by Alex Hogrefe | Jun 5, 2021 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 11 MIT Hub |
Sections are some of my favorite types of architecture illustrations to create because of how well they show the relationship of exterior to interior. Traditionally, section drawings are illustrated perpendicular to the cut with minimal perspective and presented in a...
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 27, 2019 | Portfolio Vol. 5, Uncategorized |
If it seems like I have been posting less and less lately, it is because all of my time has been going into my next portfolio. This book has been in the making for the past 3 years. However, I have taken the last several months to invest all of my free time into...
by Alex Hogrefe | Apr 3, 2019 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 06 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...
by Alex Hogrefe | Feb 22, 2019 | Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 07 Desert Villa, Uncategorized |
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...
by Alex Hogrefe | Jan 27, 2019 | Break Down, Fundamentals, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 05 Research Lab, 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 Matt Uminski | Jan 7, 2019 | Graphic Design, Portfolio Vol. 5, Styles / Effects, Uncategorized |
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,...
by Matt Uminski | Dec 1, 2018 | Graphic Design, Portfolio Vol. 5 |
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...
by Alex Hogrefe | Oct 28, 2018 | Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 08 Mountain Lodge |
I have begun thinking about some of the spreads for the Mountain Lodge Project and what kind of tone I want to set. The images consists of simple and minimal diagrams paired with heavily textured and vegetated perspectives intentionally creating a contrast between the...
by Alex Hogrefe | Oct 3, 2018 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 08 Mountain Lodge |
It’s been way too long since my last post. It has been a busy month traveling and moving Design Distill to a new office. However, I was finally able to find some time this weekend to put together two new images for the Mountain Lodge Project. For these images,...
