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Choosing a View: Philly Bridge
One of the images not initially generated for the Philly Bridge Project was the south side of the pedestrian bridge. Here, the bridge turns into a park-like setting with lots of trees, vegetation, and a grand stair connecting down to the street level. This was an...
Interiors: Abstract to Real
If you haven't been to my site in a while, I have been taking the past several months to piece together my new Portfolio Volume 05. As I go from project to project, I look to fill in gaps of missing information in the storytelling of the design. In this case, I had...
Aerial Trees Break Down
One of the new images I generated for my upcoming Portfolio Volume 05 was an aerial view of the Research Lab Project. Because I have many new images to generate in a short amount of time for the portfolio, I have been trying to minimize time spent on each image. In...
Typography Part 2
If you read my first post, you understand that Alex and I chose to start his Portfolio design process by selecting fonts. Anytime I begin any kind of design project I always start with type. Others may tell you they start with a grid, color palette, forms, and shapes,...
Winter Special #7
For this year's Winter Special illustration, I decided to create a series of images partly because I couldn't decide on one view, but also to experiment with the effects of thick snow at different view angles. I was less interested in the architectural clarity of the...
Typography Part 1
For the first time on Visualizing Architecture, I am bringing in a new voice to help discuss some important graphic design related topics for the upcoming design of Portfolio Volume 05. Matt Uminski is a really good friend and encyclopedia of knowledge when it comes...
TUTORIALS
Fundamentals
Getting Started
Composing an Image
PSD Layer Management
Tips for a Perfect Sky
Adding People
Sold out Crowd
Interior Elevations
Interior (Pool Rendering)
Exterior Elevations
Water Reflections
Adding Grass
Landscape 2
Quick Sections
Site Plan Site Plan 2
Window Light
Cutting out objects
Ambient Occlusion
Repeating Trees
Other Tutorials
Kerkythea Clay Rendering
Kerkythea Kerkythea Shadows
Kerkythea Night Rendering
Kerkythea Post Processing
SU to Photoshop
No-Render Daytime Illustration
No-Render Night Illustration
No-Render Night Illustration 2
Diagram Patterns
Diagram Pedestrian Paths
PORTFOLIO WORKFLOW
Portfolio Vol. 5
In the works. Expected Release: 2018/2019
Portfolio Vol. 4
My latest portfolio released in 2016, Portfolio Volume 4 discusses new layout and illustrations/diagrammatic styles. Over 35 posts break down each illustration and explores ideas of composing and refining portfolio presentation techniques.
Portfolio Vol. 3
Released in 2014, Portfolio Vol. 3 builds off of Portfolio Vol. 2 by introducing a new workflow that includes Indesign to better manage page and text organization. New image styles such as x-ray illustrations and exploded axons are introduced.
Portfolio Vol. 2
Developed in 2007, this was my second portfolio created after grad school. The layouts are relaxed with the text playing an important role on many of the pages. Except for the thesis spreads, each project uses no more than 2 spreads to describe the project requiring a denser use of text and images in the layout
STORE
Portfolio Vol. 04
An 8.5″x 11″ architecture portfolio exploring architectural graphic representation.
Posters
Available in two sizes: 18″x 24″ and 24″x 36″. Museum-quality poster made on thick, durable paper with a matte finish. All posters are printed on archival, acid-free paper.
Framed Posters
Available in two sizes: 18″x 24″ and 24″x 36″. All frames are wood, painted black, and are made in Los Angeles. The front protector is Acrylite, shatter resistant, and optically pure. The frames have a 1″ border and are not matted.
Canvas Prints
Available in sizes 24″x 36″ and 18″x 24″. Canvases are 20.5 mill thick, Fade-resistant, poly-cotton blend. Canvases are hand stretched and glued to solid wood stretcher bars, and finished with a matte coating.