A comfortable lighting environment is very important for bookstores, it will stimulate customers' interest in reading and promote consumption. Therefore, the lighting design of an excellent bookstore does not blindly seek brightness. Some bookstores have a dark environment, but they will focus on lighting in the book area to ensure the basic illumination for reading. In such a quiet environment, customers can calm down and read.
The purpose of bookstore lighting design is to allow customers to receive the information on the books intuitively and clearly, thereby stimulating reading interest, creating a good reading atmosphere, and promoting consumers' desire to buy. At the same time, it shows the characteristics and charm of the bookstore to achieve the effect of attracting customers.
There are many lighting methods in bookstores, including general lighting, partial lighting, accent lighting and mixed lighting. Using only one of them will not achieve the desired effect, and different areas need to cooperate with multiple lighting methods. Here, the author will introduce the characteristics of various lighting methods in detail, as well as the application scenarios.
Bookstore Lighting Design - General Lighting
General lighting is used to illuminate the entire space to meet the basic illuminance requirements, and the light is soft and uniform. However, bookstores not only sell books, but also have leisure areas, exhibition areas, etc., and the requirements for brightness are also different. Therefore, different functional areas of the bookstore need to adopt general lighting with different illumination standards to achieve the function of dividing areas. This means a lot to bookstores.
Bookstore Lighting Design - Partial Lighting
Local lighting is set up to illuminate a specific area. In some areas, general lighting alone cannot meet the requirements, and local lighting is needed to achieve sufficient brightness to meet customers' reading needs.For example, add table lamps, floor lamps or chandeliers to the reading area to create a bright and comfortable reading environment.
Bookstore Lighting Design - Accent Lighting
Accent lighting is a lighting method set up for the purpose of attracting attention. Through directional illumination on a certain area, the content to be expressed is highlighted. This method can be applied to bookstore logos, promotional posters, decorative objects or promotional areas, using strong light and dark contrast to attract attention and achieve the purpose of publicity.
Bookstore Lighting Design - Mixed Lighting
Mixed lighting is different from mixed lighting. Mixed lighting is the use of a variety of different light sources for lighting. Mixed lighting is a lighting method composed of general lighting and local lighting. It can be combined in many ways and has a wide range of applications. Therefore, it can be applied to different areas to meet different lighting needs.
Therefore, the skillful use of lighting methods will make the bookstore achieve unexpected effects.