There has been a lot of research going on over at the JimOnLight.com World HQ - lots of video research, moving picture content, and just general shifting image stuff. The project will be monstrously enormous, to make up a modifier, but it's all in good fun.You have to see this - the video below is John Whitney's video, called "Catalogue," from 1961. Whitney was an animator who is considered by many to be the Father of Modern Computer Graphics.Here's another one, called Arabesque (from 1975):Imagine something like this projected over a whole city...
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Jim on Light is written by Jim Hutchison, Chief Design Consultant of Alive Lighting. Jim has several years of experience in the Entertainment Lighting industry. Jim is a member of USA Local 829.
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Nikola Tesla, A Genius Who Got Screwed By Edison
August 2nd, 2010 by Jim
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Awesome dude and entertainment lighting publicist Michael Eddy sent this video a few weeks ago about Nikola Tesla - and funny enough, I'm reading a biography of Edison right now, so I love the conflicting history! You have to take the three minutes and watch this video - you'll learn about Tesla today, and how awesome he was. You need to learn something new every day!The History of Nikola Tesla - a Short Story from Jeremiah Warren on Vimeo.Thanks, Michael!
bulbr, Meet the World!
May 21st, 2010 by Jim
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So, I have a surprise for you, everybody. Meet the new spot for people that love light to blog, network, and interact: it's bulbr!bulbr is now a public beta, and registration is open to everyone. Just keep in mind that we're still in beta, and always trying to make it better! Go sign up, talk with a lot of the people you know from Twitter, and get involved! I'm Jim on bulbr (real creative, I know), so go be my friend, wouldja?Follow this link to register yourself for bulbr!
Happy Fireworks and BBQ Meat!
July 3rd, 2009 by Jim
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Happy 4th, everybody! I hope your day is sunny, your beer is cold, and your meat is - well, barbecued!
News on Texas House Bill 2649 – Conference Committee Recommends LD Language Removal
May 31st, 2009 by Jim
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The Conference Committee on Texas House Bill 2649 met yesterday and recommended that the Senate language that would severely impact Lighting Designers in the state of Texas be removed. The Committee recommended that Sections 3, 5, and 6 of the bill be reverted to the House version of the bill, which contains no Lighting Designer provisions. Read the full report.Please be sure to write thank yous to the Senators and Representatives involved in this step of the fight against the Lighting Designer amendments in HB 2649. Be nice in your emails - be professional. Lighting Design is now on the ... Read More»
Digital Lightbox
May 16th, 2009 by Jim
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Doctors use such a simple concept to read x-ray imagery and other tests to diagnose what needs to be diagnosed - a light box. I just read about something called Digital Lightbox, employing the same backlit usefulness, but also turning that surface into a extra-large wall-mounted iPhone. Check this video out:I gotta ask my friend the ER doc what he thinks of this concept. What do medical professionals like? What's productive for you if you're someone who works in the field?I can't wait to see who comes up with an interactive lighting control surface for architectural and entertainment design - ... Read More»
HEY! I’m Giving Away Four Gigs of RAM!
May 4th, 2009 by Jim
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Another giveaway on JimOnLight.com - this time without a trivia question! I'm giving away a four gig, dual channel pair of OCZ high-performance RAM sticks - DDR2 PC2 6400 5-4-4@2.1V. These are 240-pin DIMMs, and run about $50 for the pair. Four gigs will certainly pep up your system! I upgraded to four gigs when I got WYSIWYG Perform, and it made all the difference.For this giveaway, all you gotta do is contact me through the contact form - you have until Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 11:59pm to do so. I am going to take a random winner from ... Read More»
Multiverse, by Leo Villareal
February 28th, 2009 by Jim
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Posted in Architectural Lighting, Designers, LEDs, Light Art, Lighting Art and Installations, Uncategorized
American lighting artist Leo Villareal has created a beautiful installation of LEDs and programming called Multiverse, located in the tunnel within the National Gallery of Art - you know, the big tunnel, about 200 feet long, escalators... very similar to the one lit by my friend Marcus Wuebker in the Detroit Airport. The lighting in the Detroit (McNamara Tunnel) is pretty amazing.From the video, so is Leo Villareal's tunnel installation. There are somewhere in the neighborhood of 41,000 LEDs in this installation - a beautiful work, and some beautiful programming. Watch the video below - I hope that it appears ... Read More»
The Rundle Lantern
February 23rd, 2009 by Jim
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Australian design firm Fusion has created a pretty awesome sight - a 1066 square meter, 748 panel lighting installation. Illuminated by LED strips, the Rundle Lantern (as it is called, being at the corner of Rundle and Pulteney streets in Adelaide) projects some pretty awesome animated sequences and big color. It's the front of a carpark!Check out a video or two, they're pretty great - the first has some chatter from people talking, FYI:Thanks, VJ.TV and Fubiz!
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