Author Archives: Nancy Cheng

For my final project I would like to explore the use of bounced color.  These images show a lot of potential when working with a higher intensity light (75W) and white surfaces.  The first image is a control image, followed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My fourth project will investigate caustic images.  I am considering using clear acetate and applying color to one side.  I think it would be interesting to make it as a sort of hanging mobile with a light in the center and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

With this final iteration of the project, Alex and I were more selective in the colors we used to demonstrate the changing light.  We chose cool colors for the morning and warm colors for the evening.  As the light source moves from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I worked with Alex on our 3rd project.  This project focused on changing light, and was a combination of both my project and Alex’s.  Using the patterned screens Alex had been developing, we overlaid my transparent plastic film from my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Vision in Motion pp. 199-210 – Moholy Nagy The most relevant and interesting part of this reading was the description of the eight varieties of photographic vision. It helped me analyze how light is seen and how it can be modified … Continue reading → Continue reading →

  Through the class I have been interested in how light can bounce and wash over a surface.  As I want my luminaire to depict this property I hope through exploration to discover what materials, shapes, and color will best produce this in a simplistic way. As I have been working with pattered panels thus […] Continue reading →

For our final version of Project 3, Adria and I decided on two different versions of our space. The first experiment had three different color groups, one for each time of day (morning, noon, evening). Colors were arranged into groups … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In studio I am currently looking at the structure of the lobby and how light changes the space throughout the day.  The short clip allowed me to really see how the light moves through the space during the day.

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This GIF animation was made in Photoshop (a first for me).  The model is also set up to test bounced color at the entry (far end). I’ve had some trouble casting hard shadows with organic shapes (landscaping).  I think I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is a solar study of a test model in Revit. Some highlights from my explorations last week. The daylighting solar study gave me the opportunity to refresh on Revit’s tools and settings and also to wrestle with Mac/PC exporting … Continue reading → Continue reading →