Abstract
The purpose of industrial lighting and decoration is to provide conditions in which an operator can see to work and has the will to work. The fundamental researches on vision directly indicating the type of conditions desirable for good seeing are described and summarised in the form of a set of ideal seeing conditions. Not the least important of these conditions is the provision of agreeable surroundings by the choice of suitable decoration and lighting. Recent researches in colour harmony are described and, although, so far, experiments have been confined to a very restricted set of conditions, this work is used to draw up a series of practical recommendations on industrial decoration.
Since the type of decoration scheme suggested is quite different from that found in the majority of factories, details are given of two schemes which have been found successful. These schemes are illustrated by photographs and the practical experience gained since their installation over three years ago is described.
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