by Alex Hogrefe | Apr 17, 2017 | Fundamentals, Uncategorized |
Whether it is because time is limited or cutout libraries are too small, it often seems like adding entourage into an illustration is treated as an afterthought at the end of most workflows. When it is finally time to insert people, a large portion of time goes to...
by Alex Hogrefe | Mar 31, 2017 | Uncategorized |
The last time that I posted this film on this blog was back in 2013 and I have been long overdue to post it again. The short film by Alex Roman has had a big influence on my work since the very beginning and is still something I try to revisit at least once a year. He...
by Alex Hogrefe | Mar 6, 2017 | Over Time, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 05 Research Lab, Uncategorized |
As old school as they are, GIFs can still be a low tech, highly shareable solution to communicate an architectural idea. In this case, I was having trouble deciding how to illustrate the operable shade system of my research lab design. Enter the GIF. The obvious...
by Alex Hogrefe | Nov 21, 2016 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 5, Project 05 Research Lab, Uncategorized |
I had been going back and forth on building materials and realized that I needed to create an illustration that would allow me to visually compare options within the contextual setting. The form is more or less finalized, but I have had trouble envisioning exactly...
by Alex Hogrefe | Aug 7, 2016 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 01 Long Wharf, Uncategorized |
One of the final images that my upcoming Portfolio Vol. 4 was lacking was a view of the Boston harbor for my Long Wharf redevelopment project. This view was crucial because it showed how one of the most important parts of the design, the tiered seating, framed the...
by Alex Hogrefe | Apr 16, 2016 | Portfolio Vol. 4, Uncategorized |
I have been working on some of the different design elements of Portfolio Volume 4 and this week I am focusing on the cover design. I wrote a post a few years ago on the cover design for Portfolio Volume 3 seen here. Not much has changed with the way that I am...
by Alex Hogrefe | Nov 1, 2015 | Fundamentals, Uncategorized |
I have a lot of content on this site and when I redesigned it in 2014, I made an attempt to organize the info so that everything was easy to find. However, I understand that people just starting out may still find this site difficult to navigate and not know where to...
by Alex Hogrefe | Oct 12, 2015 | Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 04 Cliff Retreat, Uncategorized |
As I move into the next design, I am thinking about several different site locations. For the past several projects, I have been working with scenes that contained a lot of context architecture or that were set in urban environments. For this next project, I am...
by Alex Hogrefe | Sep 20, 2015 | Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 03 Crossroads Pavilion, Uncategorized |
As I near the end of this project, I have started to compile all of the imagery into portfolio spreads. This is the first pass at organizing the illustrations and diagrams to tell the story of the project. As I put this series of spreads together, I am still...
by Alex Hogrefe | Aug 8, 2015 | Uncategorized |
There has been some beautiful work showing up in the Visualizing Architecture Tumblr gallery lately. Below are some of my favorites. I had trouble narrowing down the selections to just these few, however, these images all have some similar characteristics: 1....
