If you’re tuned in to Twitter, you should be following William Gibson, the brilliant writer who gave us the term “cyberspace” and has written some of my favorite books, including Neuromancer and The Difference Engine. His insights and commentary can be found @GreatDismal. If you’re not on twitter, get there now. Even if you never [...]
Your house looks like a set! exclaimed Mark Kruger as he stepped into the foyer of our home, a Mid Century Modern designed and built by Arthur Rigolo, a renowned schools architect, as his private home in 1952. When I first walked into the double height entrance gallery, I knew this would be my home, [...]
We’ve certainly used SMALL 3D printers for producing complex set design model structures, but this is technology that could revolutionize what is possible to build. Or what is affordable to build. And they want to use it to build a Moon Base! 3D printing technology builds up layers of material (sand) and glue. It can [...]
Time to make Lemonade. We went to bed last night shortly after an unidentified thump in the midst of a hurricanesque Nor’Easter. This morning we awoke to find one of our major oak trees more horizontal than vertical. Actually, totally horizontal, just pushed over by the wind. Amazingly, aside from the loss of the tree [...]
Of course I selected this image. We’re fans. I’ve been meaning to blog about this for some time. creativebits discussed using gradients in logos, well, almost a year ago. It never occurred to me that staying current with technology was an issue. Sure, when I learned about Graphic Design full color printing was an expensive [...]
I haven’t been using Photoshop for 20 years, but close. My first version was 2.0. My friend Chris Klug suggested that Photosop and (then) Fractal Design Painter (now Corel Painter) would change the way I make art. He was right, as usual. Undo with an airbrush is an unbelievable technical advance. Of course, that does [...]
As Set Designers, we do a lot of research. It is and has to be something that we love. Learning is good. We do research for specific projects and we do general research everyday. It makes the morning reading more interesting and positive. We look for trends and ideas. We look for the next big [...]
“ A momentous moment indeed. Congrats and full steam ahead. Friday cocktails post needs to be something sparkly and unforgettable” – Theresa DeLucia We’re celebrating here at KLAD, and what better was to get into the spirit than with a sparkly champagne cocktail. This Pomegranate Sparkler is one of my favorites. A breeze to make, [...]
The KLAD blog just had its 10,000th visitor! Wow, we are humbled and amazed. A great big thank you to all of our friends, old and new who have supported KLAD through the years and helped us get the blog up and running in April. I especially want to thank Chris Klug, a brilliant, insightful [...]
Color is used in many different ways. At KLAD, when we design a set for television, we choose colors that respond well to general studio lighting, cameras, and flatter skin tones. Depending on what show is shot on the set, we will incorporate colors that speak to the genre. For example, when we designed a [...]