Ahh…Window film is more of a commercial product, so searching outside of
Amazon/eBay should yield more choices. Search on Google at least to get brands
and a pattern of product types, then you can buy via distributors, the
manufacturers…or even yes, Amazon/eBay. The key will be getting an installer,
which often will sell and install for you 2-in-1. They’re often dealers as a
result.
There’s another option: the perforated adhesive you see on buses. You can add
graphics that allow people to see an image from afar (like from across the
street), but from close-up inside, they appear transparent-like.
OR
Shades that aren’t that opaque…$$ :-(
As for light vs. view, I’ve got to say I wouldn’t be be so conclusive on one
way or another. From someone who has used skylights frequently, I would say the
overall effect it has to illuminate and enhance the quality of the space, and
therefore a great experience to the occupant…is sooooo compelling….to the point
of my preferring skylights over windows. My ‘view’ - haha - is that the outside
world can be distracting (buses, trucks, noise, etc.), when all I want is
healthy daylight.
ie., https://flic.kr/p/a8c773
…and if you’re in Dallas, that glare that penetrates horizontally thru a window
wall is blinding.
Look at this view of my downtown space:
https://flic.kr/p/i6NJe7
See how the white spot from the windows in the background is so strong
and glaring?
And the diffused light from our light shaft w/ above skylight is so
even?
And even our classroom:
https://flic.kr/p/itkfQu
The lighting is almost theatrical, with light from the skylights
hitting the brick wall like down lights, and then the projector image still has
enough ambient light blocked out that the image is very clear.
ok, down from my monologue - sorry folks. :-/
JEROME CHANG
www.BLANKSPACES.com
On Apr 5, 2016, at 1:21 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Hey Jerome,
>
> This is my first rodeo with window blinds so unfortunately I can't define
> "good", I ran a quick amazon and ebay search and wasn't finding appealing
> options.
>
> Now that I know I need to go directly to supplier, I'll take a look at a few
> and see if I can find appealing solutions that dim light without obstructing
> the view, which as Alex suggests, is prized more than the light itself.
>
> Thanks,
> Oren
>
> On Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 1:51:19 PM UTC-5, Jerome wrote:
> Hi. I'm not sure what you're really searching, but I pulled this up pretty
> quickly. Can you define "good"?
>
> http://www.solargard.com/window-films
>
>
> JEROME CHANG
>
> www.BLANKSPACES.com
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 10:57 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> Thanks Jerome, Alex and Jeannine for your excellent suggestions!
>
> Do you have any links to specific window film products or pictures of the
> solutions in your spaces?
>
> I'm having trouble finding good film products online.
>
> On Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 3:42:06 AM UTC-5, Jeannine van der Linden wrote:
> We went with window stickers too. We have panes so the central logo is for
> the space and it is surrounded by logos or whatever of the coworkers who
> wanted to do that.
>
> It gives nifty effects if you use a cutout, with the image walking across the
> room as the sun moves. One of the former coworkers used an image on a
> bicycle so his moved through the space as the day went on. .Wings would also
> be good I think.
>
> There is also glas frosting paint for a temporary solution, we sometimes do
> this in the back space in the summer because it's a seasonal problem. Get
> the coworkers to make stencils and throw a party, it's fun.
>
> And a tip from a military brat: you can paint in watercolors over the
> windows for the same problem, depends on how bad it is. I remember my mom
> painted the background in light blue, then drew with a black marker on the
> windows and we painted it in. Depends on how artistic your coworkers are and
> how much mess you can take. :-)
>
>
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