Way back in ’23, I was trying to scrounge up some freelance design projects and pitched several architectural and decorative lighting manufacturers. It turned out to be a hot AI summer, where I generated ideas for over a dozen product … Continue reading hot AI summer, part 3: filamento
I’m optimistic that interior designers will embrace large-format, direct-view LED display walls as a fundamental new tool in their architectural placemaking. I don’t say that lightly: For countless years, interior designers have adamantly tried to hide any digital displays that … Continue reading will interior designers embrace digital walls?
Capturing a very interesting LinkedIn post I came across by Emile Rademeyer: VANDAL ▼ unveils world-first AI art for Lendlease, Darling Quarter North. Titled ‘Natural Rhythms of Australia’, AI ATELIER by VANDAL ▼ has unveiled a world-first, feature-length, generative AI digital art exhibition and … Continue reading AI atelier by vandal
I don’t know about you, but I find the vast majority of B2B marketing to be absolutely dreadful. Over and over again, I’ve found business organizations that are scared to put anything even remotely “negative” into their marketing or sales … Continue reading critique versus criticism
I’ve recently become quite enamored with a new term: IMAGE-BASED LIGHTING I heard the term mentioned in a recent conference presentation by Jeremy Hochman, Co-Founder of Megapixel (and my new boss!), in which Jeremy chronicled the evolution from ye-olde LED … Continue reading image-based lighting
A very interesting podcast episode from Peter Diamandis: The title for Diamandis’ YouTube is sensationalist but wrong. The future is not AI vs. Actors. The future is the Entire Global Population Using Technology to Entertain Themselves vs. The Hollywood Monopoly. … Continue reading hollywood versus the future
I’ve recently seen various designers sharing some “A.I. image per day” posts.That’s so cute! Like a “sketch a day” when I studied architecture in college or even a “dictionary word a day” when I was in elementary school! But I’m … Continue reading can you keep up with a.i.?
Immersive, large-format LED digital display walls will transform how we conceive of physical retail and hospitality projects. Architectural-scale LED displays and mesmerizing live-rendered motion graphics will envelope and captivate your guests. For literally 24+ years, I’ve been exploring what happens … Continue reading immersive digital walls
Chataigne is a free, open-source software being developed by Ben Kuper as a common tool for artists, technicians and developers who wish to use technology and synchronize software for shows, interactive installations or prototyping. Via Hackaday. Continue reading chataigne
The World Experience Organization posted a fantastic interview with author Joseph Pine discussing a concept called “the Money Value of Time” in experiential design. Do you think of time as a cost? Or do you picture time as revenue? In … Continue reading the money value of time
Check out this post on Dezeen for an interesting LED-infused eyemask design intended to help meditation. I have no idea regarding the mask’s effectiveness for its intended task in meditation, but the product photography is exceptionally beautiful – and more … Continue reading lightvision headset
Blender is an incredibly powerful open-source (and thereby totally free!) modelling, animation and rendering program. But for all that power, it has a rather steep learning curve. Fortunately, it has a massive community of folks churning out fantastic tutorials and … Continue reading lighting for beginners – via Blender
Here’s an interesting video that discusses the present-day (2021) reality of VR headsets. I find the concept of “pixel density per degree field of view” fascinating. You might want to skip to about 3:00 for the good stuff. The key … Continue reading why do VR games look bad? how to achieve VR in real life?
Actively designing the experience of time is the next great opportunity for architects, lighting designers and other design professions focused on the built environment. The PBS Youtube series “It’s Okay to Be Smart” has a fantastic primer on how the … Continue reading the perception of time in architecture
The U.S. Department of Energy’s SSL team has just launched a new L-Prize competition as a follow-up to the original LED lighting L-Prize competition from over a decade ago! With a total prize pool of $12.2m and a far more … Continue reading a new L-Prize!
Wow! I missed a big anniversary. Oops! Back in July, Lucept turned 10 years old! A fun little hobby blog looking at the incredibly specific and nerdy topic of “future trends in architectural lighting” has nevertheless accumulated 903 posts, 128,356 … Continue reading lucept is 10 years old!
Caspar is a startup focusing on learning/artificial intelligence systems for residential smarthome applications, especially for multi-unit residential developments. I definitely believe that lighting and other building systems need to become more automated, and the concept of a learning/auto-adjusting system fits … Continue reading caspar
Commonplace Studio is an Amsterdam-based design studio consisting of designer Jon Stam and hard- and software engineer Simon de Bakker. Stam and de Bakker are creating some very interesting concepts that integrate micro digital projectors into ceiling- and wall-luminaires to … Continue reading commonplace studio
Ledmotive is a Barcelona-based manufacturer of high-color fidelity LED lighting engines and control solutions. Ledmotive offers either 7 or 10 channels of light integrated into their light engines. Plus they complete the system with a nicely conceived spectrometer accessory for … Continue reading ledmotive
Any hard-core electrical engineers specialized in LED drivers reading this blog? If so, I would appreciate your input!!!! Until today, we were proudly a 100% LED-illuminated household. Unfortunately, I faced an enemy I could not slay: Two G4/12VAC lamps in … Continue reading defeated by G4 lamps, I retreat from 100% LED
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