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DraftSight: A Free CAD Software for Your DWG Files

A college buddy sent me a note about DraftSight, a CAD software title for both the Mac and PC.  I have not downloaded or even touched the software as there are a number of things on my plate right now.  But the title on the DraftSight webpage struck me… DraftSight: Free CAD Software * for [...]

Rosco Announces Wedding Gobo Design Website

On what is typically the most romantic day of the year and when most people pop the big question, Rosco announces their brand new Wedding Gobo Design Website.  Perfect planning guys! Rosco Labs has created a website that allows the “Bridezilla” to design her own custom gobo to project what ever she wants from selections [...]

Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show: Missing Lights?

The biggest sporting event in the United States is over… ALL HAIL THE PACKERS!  Yes, I am a packers fan, if you didn’t know.  Boy oh boy do I wish I was back in the home land right now.  I hear Wisconsin is going crazy! So did you survive the game?  I personally had a [...]

Student Design Competition Resource – On Stage Lighting’s Spotlight Tutorials

Hey Students, Looking for some help on your design project for the Student Design Competition? A good friend, educator, designer and fellow blogger, Rob Sayer from On Stage Lighting has put together a great series of screen cast to help guide you through the design process with Vectorworks Spotlight.  Albeit 2010, many of the examples [...]

Hemsley Internship in Lighting 2011

The Hemsley Lighting Programs has announced that the open call for applicants to the 2011 internship program has begun. The Hemsley internship is open to Bachelor and Masters of Fine Arts graduates in lighting design (current students are not accepted). Applications for the 28th annual Hemsley Internship Program with the Lincoln Center Festival, the New [...]

The Student Design Competition is Officially OPEN

Yup, it is January 28th.  That means that the student design competition is open!  While the competition just started, I don’t expect many students to start submitting their design work right now.  I highly recommend taking your time, you have almost all of spring semester!  Heck, the competition doesn’t close until April 15th.  That doesn’t [...]

Benghiat Lighting Releases Savvy Symbol Key Plug-in for Vectorworks

Check it out all you Vectorheads, Joshua Benghiat has release another plug-in tool for Vectorworks called Savvy Symbol Key.  No, by using the Savvy Symbol Key you don’t automatically gain coolness points or extra savvyness, but you will work smarter. The Savvy Symbol Key plug-in object quickly creates an accurate, customizable key to instrumentation.  The [...]

The Need For Sustainable Lighting Design for the Performing Arts

No artist, no creator can endeavor to continue their craft knowing they are contributing to the end of all things.

The Living Christmas Tree – Riverdale Baptist Church

I love the holiday season! The cold crisp air, the festive mood that everyone is in and of course the LIGHTS! driving down my block each night coming home is always a treat to see the houses lite up to celebrate the season.  Then there are the houses that put their lights to music and [...]

Cast Software Releases WYSIWGY R26 TOMORROW, 12/15/2010

Get your previsualization self ready.  Cast Software is preparing to release WYSIWYG R26 tomorrow, December 15, 2010!  If you are already a member, you can head over to the Members Only section of Cast Software’s web site and get it now! More from Cast Software: wysiwyg R26 is really virtually real, and this is a [...]

Events: Super Saturday – Save Even MORE on Registration

Are you on the right coast?  Drop all your plans January 22nd and head to New York, IT’S SUPER SATURDAY! No, it is not the Super Bowl, or the Super Heavy Weight Fight of the Year, it’s the Saturday when Lighting Designers, Professionals and enthuses come together to talk, share, learn and celebrate the best [...]

Review: Field Templates RULES! English Metric & Striplight Placemat Templates

People say that the old world charms are losing out to technology in this day and age of computers and the internet. It is faster and easy these days to shoot off a quick email, text or tweet to a person to say thank you or convey a message. What use to be the standard [...]