Introduction Flashcards
What does NCQLP stand for?
National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professional
What does IALD stand for?
International Association of Lighting Designers
What does PLD-A stand for?
Professional Lighting Design Association
What does IESNA stand for?
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
Examples of lighting as “mood”
Active vs. Relaxed
Intimate vs. Clinical
Examples of lighting as instruction
Way Finding
Location / Geography
Time of Day
Where should you start in the lighting design process?
By identifying the controllable aspects of light.
What are the controllable aspects of light?
1.Intensity of Light
2. Color of Light
3.Texture of Light
Bright vs. Dark is an example of what controlable aspect of light?
Intensity of Light
Cool vs. Warm is an example of what controlable aspect of light?
Color of Light
Diffuse vs. Directional is an example of what controlable aspect of light?
Texture of Light
An instinct meaning light responding is named?
Phototropism
If we control light, we control?
How people feel
How people perceive a space
Where people go
What are the basic types of light
- Natural & Hybrid
- Artifical
What was the first “public utility” when it comes to light
Gas lamps in London
How was light created?
Sir Humphry Davy. using battery of 2,000 cells to heat sticks of charcoal
Who developed the incadesecent carbon filaments?
Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan
When was the incadesecent (filament) lamps invented?
1880
____ is a form of energy that is part of the electromagnetic spectrum visible to the human eye
Light
_____ the source of light
Lamp
_____ the fixture, including electrical connnection, housing, filters/ lenses and lamp
Luminare
_____ is a unit for measruing the quantity of light emmitted by a light source
Lumen (lm)
Light level or _____ that falls on a surface can also be measured in footcandles or lux
illuminance
_____ is a unit of illuminace equal to the amount of light that falls on a surface in a one-foot radius
Footcandle (fc)
____ is the international system of units (si) unit of illuminance
Lux (lx)
