Nov 282012
 
PinExt Holiday Gifts For Your Favorite Bookworm

Gift Guide3 Holiday Gifts For Your Favorite Bookworm

This is the fourth post in a series on finding perfect holiday presents for your loved ones. We’ve already covered gifts for chefs, adventurers, and handypeople, so now let’s move on to those clever book lovers…

Whether they prefer Aristotle or Dr. Seuss, we all know a bookworm or two. Some are students, some are teachers, and some are simply literary enthusiasts, but they all enjoy sitting down with a good book any chance they get.

If you’re looking to give them something they’ll really enjoy this year, and you’ve exhausted the idea of giving, well, books, then why not help improve their reading experience with light?

Check out these awesome reading light ideas:

For Readers On The Go

On long plane rides, evening commutes, or even for retreating under the blankets, some readers need a light to take along. Our bright, hands-free flexible utility light makes a great gift for bookworms on the go, because its flexible arm can conveniently wrap around the cover of a book or e-reader, or even around your neck! It can also be hung, attached, and propped almost anywhere, for your book lover to enjoy his books everywhere.

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Jul 102012
 
PinExt New Home Project: Annies Desk Light Decision

As the newest employee at Pegasus Lighting, I figured it was high time for me to post about one of my own personal lighting projects! I recently moved into a new apartment, and got this gorgeous wooden desk for my home office:

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I love it for all the storage, especially the nooks and shelving up top, but unfortunately they cast most of my workspace in shadow. NOT acceptable, especially for a devoted employee of Pegasus Lighting!

So, I weighed my options. I love the utility of standard base and clamp-on desk lamps to position and focus light, but I was dealing with so much shadow that I needed something more large-scale. Using an under cabinet light for widespread overhead lighting was the perfect choice for me. Continue reading »

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Aug 112010
 
PinExt Is Your Desk Lighting Giving You a Headache?

EyeStrain Is Your Desk Lighting Giving You a Headache?Eye strain resulting from working at a computer is extremely common.  In fact, the American Optometric Association recently reported that 70 percent of people who work on computers for at least two hours a day are impacted by a condition called Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS).

Our tendency to stare at a computer screen or Smartphone throughout the entire day is taking a serious toll on our eyes.  CVS is also associated with fatigue, decreased productivity, and headaches.

For those in the working world who can’t avoid prolonged computer use, adequate lighting is key to avoiding the effects of CVS.  If you work in an office setting, think about talking to your employer about improving lighting conditions!  Here are some tips for proper desk lighting:

  • Bright lighting overhead should be kept to a minimum, if possible.  Using a combination of indirect lights and task lights is optimal for an office setting.
  • If you have a desk lamp, make sure it is 15 inches above the desk’s surface.  Whether your light is wall-mounted or sitting on the desk, the 15 inch rule stands.

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