by Alex Hogrefe | Jan 27, 2020 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 6 |
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 |
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, Styles / Effects |
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, 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 |
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...
by Alex Hogrefe | Apr 3, 2019 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5 |
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...
by Alex Hogrefe | Jan 27, 2019 | Break Down, Fundamentals, Portfolio Vol. 5, Uncategorized |
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...
by Alex Hogrefe | Dec 19, 2018 | Break Down |
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...
