Category Archives for lighting design practice
The intelligent office
Singapore 13th October 2010 One of the signs of progress is growth and the need to put in place systems that can handle and facilitate the increased demand for communication, filing, administration, etc. We are currently going through such phase … Continue reading
Legal and financial
Singapore, 12th October 2010 Designers are generally good at what they are supposed to be good at…finding creative solutions and design concepts for their clients who have often no idea what it means to be a creative soul. It is … Continue reading
The perils of a rush job
Singapore 10th October 2010 Today is the magic 10-10-10 day. For some a sign of austerity and good luck for others a prediction of impending doom with a major virus attack on your computer waiting to happen. I guess we … Continue reading
What is reasonable ?
Singapore 9th October 2010 In our lighting design business or most design practices for that matter, there are lull times and busy times. In all the years that I have practiced lighting design not once have I had projects that … Continue reading
What’s in a name (2)
Singapore 7th October 2010 In a previous blog I wrote about the impact of big name designers or celebrities to give extra sales value or importance to a project. Today it is about a totally different aspect of “names”. As … Continue reading
Design Teams
Singapore 2nd October 2010 How time flies! It is October already and the end of the year is just a whisker away. Is it just me or do you also have this feeling of time just slipping away? I guess … Continue reading
Knowing your stuff
Singapore 1st October 2010 What a difference it makes when you talk to someone who knows his stuff… don’t you agree? It feels very comforting to deal with someone or an organization who seems to be on top of things … Continue reading
30 Days to go!
Singapore 29th September 2010 Only 30 days to go before I complete my marathon of blogging each and every day about lighting for one full year! It has been and still is a very exciting project with plenty of subjects … Continue reading
Marketing
Singapore 28th September 2010 One of the toughest questions to ask when setting up a lighting design practice is how to position and promote yourself. Are you going market yourself as an all-rounder like a general practitioner or an expert … Continue reading
Working overtime
Singapore 20th September 2010 When your job is your passion it does not really matter how many hours you put in, isn’t it? I have been lucky to find my work in something that is also my passion. It has … Continue reading

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