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Lighting Design Resources

"He's the kind of a guy who lights up a room just by flicking a switch."

IMPORTANT: Also refer to the many important related resources on design listed in the upper left portion of this page. 

Original Artslynx Features:

• Periods of Stage Design, an Outline
• Artslynx History of Props and Materials 
• Artslynx Timelines and Research Resources 
• Artslynx Article on Building an Effective Design Portfolio
• Artslynx Article on Developing a Design Resume 
• Theatre Design & Technology Magazines

Master Sites (With Lots of Links)

• Stagelighting.info - particularly good set of software and manufacturer links

General Resources

• Light and Color - Lots of Information and even curricular exercises
• Lighting Bibliography 
• Tom Baldwin's Lighting Glossary
• Lighting Research Center - Hundreds of Lighting Links 
• Professional Lighting and Production - Magazine based in Canada
• Pro Audio & Lighting Showcase - Based in Canada
• Film Lighting Manufacturers - An Artslynx Resource
• Stage Lighting the CD-ROM
• Stage Lighting Tech Pages - Lots of data tables, articles, etc.
• Lighting Glossary from Lowel Lighting 

Organizations:

• The Association of Lighting Designers - Britain 
• Australasian Lighting Industry Association - site includes a huge link library
• Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (International Commission on Illumination) 
• Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
• International Laser Display Association 
• National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions - For architectural and other non-theatre lighting professions.
• Society of Television Lighting Directors - Britain

Lighting History

• Article on the use of Fresnel Lenses in Lighthouses
• Stage Lighting Museum - Based in Israel. Offers historical information and illustrations. Site is in English
• Lighting Chronology from Bill Williams
• Chronology of Lighting by Larry Wild

Architectural Lighting

• Good set of links here. 

Lighting  Manufacturers

• ESTA Index of Lighting Companies - Comprehensive US Listing   

QUICK LIST 

for individual suppliers, see the link above. The list below is just for some of the largest manufacturers of stage lighting related equipment.

• Altman Stage Lighting 
• ETC 
• High End Systems 
• Rosco
• Strand 
• Strong
• Vari*Lite 
• Wybron

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