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 | Oct 13, 2019 | Uncategorized |
Architizer has just announced The One Rendering Challenge that asks participants to create one rendering that powerfully communicates an architectural form or space and the experience of those that would inhabit it. I will join an amazing group of jurors who include...
by Alex Hogrefe | Oct 4, 2019 | Uncategorized |
The 45th Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition (KRob) has long been one of my favorite architecture visualization competitions. I’m always blown away by the uniqueness and quality of work and how each year seems to draw out more imaginative and compelling...
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...
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 | 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 | 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...
