Resources for Better Lighting Design

Lighting Tips and Products for Home and Office
This site from Juno Lighting, a lighting designer and manufacturer, is a very thorough site that includes links to products as well as tips and instructions for lighting design for the home interior and exterior. It also includes sections on commercial and office lighting design and products, fixtures, track lighting, etc. Topics covered in the extensive site include kitchen, bathroom, family room and living room lighting, under cabinet lighting, task lighting, desk lighting, fireplace, whirpool, landscape lighting, and retail lighting design as well.

New Lighting Designs
This online site for Contract Lighting magazine, catering to contract and hospitality lighting, allows users to view the latest in creative interior lighting designs, locate lighting shows, seminars and conventions or search for manufacturers, architects and lighting representatives as well as view select articles from the latest issue of Contract Lighting.

Landscape Lighting
An introduction to artful landscape lighting, including light zones. Uplighting accentuates shapes, while backlighting or silhouetting emphasizes the form of a tree or sculptural object. Shadowing uses a spotlight in front of plants that stand against or near a tall wall, and makes short plants appear longer. Grazing takes advanctage of walls that have rugged, textured surfaces. Wall washing is similar to grazing but the light source should be farther from the wall and use a frosting diffuser. Also explains downlighting, moonlighting and path lighting. Sections on hidden sources, low-voltage outdoor lighting, and more tips from the pros including low-voltage, indoor switch, corrosion and power.

Guidelines for Kitchen Lighting Design
This web page offers advice, information, and tips on contemporary kitchen lighting design. Many fixtures and bulbs are discussed: Fluorescent, halogen bulbs, direct, indirect, recessed fixtures and lamps, under cabinet fixtures, and task lighting. Energy saving tips and low voltage lighting are discussed, along with a link to GE's Virtual Lighting Designer. This is a very specific web page for people looking at interior home lighting design for the kitchen.