The New Year is my favorite holiday. It is wholly arbitrary and I find that delightful. One day out of the year the whole world celebrates together. Along with celebration is reflection. 2009 has been quite a year over here at Light Cue 23.
In the world of extreme emotions, my grandmother died and I hung out with rock stars.
We discussed the business of being a freelance lighting designer:
- 7 Tips for Starting Out
- How to Regulate Irregular Income
- Budgeting
- Salary and Project Selection
- Emergency Funds
- Targeted Savings Accounts
- Automating Finances
- A love of the work
A lot of pictures were posted about:
We explored lighting angles in depth:
Over at Parabasis I was a guest writer with a series titled A Designer Prepares about my design process:
- Part 1 – In the Studio
- Part 2 – The First Production Meeting
- Part 3 – Back in the Studio
- Part 4 – On to the Stage
I explored my lighting process in depth through an exploration of a few specific projects:
I wrote about how I approach text:
- The Artist’s Quest for Truth
- Towards an Understanding of Visual Translations
- Reading as Textual Archeology
I explored the relationship between a recession and aesthetics.
I tried to understand the nature of revolution in today’s world:
- Towards an Understanding of Revolution in the Digital Age
- The Free Commons
- Credit Markets
- The False Negative of Communism
I wrote about networks:
I made a visual resume.
I spoofed my own blog with 5 Tips to build your blog audience and why my blog will never be popular.
I talked about boredom and the color gray
I discussed dance on my blog and in a guest post at On Stage Lighting.
I wrote about how to approach lighting for the floor and the balcony.
I discussed the relationship between New York and the rest of the country.
I argued that “good enough” isn’t and how type casting can be a good thing.
There was a lot more written this year and you are more than welcome to peruse the archives. This is just a sampling of some of my favorites. All in all it has been a good year over here. How has your year been?
Tags: 2009, blog, dance, design, lighting, musicals, opera, plays, theater, theory, writing





