Inspiration is something of an awkward customer. It has no respect for timetables or boundaries, and when it does strike, more often than not it happens at the most inopportune moments - usually when it's impossible to get access to a swatch book or a computer.
To help lighting designers out of tricky moments such as these, and allow them to explore and save their ideas while on the go, LEE Filters has launched the LEE Swatch iPhone app, available for download from the Apple App Store (cost £0.69 / $0.99).
With the complete range of filters available to view at the swipe of a fingertip, the LEE Swatch iPhone app is both intuitive and uncomplicated, and allows the user to: Search by filter name or number, and view detailed information about each colour, including spectral charts; View the colours in full screen; Compare filters within the same range by use of the colour slider; Use the app's creative search terms to choose colours; Gather inspiration from some of the world's top lighting technicians with the LEE Filters Mood Boards; Store any saved palettes within the app, and email the results; Compare gels with other manufacturers' colours, calculate colour temperature and select the level of diffusion required.
(Jim Evans)
