An apparatus (999) and method for a light source are disclosed. The apparatus (999) comprises a light guide (904) including light extracting features (902) and at least one light source (910, 911) placed near an end of the light guide (904). Light from the light source (910, 911 ) gets deflected by the light extracting features (902) and emanates in a predetermined pattern along a surface of the light guide (904). The light guide (904) has different thicknesses in different parts.