These articles were created by Professional Lighting Design Magazine as easy to understand introductions to issues of lighting, including terminology and practices.

• Lighting Designers / Career Advancement Guide

  This paper provides guidance how a new designer may take steps for advancements in a lighting design firm.



• Article 1, Lamp types


• Article 2, Photometric quantities in a space


• Article 3, Luminaires as mediators between light and space


• Article 4, Designing the light for a project


• Article 5, Daylight categories


• Article 6, Daylight architecture and exterior spaces


• Article 7, Daylight in interior spaces


• Article 8, Functions and elements of daylight systems


• Article 9, Creating images: Shadows - Photography


• Article 10, Vision and perception