Category: On Our Desks

1. How Do LEDs Work? A Quick Primer on LED Lighting Technology

   Amanda Ryan - Tuesday, July 20, 2010

   One of the most popular acronyms in the lighting design world and around the GPI Design office is “LED”.  So what does it stand for, and how do LEDs work?  While not an exhaustive investigation, this blog post will give you a primer on LED lighting technology and how LEDs work. An LED, or Light […]

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2. Standing On Your Desk: Staying Invigorated in the Design Process

   Amanda Ryan - Monday, April 26, 2010

   My first professor in architecture school concluded our first quarter of design lab by suddenly ordering us to get up from our seats. He instructed, “Walk four feet to your right”. We all glanced at each other, puzzled, wondering why he interrupted our deep stares into our Mac computer screens plastered in AutoCAD and Photoshop. […]

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