by Alex Hogrefe | Jun 23, 2020 | Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 09 Porter Square, Uncategorized |
I am revisiting the Porter Square Station project because there was one more very important image that I needed to develop to finish telling this project’s story. It was an image that I had started several times but kept abandoning. The problem was that the...
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 | Dec 16, 2019 | Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 09 Porter Square, Uncategorized |
I was able to squeeze in another winter special illustration before the holidays roll around. For this year, I took things really dark and played up the red tones of the Porter Square Station design. The bus stop view is something that I have been planning in my head...
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 | Sep 6, 2019 | Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 09 Porter Square, Uncategorized |
I know, it has been a while. However, I have been doing a lot of work behind the scenes and I traveled to Vienna, Austria for the infamous D2 Conference. The Porter Square Project is taking longer than normal to design, partly because the site is so complex, and...
by Alex Hogrefe | Aug 4, 2019 | Graphic Design, Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 09 Porter Square, Styles / Effects, Uncategorized |
Porter Square Station is a place I pass through nearly every day and is the site I have decided to take on as my next design/illustration project. Since the station is nearby my office, it is how I get to and from my home, and how I get in and out of the city for...
