Download or read book The Languages of Light written by Rebecca Weir and published by Artifice. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Languages Of Light : A Creative Approach to Residential Lighting is both a beautiful and inf ormative introduction to understanding light and its qualities as informing residential buildings, g arden lighting and ?outdoorrooms'.The book is or ganised through clearly defined chapters such as"Understanding Light", "Da ylight, Colour, Surface and Texture", "Lighting Techniques and Tools" and "Case S tudies". From addressing basic q uestions such as " What is light?" t o "How light ef fects our emo tions and our physical response to light?" - and ho w these inform lighting design and t he professionals and la ypersons' approach to working with light in residential contexts.The book is la vishly illustrated with specially commissioned photography informing the numerous case s tudies that make explicit " The Purpose of Garden Lighting", "Lighting Ef fects", "Decorative Lighting", and " The Use of Holograms and Lasers".