Posts Tagged ‘KLAD’
Putting the pieces together
April 12, 2013
Justin Lange, editor at Projection Lights and Staging News invited Kevin to blog at Pro Lighting Space, Justin’s go to site for professional lighting designers, and lighting technicians. Thanks to Justin, and Pro Lighting Space, I am cross posting Kevin’s blog entries here. Putting the pieces together Over the past few weeks, I’ve mentioned, in the [...]
2013 | Architecture, Design Basics, Teaching, Theatre, VectorWorks, VWX Spotlight and Design | Tags: Architecture, design, drawing, KLAD, learn, lighting, Lighting Design, scenic design, set design, Theatre, tools, VectorWorks, writingComments (0)
Lightwright, Dropbox, and Vectorworks
April 4, 2013
I discuss the relationship between Lightwright and Vectorworks at length in Entertainment Design; Scenic, Lighting, and Sound, with Vectorworks Spotlight 2013.This is an important excerpt about good workflow, and avoiding Potential issues. Lightwright was developed by John McKernon and not by Nemetschek Vectorworks. The two work together to ensure a smooth workflow, but they are not one product, like [...]
2013 | VectorWorks, VWX Spotlight and Design | Tags: KLAD, Lighting Design, lightwright, Theatre, VectorWorksComments (0)
Vectorworks Spotlight Lighting Device Preferences
April 1, 2013
Justin Lange, editor at Projection Lights and Staging News invited Kevin to blog at Pro Lighting Space, Justin’s go to site for professional lighting designers, and lighting technicians. Thanks to Justin, and Pro Lighting Space, I am cross posting Kevin’s blog entries here. Vectorworks Spotlight Lighting Device Preferences So you have a Rep Plot and [...]
2013 | Architecture, Teaching, VectorWorks, VWX Spotlight and Design | Tags: Architecture, design, drawing, KLAD, learn, lighting, Lighting Design, scenic design, set design, tools, VectorWorksComments (0)
A Great Way to Learn Vectorworks
March 28, 2013
A Great Way to Learn Vectorworks This is shameless self promotion, but I wouldn’t do that if I didn’t think it would help people. Last Week, Nemetschek Vectorworks announced the publication of the second edition of my book:Entertainment Design; Scenic, Lighting and Sound, with Vectorworks Spotlight 2013. Second Edition. This volume is about 40 pages longer than [...]
2013 | Architecture, Design Basics, Teaching, VectorWorks, VWX Spotlight and Design | Tags: Architecture, design, designer, drawing, KLAD, learn, lighting, Lighting Design, research, scenic design, set design, sets, Television, Theatre, tools, TV, VectorWorks, writingComments (0)
Good, but sad nonetheless…
March 27, 2013
It was a movie theater, it was used for performance, now it’s a bookstore… in Buenos Aires. This ain’t no Barnes & Noble from out on the highway. The is El Ateneo Grand Splendid. This a temple to the power of the written word in much the way Scribner’s was in
2013 | Architecture, From the Road | Tags: adventures, design, environment, KLAD, Lighting DesignComments (0)
Been There, Done That
March 21, 2013
I bookmark things and keep them together as ideas I want to blog about. Of course, that file gets a bit messy and work always gets in the way of blogging. I looked through that file today and found this post by Modernus about And Bob’s Your Uncle Lighting. Some crazy, wonderful, fun stuff. What’s [...]
2013 | Fashion, Industrial Design | Tags: design, environment, KLAD, Lighting Design, set designComments (0)
Before there were color charts, or why we love Benjamin Moore
March 20, 2013
We first saw this scene watching the video of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Some time back, Design and Desire in the Twentieth Century posted this seminal clip. We bring it to you here. Before there were large paint companies, like Benjamin Moore, there were small, local paint manufacturers. Parr Paint was my local [...]
2013 | Architecture, Design Basics, The Work | Tags: color, design, KLAD, Lighting Design, set design, Theatre, TVComments (0)
The English Tea Kettle–It’s for Coffee
March 11, 2013
It’s a simple choice. These English Tea Kettles boil water faster than anything else. Worth the investment, we’ve had the model designed for an electric stove and the model designed for a gas burner. Of course, gas is better. In either case, the morning hcallenge is to get the beans ground and the coffee service [...]
