Light Design

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science

Version 19.0 of 09/03/2019

11B1462

Light Design

• Media & Interaction Design (B.A.)
• Informatik - Medieninformatik (B.Sc.)

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Lighting design describes the developing process of using light and illumination to create and alter physical as well as virtual spaces. Since recently illumination technologies underwent a profound change and became an important tool for interaction designers in the creation of immersive and engaging environments. Artistic sensitivity is required in the observation, perception and description of light, whilst resolve and technical knowledge is required in the planning process. This module seeks to provide students with a profound theoretical and practical understanding of physical and psychological aspects of lighting in order to empower them to successfully use light as a powerful medium.

• Theoretical basics of physical, psychological as well as emotional aspects of distinct lighting and illummination technologies.
• Practical basics of the design and implementation of artificial lighting and illumination in environments and spaces .
• Conceptionalization, modelling, simulation and pre-visualization of design of lighting and illumination

Knowledge Broadening
The students are able to perceive and describe qualities and properties of existing lighting and Illumination designs as well as its effects on the recipients of the design solutions.
Knowledge Deepening
Based on their observations of prior-art, students are able to independently conceptualize, plan and design the lighting and illumination of environments and spaces.
Instrumental Skills and Competences
Students are able articulate, pre-visualize, and implement illumination and light within environments and spaces. They're able to pre-visualization, simulate and stage their ideas and concepts.
Communicative Skills and Competences
Students are able to communicate about the properties of light, illumination using subject-specific terms correctly and appropriately to the situation they communicate within.
Systemic Skills and Competences
Students independently conceptionalize, plan and design light for the reception within interactive and multimedial environments and spaces.

Students consider ergonomic, social and psychological factors when designing with light. They will meet their responsibility as designers by a constant evaluation of their actions.

Practical project work, presentations, discussions, seminar

Basic knowledge about design iterative design processes.

Nehls, Johannes

• Nehls, Johannes
• Lehrbeauftragte

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Klanten et al.: Staging Space: Scenic Interiors and Spatial Experiences, Gestalten, 2010

Peter Tregenza: The Design of Lighting, Taylor & Francis, 2013

Jill Entwistle: Detail in Contemporary Lighting Design, Laurence King Publishing, 2012

Alyn Griffiths: 21st Century Lighting Design, Bloomsbury Academic, 2014

Nick Moran, Performance Lighting Design, Backstage, 2018

Torsten Braun: Lichtplanung und Lichtdesign: Konzepte – Technik – Beispiele, Rudolf Müller Verlag, 2016

Project Report, written

Field Work / Experimental Work

Knowledge about the design of lighting and illumination within environments and spaces.

Regular and active participation in the project as in the seminar.

1 Term

Only Summer Term

German and English