This course is part of our Foundational Level training program, and it is a necessary requirement for true Design advancement. Without this training, you will most likely never understand the background to composition—a critical aspect of developing your mind for design work.

Light Design Awareness is a comprehensive visual study that breaks down the 6-principles of composition—Balance, Contrast, Emphasis, Pattern & Rhythm, Movement, and Unity. It will also address the common flaws found in landscape lighting today. If you do not understand what the problems/flaws are, then how will you ever perform ‘good’ lighting designs?

This foundational requirement for lighting designers is an essential part of opening up one’s mind to seeing and understanding light within spaces at night. No matter your experience level, you will learn from this course. Most all other lighting design trainings do not teach at this level, as this is a new concept for training developed by Mark Carlson (ELLI’s founder/Landscape Lighting Designer).

This course is also part of our Foundational Level training program. It was developed by Chris Mitchell of NiteLiters, Inc. (Owensboro, KY). Chris has many levels of training and experience within the landscape lighting community, as he has served ILLI, AOLP, and many other educational programs.

The DCCR course is another new approach to sales and design, and all lighting designers should partake in this course because if provides a different and fresh look at how we engage clients. It takes you through the various steps/stages of the sales & design process and teaches you how to best understand, as well as guide these discussions to be successful as a lighting designer.

Additionally, you will gain 2 great takeaways from this course: 1) How to charge for Design Fees, and 2) How to ensure Profitability in these sales. Chris will discuss real numbers and his track records, which are unheard of. He averages from $800-$1000 per fixture! These relationship studies are all built on having a “Trusting Relationship” with these clients.