The project started in October 2014 when DVN decided to get involved in the 2015, Year of the Light worldwide UNESCO event. After many discussions, the DVN team decided to launch a grand book on automotive lighting in order for automotive lighting to be well represented among the Year of Light events. It was a great challenge because the launch of the book had to happen before the middle of the year 2015, which meant we had less than six months to build and produce a very ambitious project whose quality and reading experience should compare to an art book, with content attractive and interesting for all levels of lighting professionals—experienced decision makers as well as newcomers and young engineers considering the lighting field.
Our work proceeded in five phases: