by Alex Hogrefe | Aug 29, 2021 | Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 12 Summerfest |
This series of illustrations were initially meant to be a quick study of the contextual environment. However, I ended up really pouring a lot of time into them, constantly reworking the images, changing views, changing lighting, reworking the images again, etc....
by Alex Hogrefe | Jan 23, 2021 | Break Down, Project 11 MIT Hub |
One of the first views of the MIT project that I wanted to explore was an approach shot down a new proposed pedestrian street. It is not necessarily the most compelling view of the new architecture, but I like that the view shows how the student hub volumes reinforce...
by Alex Hogrefe | Jul 19, 2020 | Break Down, Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 10 Prairie Office
This has been an image that I started a while back and abandoned and then picked back up again. I wasn’t sure how I wanted to approach it because of the amount of detail involved. This view is all about the activation of the interior space and making it feel...
by Alex Hogrefe | Jun 10, 2020 | Break Down, Final Moves, Portfolio Vol. 6, Project 10 Prairie Office, Uncategorized |
I don’t often discuss in detail how I tone images because the process ranges so much from image to image. Daytime images use different techniques compared to overcast images or dusky images. On top of that, sometimes I am in the mood to really experiment with color...
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...