2013 | From the Road, Gastronauting, The Studio | Tags: adventures, KLAD, Lighting Design, set design, VectorWorksComments (0)
The Elixir of Design
March 8, 2013
Well, one of them. Scotch is required as well, but the day starts and the creative juices of set and lighting designers begin to flow with the application of coffee. Good coffee, not that crap from a national chain or a diner. With all due respect to diners. Now, we’re coffee snobs, we travel with [...]
2013 | Gastronauting, The Studio, The Work, VectorWorks | Tags: cocktails, design, KLAD, Lighting Design, set design, VectorWorksComments (0)
Time for student Lighting Designers to Show Off!
February 12, 2013
This year, as last, Kevin Lee Allen will be one of the judges for the iSquint/Stage Directions Student Lighting Design Competition (SLDC). In the video below, he discusses some of the things he will be looking for from the various entries. Sweet scarf, right? iSquint.net, Stage Directions Magazine, Nemetschek Vectorworks, City Theatrical and Field Template [...]
2013 | Theatre, VectorWorks, VWX Spotlight and Design | Tags: KLAD, Lighting Design, lightwright, Theatre, VectorWorksComments (0)
Some designers are just crazy
February 6, 2013
or maybe ignorant, despite years of education and practice. As Lighting Designers, we should agree here, but as designers, we just don’t think you can reject most of the elements of design. Sorry. Saw this piece at Dezeen this morning. Then tossed it off and had to go hunting for the post in order to [...]
2013 | Architecture, set design critique | Tags: Architecture, design, designer, KLAD, Lighting DesignComments (1)
I can shutter a PAR Can
January 29, 2013
Here’s our resident expert having a little fun with Vectorworks Tweet
2013 | The Studio, The Work, VectorWorks | Tags: KLAD, lighting, set design, VectorWorksComments (0)
Vintage Office Supplies!
January 7, 2013
The family fortune was made and lost in the typewriter and stationery business, Maybe that’s why we love this stuff. It’s certainly ancillary to the set and lighting design business, and now so much is antiquated, but still. We do need some of these items from time to time, but paperless is the way we [...]
2013 | Industrial Design, Inspiration | Tags: design, designer, KLAD, Lighting Design, scenic design, set designComments (1)
aaah, New Year’s Eve…
December 31, 2012
of course, there should be some sparkle in every evening. May 2013 sparkle and shine for everyone. Tweet
2012 | Art for Art's Sake, Fashion, The Work | Tags: art, design, KLAD, lighting, Lighting Design, scenic design, set designComments (0)
Scare away the demons…
December 25, 2012
Not sure where or when we heard this legend, but it’s a good one, so we indulge. We do like to indulge. It is said that there should be a devil on every tree, to scare away the demons and welcome the good. This is ours. Tweet
2012 | Art for Art's Sake, The Work | Tags: art, design, happiness, Happy Hour, KLAD, Lighting Design, set designComments (0)
In the spirit of the season…
December 24, 2012
from our studio to yours. Tweet
2012 | Holiday Gift Guide, Inspiration, The Work | Tags: design, elegant, KLAD, Lighting Design, scenic design, set designComments (0)
Holiday Gift Guide for Lighting Designers-1
November 20, 2012
Stage Lighting Super Saturday is just around the corner. There is an early bird registration price, perfect for the Lighting Designers in your life holiday gifts. I’ll be speaking about Vectorworks, Ken Billington is Keynoting and Richard Pilbrow will be sharing his secrets. There is a full day of speakers and hands on experience with [...]
2012 | Architecture, The Studio, The Work, VectorWorks, VWX Spotlight and Design | Tags: KLAD, Lighting Design, Theatre, tools, TV, VectorWorksComments (0)
Vectorworks 2013is now en Español!
November 19, 2012
Nemetschek Vectorworks has announced the release of the Spanish-language version of Vectorworks 2013 Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks. The Spanish-language version will be available throughout the Americas, the Caribbean and Spain. A press release with more information is here. There is also an online event today highlighting the new features of Vectorworks 2013, [...]
