Posts Tagged ‘set design’
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)
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)
Oh, How I Hate DXF Files and How To Make Them Suck Less
March 29, 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. Oh, How I Hate DXF files and How To Make Them Suck [...]
2013 | Architecture, Teaching, VectorWorks, VWX Spotlight and Design | Tags: Architecture, design, drawing, learn, lighting, Lighting Design, scenic design, set design, 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)
Hot Location, Cool Hotel.
March 25, 2013
It’s not a Kimpton, but we’d stay at the The Saguaro Hotel in Palm Springs. These folks are not afraid of color, and the space seems to celebrate the desert, and Palm Springs Modernism. The Saguaro interior and exterior are a riot of bold color that pays homage to the swinging midcentury vibe of this desert [...]
2013 | Architecture, From the Road | Tags: art, color, design, environment, Inspiration, Lighting Design, Modernism, set 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)
Entertainment Design: Scenic, Lighting, and Sound, with Vectorworks 2013 has arrived!
March 12, 2013
Actually, it arrived a couple of weeks ago, but we’ve been too busy designing to take a breath and really start to talk about the new book. Second Edition, expanded to cover the new features in Vectorworks Spotlight 2013, including an section on Sound Design. This books is over 40 pages longer than the first [...]
2013 | The Studio, VectorWorks, VWX Spotlight and Design | Tags: design, Lighting Design, set design, Television, Theatre, VectorWorksComments (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)
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)
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
January 15, 2013
We visited a similar structure in Rome. Clearly this is neither The Mall at Short Hills or Dadeland. Yes it is an enclosed retail experience, but the comparison ends there. The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan is a covered double arcade formed of two glass-vaulted arcades at right angles intersecting at an octagon. The [...]
2013 | Architecture, Inspiration | Tags: Architecture, design, Inspiration, Lighting Design, set designComments (0)
A London Must See
January 11, 2013
When in Rome… well, when in London, one must experience the Bard as close to the original as possible. Here’s a way to experience the original set and lighting design. Trey Ratcliff lives a strange, unplanned, and unexpected life of photography and adventure. He blogs about that life and his stunning HDRI photography here. According to [...]
2013 | Art for Art's Sake, From the Road, Theatre | Tags: adventures, Architecture, Lighting Design, set design, VectorWorksComments (0)
We’ve done this, differently, but…
January 10, 2013
Another Jaw Dropping Design, similar in concept to a retail store design we created on Broadway. We have to love the modernist appeal and simplicity of the interior of the Albert Reichmuth Wine Store in Zurich. A design that makes complete sense and captures the product. The Swiss design firm OOS created the interior. Apparently the [...]
2013 | Architecture, Inspiration, Restaurant Design, set design critique | Tags: Architecture, design, drinks, Inspiration, set design, TheatreComments (0)
Jaw Dropping Design, perhaps not for the purist
January 9, 2013
Recently discovered a series of posts entitled Jaw Dropping Design. We do not, of course, agree with every opinion. Or each other, from time to time. As designers, that’s our prerogative. I kind of love this, but I often refer Hot Rods to the originals. We have done some vehicle customization, and one day we’ll [...]
2013 | Inspiration | Tags: design, Modernism, research, set designComments (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)
Do we need this?
January 2, 2013
The Micro-Scooter Luggage was developed with Samsonite, but really? Is this gear for a set designer or a lighting designer? Well, maybe. I can see using it to zoom around a film studio complex with my laptop secure, along with material samples, gel books and other heavy stuff. You can read about it here. If [...]
2013 | From the Road, The Studio | Tags: design, Lighting Design, set designComments (0)
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: A Little Something Playful
December 21, 2012
By Frank Brault, Guest Blogger Frank Brault serves as an industry product specialist at Nemetschek Vectorworks, developing curriculum for software education and promoting best practices in teaching the Vectorworks® software. He also writes the software’s Getting Started Guides tutorials. Frank has more than 30 years of experience in theater and lighting design, software development, and training. [...]
