Striking a pose on the skyline of the hip city of Brisbane, Australia, the new Hotel X is the ultimate in chic destinations. Located in the centre of the city’s Fortitude Valley, also known as the ‘Valley’, this new five-star offering has been designed to reflect its lively and bold neighbourhood. With its distinctive whiteRead more
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Manchester Airport is one of the UK’s busiest and most frequented transport hubs. With three passenger terminals and a cargo terminal, the site spans 1,400 acres and runs flights to over 200 destinations, placing it firmly on the global map as an important international hub. The most high-profile aspect of the overall refurbishment is theRead more
With a presence in seven countries across the Middle East, and approximately 50 million active customers, Kuwaiti mobile telecommunications specialist Zain is one of most eminent telecoms brands in the region. At the Zain headquarters in Seef, Bahrain, the external lighting had first been installed in 2010 and was due an update. Elames, the lightingRead more
With our continuous development of Designer software, we have upgraded a few of the capabilities of the VLC family Controllers. From 2.8.0, the following changes/additions have been made: White space management; allowing a content target multiplier to scale content on arrays where there is a lot of physical space between pixels Support for 60Hz ImprovementsRead more
In this Tips and Tricks, we’re going to look over the Triggers view to cover the generic properties that all Triggers share. Firstly, select or create a new Trigger, as shown below. Each trigger is assigned the next available Number for reference as it is created. Trigger numbering is not essential, as the controllersRead more
Many jobs require lights to be active at the same time as an announcement or music. When your project is completed, and everything is all hooked up to Timecode, you want to make sure that your lighting doesn’t miss its cue. There are two features to help sync your lights and sound: Simulation Audio (availableRead more
Lighting design is often inextricably tied to daylight, twilight and dark. Whether it is an outdoor structure illuminated with ambient light in mind, or an interior space attempting to replicate circadian rhythm; planning and playing back lighting is all about the time of day, or where the sun is right now. To help you easilyRead more
Setting an override colour via a touch screen is a relatively simple task in Pharos Designer. You pick your colour on the colour wheel and use the Set RGB action to set your lights to match. This can also be easily done with sliders; one for red, one for green and one for blue. ButRead more
Designer has a number of alternative fixture selection methods on the layout plan view to allow for easier selection, as well as altering the current selection. To see the selection method options, right-click in the space on the plan view (not a fixture) and you will see the following context menu: The four selection methods are as follows: Normal selection is the default selection method. Clicking a fixture or dragging aRead more
Melawati Mall in Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur had its façade transformed with an LED media wall that spans three sides of the huge building. Architects HL Design came up with the concept, and Nagieb Azhar of Lightwave Lighting Design refined it to a stylised design of spaced vertical columns of light across three of the mall’s exterior walls to maximiseRead more
