Good, Bad, Ugly: Lighting Documentation

Great lighting design is only as effective as the documentation that communicates it. In this session, we’ll break down what makes documentation clear, complete, and useful—and how to spot when critical information is missing. We’ll explore the essential elements every set of lighting documents should include, discuss the bare minimum needed to move a project forward, and highlight examples of both effective and ineffective documentation. Along the way, we’ll consider documentation from both perspectives: what you should expect when receiving documents from others, and what to provide when you’re the one preparing them. Attendees will leave with a practical checklist of the most important details to include and the confidence to recognize when documents support success—or leave too much to guesswork.