--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | Jacob Coakley (2) description: Jacob joined ETC at the beginning of 2017. A former magazine editor, Jacob is a long veteran of the theatER/theatRE wars and Oxford Comma skirmishes. He trained as an actor in New York, a sound designer in San Francisco, and as a writer everywhere. At ETC he helps with the Architectural; Dimming, Power & Switching; and Networking product lines. Currently splitting time between LA and Las Vegas, Jacob is nevertheless researching the best cheese shops in Wisconsin for his next trip back to HQ. 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A former magazine editor, Jacob is a long veteran of the theatER/theatRE wars and Oxford Comma skirmishes. He trained as an actor in New York, a sound designer in San Francisco, and as a writer everywhere. At ETC he helps with the Architectural; Dimming, Power & Switching; and Networking product lines. Currently splitting time between LA and Las Vegas, Jacob is nevertheless researching the best cheese shops in Wisconsin for his next trip back to HQ. [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/WhiteLightColorTemp.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/a-quick-definition-of-color-temperature-and-cct) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [A Quick Definition of Color Temperature and CCT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/a-quick-definition-of-color-temperature-and-cct) By [Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jacob-coakley) 18-Oct-2022 Color temperature and Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) describe the warm or cool appearance of white light. Color temperature refers to white chromaticities (color points) that are technically on what is called the blackbody curve on a scientific diagram. CCT uses the nearest color temperature to... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/a-quick-definition-of-color-temperature-and-cct) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/ArcLampFTW_960x200.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/architectural-fixtures-to-give-you-a-warm-feeling) [ArcSystem](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/arcsystem) ### [Architectural fixtures to give you a warm feeling](https://blog.etcconnect.com/architectural-fixtures-to-give-you-a-warm-feeling) By [Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jacob-coakley) 29-Sep-2022 We've talked about color temperature in architectural applications before on this blog. Both in terms of what color temperature is and how human-centric lighting works with physiology to create environments that are well suited for their purpose. What we haven't talked about before is just how... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/architectural-fixtures-to-give-you-a-warm-feeling) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/OfficeWarmtoCool.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/human-centric-lighting) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [Human-Centric Lighting and How ETC Can Help You Reap its Benefits](https://blog.etcconnect.com/human-centric-lighting) By [Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jacob-coakley) 25-Aug-2022 Humans move faster than plants, but we still respond to daylight. We also respond to paychecks, which is why many of us find ourselves indoors for large parts of the day, cut off from the cues daylight naturally tells our body about when to be active and when to rest. We find ourselves sluggish in... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/human-centric-lighting) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ColorSourceSpotjr60Minutes_LosAngelesCA_01202021_003-web-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/02/colorsource-spot-jr-tv-60-minutes) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [ColorSource Spot jr punches above its weight for TV’s 60 Minutes](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/02/colorsource-spot-jr-tv-60-minutes) By [Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jacob-coakley) 23-Feb-2021 Blake Hottle is a freelance Director of Photography/Camera Op whose work has been seen regularly on [*60 Minutes*, *48 Hours*, *CNBC Documentaries*, and more](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1656567/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1). On his latest shoot for *60 Minutes*, ETC’s new [ColorSource Spot jr](https://www.etcconnect.com/colorsourcespotjr/) impressed him. “It’s fast, versatile, and has plenty of power for how we shoot... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/02/colorsource-spot-jr-tv-60-minutes) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DingledineMusicCenter_PeoriaIL_11242020_03_web-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/01/dingledine-music-center-gets-fit) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Dingledine Music Center gets fit for a new century](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/01/dingledine-music-center-gets-fit) By [Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jacob-coakley) 5-Jan-2021 The Dingledine Music Center is a part of Bradley University in Illinois. The University’s music department uses the hall to host more than 100 local and collegiate performances per year. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/01/dingledine-music-center-gets-fit) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/LaBoheme-1-KarliCadel_SDOpera_BohemeDriveIn_0825-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/12/augment3d-sdopera-laboheme) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [Augment3d helps drive-in opera happen at high speed](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/12/augment3d-sdopera-laboheme) By [Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jacob-coakley) 2-Dec-2020 [San Diego Opera](https://www.sdopera.org/season/2020-2021-season/la-boheme) used creativity and all the tools at their disposal to stage a full run of the opera classic *La Bohème* recently. Presented as a drive-in experience in the parking lot of a local sports arena, the opera came together under tight constraints. Luckily for the lighting team, ETC’s... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/12/augment3d-sdopera-laboheme) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/LooffCarrousel_SpokaneWA_07092018_002-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/09/looff-carrousel-etcs-jewelcase) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Looff Carrousel, Spokane’s Spinning Jewel, Added to ETC’s Jewelcase](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/09/looff-carrousel-etcs-jewelcase) By [Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jacob-coakley) 24-Sep-2020 Billed as Spokane’s most popular amusement, the venerable Looff Carrousel has been re-housed, re-painted, and re-lit with ETC gear. This 110-year-old attraction is also the newest addition to ETC’s [Project Portfolio](https://portfolio.etcconnect.com/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=looffcarrousel). [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/09/looff-carrousel-etcs-jewelcase) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/OnlinePortfolio-Home-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/09/etc-rejects-midwest-modesty-portfolio) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [ETC Rejects Midwest Modesty with Project Portfolio](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/09/etc-rejects-midwest-modesty-portfolio) By [Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jacob-coakley) 23-Sep-2020 ETC’s new [project portfolio](https://portfolio.etcconnect.com/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=projectportfolio) ([https://portfolio.etcconnect.com](https://portfolio.etcconnect.com/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=projectportfolio)) showcases some of the most impressive, boundary-pushing, and industry-defining installations we’ve been privileged to be a part of. Visitors can scroll through a photo gallery and click on whatever image strikes them to learn more... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2020/09/etc-rejects-midwest-modesty-portfolio) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Boom_SFX-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/07/mosaic-sparks-boom) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Mosaic Makes Sparks Fly for Boom!](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/07/mosaic-sparks-boom) By [Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jacob-coakley) 31-Jul-2019 [The Britannia Mine Museum](https://www.britanniaminemuseum.ca/), located between Vancouver and Squamish, B.C. along the picturesque Howe Sound, is built around a 20-story Mill. The Mill building was shut down in 1974, all the machinery was removed and sold, and it lay abandoned and deteriorating for decades. Now, though, the Museum... 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