this video.  Jeff Waful, the lighting designer for Umphrey's McGee (and a f*cking cool guy, taboot) has another episode of his stellar concert industry interview show Jeff Waful +1 on the Relix Magazine website, and after Warren Haynes on the first episode, he [...]

Read More concert lighting, Huey Lewis, Huey Lewis and the News, Interviews, Jeff Waful, Jeff Waful +1, Umphrey's McGee

.PSLAB and "Streetlights" Shines in Berlin

Posted by Jim - December 1, 2011 - architainment, Architectural Lighting, artists, Designers, Fixtures, Industry News, Industry Professionals, Interior Design and Lighting, Lighting and the Human Element, Lighting Art and Installations, Lighting Design
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One of my favorite lighting design firms, .PSLAB out of Beirut (and Stuttgart now too!), had an excellent installation last month in Berlin that needs some attention!  .PSLAB has had lots of projects covered here on JimOnLight.com, frankly because they have a lot of awesome projects!  This new one is no exception.  It debuted in [...]

Read More artists, Designers, Germany, PSLAB, Qubique, Streetlights

A Study of Body and Light, Part Two

Posted by Jim - August 16, 2011 - artists, Designers, Inspired!, JimOnLight.com, Lighting and the Human Element, Lighting Design, Lighting for Dance
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Part Two of my series with choreographer/production manager Kathryn A. Dicken is ready for the web!  If you've not seen Part One of A Study of Body and Light, Part One , check it out, too! What we're trying to do to get the school year started is to get students' minds bending around things [...]

Read More A Study of Body and Light, art, dance, dance lighting, dancing, jim hutchison, Kathryn A. Dicken, Light Art, videography

Part L of the Building Regulations Code in the United Kingdom – A Mini EISA Scenario?

Posted by Jim - July 18, 2011 - architects, Architectural Lighting, Civil and Infrastructure Lighting, Environmentally Friendly Design, Industrial, Industry News, Industry Professionals, Interior Design and Lighting, Interviews, JimOnLight.com, Lighting and the Environment, Lighting and the Human Element, Lighting Design, Lighting Discussion, Lighting Organizations, Policy and Legislation, Political HooHaa, Standards and Compliance
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Here at JimOnLight.com, sense is trying to be made of the current labyrinth (movie starring Jennifer Connolly and David Bowie) that is the Energy Independence and Safety Act (EISA).  As we dig deeper and deeper into a piece of legislation that could actually do some good if it wasn't so heavily balanced on income, news of some [...]

Read More civil lighting, confusion, legislation, PART L, UK Building Regulations
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