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Wharf Design: Spreads

Wharf Design: Spreads

by Alex Hogrefe | Aug 17, 2014 | Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 01 Long Wharf | 13 comments

Over the past several months, I have developed many illustrations for my conceptual wharf design. I wanted to start thinking about how these illustrations would be organized into a portfolio layout. One of my favorite parts of arch viz is page layout. Last year, I put...
Why Are Covers So Hard To Design?

Why Are Covers So Hard To Design?

by Alex Hogrefe | Nov 24, 2013 | Portfolio Vol. 3 | 25 comments

    All weekend has been spent working on the cover design for the Project Portfolio Upgrade and it is turning out to be extremely challenging. There is a lot of pressure that rides on the cover. It’s the first thing the audience sees. It’s the...
Cranbrook Project: Interior Illustration

Cranbrook Project: Interior Illustration

by Alex Hogrefe | Oct 7, 2013 | Portfolio Vol. 3, Styles / Effects | 9 comments

  The Cranbrook project spreads are starting to come together. I spent some time composing the section and floor plan spreads which meant moving away from the abstract diagrams and into more traditional architectural drawings. I also developed an interior...
Portfolio Upgrade: Going Minimal Part 2

Portfolio Upgrade: Going Minimal Part 2

by Alex Hogrefe | Jun 2, 2013 | Portfolio Vol. 3 | 10 comments

    A few weeks ago, I created a post on “going minimal” and this week I am adding two more spreads to the project. I mentioned in the first post how difficult it is for me to leave white space on the page and I think the above two spreads show...
Portfolio Upgrade: Renderings Spread Continued

Portfolio Upgrade: Renderings Spread Continued

by Alex Hogrefe | Apr 28, 2013 | Portfolio Vol. 3 | 15 comments

    Last week I briefly posted some images that I had developed for the “rendering” spread of this particular project. I didn’t post the spread itself which is shown above. I thought I would spend this week breaking down how I got to this...
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