2012 | The Studio, VectorWorks | Tags: design, KLAD, Lighting Design, set design, Television, Theatre, VectorWorksComments (0)
We’ve been too busy working with Vectorworks 2013 to write about Vectorworks 2013
November 12, 2012
It’s always exciting around here when Nemetschek Vectorworks announces a new release of our favorite set design and lighting design software. Of course, we’ve been beta testing that software and working with all of the great new features since May, but we can’t talk about the new tools until the software is announced. Well, now [...]
2012 | Television, The Studio, The Work, Theatre, VectorWorks | Tags: KLAD, Lighting Design, set design, Television, Theatre, tools, VectorWorksComments (0)
The Dark is not really good for Lighting Designers.
November 9, 2012
Admittedly, a blackout should be a blackout, but that’s on a stage or in a studio. Lighting Design is about control. Storm Sandy and Athena were about their control, not OUR control. That’s just wrong. Did you miss us? We have been remiss in blogging. For the most part, we have been working, in tech, [...]
2012 | The Work | Tags: KLAD, Lighting Design, set designComments (0)
The Master…
October 13, 2012
Yes, Frank Lloyd Wright was a genius, his building Marvel and Inspire. He was also a fashion plate. But the renderings, no matter who actually did them… Tweet
2012 | Architecture, Inspiration | Tags: Architecture, design, elegant, Inspiration, KLAD, Modernism, scenic design, set designComments (0)
Set Design Happens….
September 25, 2012
In a BBQ joint during lunch, we designed a set for a musical. We were having our initial meeting with the director, and in between getting to know each other and looking over menus, we began to discuss the show. Luckily, the restaurant provided something to draw on, and Kevin quickly took advantage. When the [...]
2012 | Events, From the Road, Humor, The Studio, The Work | Tags: adventures, design, designer, drawing, Inspiration, KLAD, Lighting Design, research, scenic design, set design, sets, TheatreComments (0)
About that cocktail napkin sketch….
August 14, 2012
Designers have to find ways to communicate with clients across a broad spectrum of industries. The default way many of us do that is by quickly sketching out an idea on whatever blank surface is within reach. As in many aspects of life, business is often conducted in a social setting, over a drink, a [...]
2012 | Art for Art's Sake, Happy Hour, Humor, Inspiration, The Studio | Tags: adventures, cocktails, design, designer, drawing, drinks, Inspiration, KLAD, pens, scenic design, set designComments (0)
Cool Tool for the Traveling Set Designer
August 2, 2012
Our KLAD studio is tricked out with the tools a set designer in the 21st century needs to be on top of the game. However, no matter how great Skype is, or how much the internet helps streamline research, or how powerful Vectorworks is, we still have to take our show on the road. We [...]
2012 | Architecture, From the Road, Industrial Design, The Studio, Theatre, VectorWorks | Tags: Architecture, design, designer, drawing, Inspiration, KLAD, scenic design, set design, Theatre, VectorWorksComments (0)
The simple joy of research
July 27, 2012
Research is, as anyone who reads this blog knows, a critical part of our work as set and lighting designers. Research is inspirational. We are generally excited when research bring a new idea to any project. Sometimes we find new materials, in this case a motif we had not considered. We’re working on a production [...]
2012 | The Work, Theatre, VectorWorks | Tags: design, KLAD, Lighting Design, scenic design, set design, Theatre, VectorWorksComments (0)
KLAD’s Pop-Up Progress
June 5, 2012
Our Times Square pop-up installation is cruising along, we’re putting on the finishing touches and developing our production/installation schedule. Here’s a rough floor plan and a doctored rendering, I did some really bad photoshop on the rendering so that I can unveil the project in the coming weeks. Anyone care to take a guess on what [...]
2012 | Architecture, Events, The Studio, The Work, Theatre, VectorWorks, VWX Spotlight and Design | Tags: adventures, Architecture, color, design, drawing, KLAD, lighting, Lighting Design, scenic design, set design, Theatre, VectorWorksComments (0)
70′s Biker Culture and Design
May 31, 2012
I remember seeing choppers on the road when traveling in the 70′s and I recall discovering Easyriders magazine. I must not go to the right news stand, as I haven’t seen the publication in years. I’m glad it’s still around. I have a painting based on a chrome backrest I saw published. Great set design [...]