2012 | Guest Blogger, Holiday Gift Guide | Tags: design, Lighting Design, set design, VectorWorksComments (0)
Holiday Gift Guide – Jewelry for Designers (and others)
December 19, 2012
This is not a guest blog post, but thanks to the unnamed, former stage manager, and now theatrical General Manager, with whom I once (and maybe future) worked. Actually, more than once. And I suppose these are most likely for theatrical and film designers, probably not fashion or graphic designers. And travelers of all stripes. [...]
2012 | Holiday Gift Guide | Tags: costume design, design, designer, Lighting Design, scenic design, set design, VectorWorksComments (0)
Holiday Gift Guide for Vectorworks Users
December 18, 2012
Peter Neufeld is a stage lighting designer based in Sydney and a bit of a Vectorworks person. His website says a bit more about him: http://www.limelight.cc The phrase “Computer Aided Design” has such a ring to it doesn’t it?! In fact, one can happily bandy the acronym “CAD” around to [...]
2012 | Guest Blogger, Holiday Gift Guide | Tags: Lighting Design, set design, Television, Theatre, tools, VectorWorksComments (0)
Holiday Gift Guide for EVERYONE! A Christmas Story Swag…
December 6, 2012
What Set Designer, Lighting Designer, Costume Designer, Sound Designer, Producer, Director, Actor, Stage Manager, Stagehand, or theatre goer/film lover doesn’t need A MAJOR AWARD! Especially one that lights up. Or two, they come in two sizes, perfect for EVERYONE! And what if that special someone already has A MAJOR AWARD? Oooh fuuudge! KLAD to the [...]
2012 | Holiday Gift Guide, Theatre | Tags: Inspiration, Lighting Design, set design, TheatreComments (0)
Holiday Gift Guide for Set Designers-1
November 24, 2012
Not just set designers, I suppose, perhaps some lighting designers, even some costume designers. These are mostly drawing/drafting aids, less so for free hand drawing, but certainly useful for some freehand drawing. We don’t need an Acu-Arc, we have one. Although I imagine they are increasingly difficult to find, so maybe a spare. This is [...]
2012 | Design Basics, The Studio, The Work, VectorWorks, VWX Spotlight and Design | Tags: design, drawing, Lighting Design, set design, Television, Theatre, 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)
We’re all about Elegance, but…
November 10, 2012
Sometimes a streetscape needs to be funky and fun. Public art or set design on the street. Maybe it has something to do with national capitals, or in the case of New York City; World Capitals. I recently saw this image on the London Daily Photo Blog. Who wouldn’t want to hang around in this [...]
2012 | Architecture, Inspiration, Theatre | Tags: adventures, Architecture, design, research, set designComments (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)
First Previews: Vectorworks 2013 The Clip Cube Feature with Set Designer Kevin Allen
September 11, 2012
Here is KLAD’s Kevin Allen talking about a The Clip Cube feature, one of the new additions to Vectorworks 2013. Kevin is the author of Entertainment and Lighting Design with Vectorworks Spotlight, First Edition – http://www.vectorworks.net/training/guides.php Tweet
2012 | Design Basics, Teaching, VectorWorks, VWX Spotlight and Design | Tags: Lighting Design, scenic design, set design, VectorWorksComments (0)
Cris Dopher Speaks…
September 6, 2012
…about his favorite featue in Vectorworks 2013. One of our favorites as well… Tweet
2012 | Design Basics, The Work, VectorWorks | Tags: Lighting Design, scenic design, set design, Television, Theatre, VectorWorksComments (0)
First Look–Vectorworks 2013
September 4, 2012
A few thoughts by Tamsin Slater of the UK Tweet
2012 | Design Basics, The Studio, VectorWorks | Tags: Lighting Design, set design, Television, Theatre, VectorWorksComments (0)
Modern, Elegant, and Fun!
August 23, 2012
What is it about Brazil and set design inspiration? Architect Marcio Kogan’s Studio MK27 designed the V4 house in São Paulo and we could move right in. Great horizontal lines, open, airy, elegant. Beautiful woods and pops of fun color. Could be a perfect film location. See more images at The Contemporist. The home has also [...]

