by Alex Hogrefe | May 21, 2020 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 10 Prairie Office, Uncategorized |
This was one of my more ambitious undertakings and an image I almost didn’t do. I had a lot of things going against me that made me second guess taking on this type of image. It was going to require a ton of Photoshop, the view is at an angle that tends to feel flat...
by Alex Hogrefe | Apr 20, 2020 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 10 Prairie Office |
I created this illustration to tease out a few details with this project that I wasn’t too sure about. For one, I had this idea of the meadow and trees flowing in and around the architecture so I wanted to setup an “easy” view angle where I could...
by Alex Hogrefe | Feb 23, 2020 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 09 Porter Square, Uncategorized |
I have been working hard to wrap up the illustrations for the Porter Square project with only a few more illustrations remaining. Life has been getting busier and busier outside of this website. My visualization office and family are demanding more of my time than...
by Alex Hogrefe | Jan 27, 2020 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 09 Porter Square |
I was riding the bus into work last week and as it approached Porter Square, the sun was casting some amazing light accross the area. This experience got me motivated to illustrate the new station design as seen from further down Massachussetts Avenue. I love working...
by Alex Hogrefe | Jan 5, 2020 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 09 Porter Square, Uncategorized |
I started off this image as a much more simplified version with very little texture and detail. Originally, it was going to be used for diagrammatic purposes with some text overlays. However, over time, it evolved into an image with more detail and texture, partly...
by Alex Hogrefe | Nov 24, 2019 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 09 Porter Square, Styles / Effects, Uncategorized |
I have been developing several illustrations for the Porter Sq project the past couple of months and have finally finished one of the section diagrams. I decided to go a little old school with this one and keeping things monotone. With this style of illustration I am...
by Alex Hogrefe | Oct 16, 2019 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 09 Porter Square, Uncategorized |
I recently stumbled across an article about an architecture photographer named Sajin Sasidharan and his black and white photos of Dubai. The images are extremely dramatic and he is very strategic about how he uses light to create clear focal points and manage visual...
by Alex Hogrefe | Sep 22, 2019 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 09 Porter Square |
Alright, I finally was able to finish up my design of Porter Square Station and therefore create a rendering revealing the new design. I kept the same view angle as the “Under Construction” renderings to finish off the series. This also meant I was able to...
by Alex Hogrefe | Jul 12, 2019 | Break Down, Uncategorized |
I am a big fan of podcasts, maybe too much. I listen to them all day everyday while I work. Some of my all time favorites include 99% Invisible, Freakanomics Radio, Revisionist History, The Tim Ferris Show, This American Life, Comedy Bang Bang, Judge John Hodgman,...
by Alex Hogrefe | Jun 16, 2019 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5 |
After many months, I have finally finished Portfolio Volume 05. I can honestly say that I have put more time into this book than I have on anything else I have ever worked on. So many new illustrations were generated beyond what was shown on this blog and a lot of...
