Celebrating Red, White and Blue The French Tricolour is one of 29 flags worldwide that use the classic red, white and blue – Countries With Red, White And Blue Flags. The semiotics of colour, or the way that colours convey meaning in culture, is a fascinating field. Red in national symbols has been traditionally associated with […]
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The IALD’s Enlighten Europe kicks off this Thursday afternoon with an open invitation to the Lighting Industry Resource Council meeting at the Zumtobel showroom in Islington. We’ve a rare chance to hear from the other side of the pond with Andrea Hartranft’s keynote on Friday morning. We’ll then be treated to a brilliant line-up covering
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Measuring the rainbow The only measure that really counts is how the light in a space makes you feel. But numbers can be useful too. Here’s a run-down of the main measures of brightness out there. Most relate to visual response. But the discovery of the ipRGCs have led to measures of non-visual response such as melanopic
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Rainbows under the radar Most of us take colour for granted. That’s a pity because your experience of a technicolour world is a piece of everyday magic, evolved over 65 million years ago and still holds the key to mental and physical health worth fighting for –Ancestral photoreceptor diversity as the basis of visual behaviour.
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Unravelling the rainbow Your brain can’t tell which wavelengths are coming out of a light source, just as you can’t always tell what ingredients went into a meal. But fascinating new research shows how specific components of our diet of light drive critical signalling pathways in real time. This has clear implications for the next
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People v planet? Delivering enough artificial light to meet the recommended level for circadian entrainment without glare uses up to 100% more energy than the legal minimum and demands more fittings – Energy impact of human health and wellness lighting recommendations for office and classroom applications Add the cost and carbon footprint of the upgrade. In tight
Energy savings and human-centric lighting, measuring daylight and training your brain… Read More »