Lighting Books & Magazines

These titles include a few books from my personal library that I recommend, a fraction of the excellent books available. Trish Odenthal Lighting Designer

Color & Paint Books

Color - A Natural history of the palette  By Victoria Finlay, 448 pages, published 2002
A Brilliant History of Color in Art  By Victoria Finlay, 128 pages, published 2014 by Getty
Interaction of Color  By Josef Albers, 208 pages, 1963, Republished 2012 by Yale University Press

Synesthesia Books

The Man Who Tasted Shapes (MIT Press 1993) Paperback – August 11, 2003, by Richard E. Cytowic MD (Author), Jonathan Cole (Foreword)
Wednesday Is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia  (MIT Press) Paperback – September 30, 2011, by Richard E. Cytowic MD (Author), David M. Eagleman PhD (Author), Dmitri Nabokov (Afterword)
Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their Worlds Hardcover – November 7, 2001, by Patricia Lynne Duffy 

Circadian Books

The Circadian Code​. By Satchin Panda, PhD - 
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/592260/the-circadian-code-by-satchin-panda-phd/9781635652437/
​More details on Circadian Research Page

Light Therapy & Light Energy Books

Light - Medicine of the future. By Jacob Liberman, O.D.,Ph.D.,  255 pages, Published 1991
Feng Shui Handbook -  How to create a healthier living and working environment.  By Master Lam Kam Cheun, 159 pages, Published 1996
Eastern Body Western Mind - Psychology and the Chakra System as a path to the self. By Anodea Judith, 488 pages, Published 1996
Chakra Bible - Definitive guide to working with Chakras. By Patricia Mercier, 400 pages, Published 2007
Crystal Bible - A definitive guide to Crystals. By Judy Hall, 400 pages, Published 2003

Dark Sky Lighting Design Books

Outdoor Lighting Guide By Trish Odenthal, 28 pages, Published 1977
Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting  By Catherine Rich & Travis Longcore, 458 pages, Published 2006
The End of Night - Searching for natural darkness in an age of artificial light  By Paul Bogard, 323 pages, Published 2013

Exploration: Earth, Undersea, Space Books

Bold Endeavors: Lessons from Polar and Space Exploration  By Jack Stuster, 377 pages, Paperback Published 2011  http://www.anacapasciences.com/staff/jstuster/

Theatrical Lighting Books

A Method of Lighting the Stage  By Stanley McCandless, 143 pages, Published 1932  Classic book on theatrical lighting explaining key, back, and fill lighting.

Relevant Lighting Design Book Topics

Architectural Lighting
Landscape Lighting
Lighting Fixtures

Lighting Magazines & Newsletters

 In addition to the magazines listed here, many professional and research organizations publish journals, newsletters, and magazines.

 AL - Architectural Lighting Magazine - http://www.archlighting.com/
ALA - American Lighting Association a trade association representing the lighting industry - http://www.americanlightingassoc.com/
DARC - Decorative Lighting in Architecture -  http://www.darcmagazine.com/
EC - Electrical Contractor Magazine - http://www.ecmag.com/
IALD - International Association of Lighting Designers - http://www.iald.org/
ICEED - International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development - http://www.iceed.org/
Illumination in Architecture - http://www.lighting-magazine.com/
International Lighting Review - published by Philips Lighting, Business Unit Luminaires. Founded in 1949 - now know as Luminous Magazine.
infurma - International Furniture & Lighting Newsletter - http://www.infurma.com/
Italian Lighting Magazine - http://www.staffedit.it/eng/edicola.php?rivista=italian_lighting
LD&A - Lighting Design & Application - https://www.ies.org/lda-magazine/trending-articles/
LED Journal - http://www.ledjournal.com/main/
LEDs Magazine - http://www.ledsmagazine.com
LED - Professional Magazine - https://www.led-professional.com/
Licht.de - Germany - http://www.licht.de/de/
Lighting Dimensions - Entertainment Technology Online - Out of Print
Lighting Mag - www.lightingmag.com
Luminous Magazine - formerly International Lighting Review - http://www.lighting.philips.com/main/cases/luminous-magazine.html
Lighting Research Center - The Lighting Research Center is the world's leading university-based research and education organization devoted to lighting - from technologies to applications and energy use, from design to health and vision. -  http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/
LUX - LUX Lighting Industry UK - http://luxreview.com/uk/lighting-industry
Mondo Arc - International Magazine for Designers with Light - http://www.mondoarc.com/
NAED - National Association of Electrical Distributors - http://www.naed.org/
NALMCO - interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies - http://www.nalmco.org/
NECA -National Electrical Contractors Association - http://www.necanet.org/
PL&P - Professional Lighting & Production (Canada)- http://www.professional-lighting.com/
PLSN - Projection Lights & Staging News - http://plsn.com/
Residential Lighting Magazine - http://www.residentiallighting.com/
SSL - Solid State Lighting - http://www.architecturalssl.com/
TLM - Total Lighting Magazine (UK) - http://www.total-lighting.com/
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Lighting Codes and Standards

Lighting Codes and Electrical Standards

National Electrical Code. By NFPA, National Fire and Protection Association
Title 24 - California Energy Commission - State of California

Lighting Handbook & Design Standards

10th Edition of IES Lighting Handbook.  Editors David DiLaura, Kevin Houser, Richard Mistrick, Gary Steffy, 1328 pages, Published 2011

IES Lighting Recommended Practice (RM) and ANSI Standards - IES Lighting Publications. Illuminating Engineering Society

ANSI/IES RP-28-16 Lighting and the Visual Environment for Seniors and the Low Vision Population  RP-28-16

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Other Topics

Research and Organizations, Terminology,
Circadian Research