2012 | From the Road, Inspiration | Tags: adventures, design, Film, KLAD, researchComments (0)
KLAD’s Latest Pop up – It’s all Set Design
May 15, 2012
We’re really excited about one of our latest projects - a pop-up in Times Square. Its happening very soon, so keep checking back, I’ll be posting photos of the process and progress. Here’s the shot of the raw space, taken during our first meeting and initial site survey. Tweet
2012 | Architecture, The Studio, The Work, Theatre, VectorWorks | Tags: adventures, Architecture, color, design, designer, drawing, KLAD, Lighting Design, scenic design, set design, sets, TheatreComments (0)
Backstage with the Set Designers
April 25, 2012
Lights! Camera! Action! Commercial production is not for the faint of heart. We ride roller coasters on a sea of constant change, sometimes remixing, reinventing and re-imagining sets and scenes as we’re shooting. Since we can’t promote our work until well after it airs, we don’t always post about our day to day work. As I’m [...]
2012 | Events, Film, Television, The Studio, The Work, Uncategorized | Tags: art direction, commercials, design, Inspiration, KLAD, live, Living well, Montell, production design, scenic design, set design, sets, Television, tommie copperComments (0)
Pre-Visulization is Key. Vectorworks and Cinema 4D announce 2nd annual Rendering Competition
April 20, 2012
It has always been critical communication and story telling for set and lighting designers to communicate there ideas visually to directors, producers and other collaborators. When this communication was done fully or primarily in traditional media; sketches and physical models, that need was still critical. Now, we have new, and constantly evolving computer based tools [...]
2012 | Teaching, Television, The Studio, The Work, Theatre, VectorWorks, VWX Spotlight and Design | Tags: design, KLAD, lighting, NYC, set design, sets, Television, Theatre, tools, TV, VectorWorksComments (0)
Kitchen Design is always Set Design, but this one, or these, especially…
April 17, 2012
Well, of course, every kitchen is a set, and every kitchen requires great lighting, ideally real and artificial. In this case, just artificial. Like most all of our projects, we can’t discuss the client or the use until long after the work has been built, filmed, edited, and aired. At least for film and television. [...]
2012 | Television, The Work, VectorWorks | Tags: Architecture, design, green, Happy Hour, KLAD, lighting, Lighting Design, Modernism, scenic design, set design, sets, VectorWorksComments (0)
Line, Form, Mass, we love dramatic design
April 13, 2012
As set designers and modernists, we love the dramatic use of the elements of design. We love to force or fool the eye. It’s part of the job, making a space feel differently than it really is to the eye, or the camera, or both. Unlike architects who HAVE to deal with the sun we [...]
2012 | Television, The Studio, The Work, Theatre | Tags: Architecture, design, KLAD, Lighting Design, Modernism, scenic design, set design, Television, TheatreComments (0)
Someone else took my Spring Break vacation!?!
April 10, 2012
The other day, I posted about Miami Modern and how my Spring Break trips to Florida with my family had helped to shape my aesthetic as a set and lighting designers, as well as a person. Well, nice weather and great minds reminiscing alike, Retronaut and Vintage Everyday both posted photographer Tom Reavis‘ great images [...]
2012 | Architecture, From the Road, Inspiration | Tags: adventures, design, KLAD, lighting, research, scenic design, set design, TheatreComments (0)
I remember when MiMo didn’t have a name…
April 3, 2012
…it was just architecture, or more directly, and simply, the buildings. Not even that really, as I didn’t yet have a set designer’s vocabulary or a lighting designer’s appreciation for the way the sun, and neon lit the sculpted facades. Well, maybe the neon, who doesn’t love neon. These are the things that make up [...]
2012 | Architecture, From the Road, Inspiration | Tags: adventures, Architecture, color, colour, design, designer, KLAD, Lighting Design, Modernism, set designComments (0)
What the Plus! Google+ for the Rest of Us, by Guy Kawasaki
March 29, 2012
We’ve been a bit confounded by Google+ even though we have begun to explore and experiment with the newish social media service. There are things we like and things we don’t like. It has remained a bit of a mystery, at least until Guy Kawasaki reached out to see if we would review his new [...]
