"Hey, sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Don't check my profile on here as often as I should. Hopefully we can find another time to meet up, although I will be moving to Las Vegas soon, so that will be my new location."
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Too much text？
Started this discussion. Last reply by landplanner Jul 28, 2012. 16 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, all, do you think I have too much text in my portfolio?I just feel like there are so much to talk on every graphics, but it's obvious I am not that good at writing, haha! anyway, if it is too…Continue
LA Job Market
Started this discussion. Last reply by mauiBob Jun 19, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
I heard that Job Market is really bad now, but what's the LA graduate student's employment rate right now? lower than 50%? Hope not!Thanks!Continue
Chicago landscape architecture tour
Started this discussion. Last reply by Brett Lezon Dec 14, 2011. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, I know Chicago has its Architecture Tour which is quite popular, but can anyone recommend a Landscape architecture tour there?I am not familiar with Chicago at all, but I really want to visit…Continue
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Aiyou Zhu commented on Lucy Wang's blog post 'Tanner Springs Park | Portland, OR'"that video is hilarious. did you visit Keller Fountain Park? i heard a lot about that one."
landplanner replied to Aiyou Zhu's discussion 'Too much text？'"nrschmid: Let's try this one more time. You ripped off my username here. Change yours to some more unique, unusual or aspirational like maybe: landscapearchitectwannabe.
And better yet post the link to your flash portfolio (if you really have…"
Aiyou Zhu replied to Aiyou Zhu's discussion 'Too much text？'"Make sense! I will let the graphics stand alone.
Thanks very much!"
Aiyou Zhu replied to Andrew Furmanski's discussion 'Dear _____, thank you for your interest...'"You are very talented at graphic! and I really like your website!
Just two comments:
1. For your website, you have so much good stuff there, How about have more emphasis on your portfolio and CV sections? Probably, you can make…"
Aiyou Zhu replied to Aiyou Zhu's discussion 'Too much text？'"Thanks for your advice, it is helpful!
You mentioned that it looks like a planning report, is that mainly because of the text? or problems with my content?
Thanks again!"
A discussion started by Aiyou Zhu was featuredToo much text？
Hi, all, do you think I have too much text in my portfolio?I just feel like there are so much to talk on every graphics, but it's obvious I am not that good at writing, haha! anyway, if it is too much, can you guys give me some advice to reduce it?http://issuu.com/aiyouzhu/docs/laportfolioOf course, you are welcome to leave any comments about my portfolio.Thank you very much!!See More
Aiyou Zhu replied to Aiyou Zhu's discussion 'Too much text？'"This is helpful for sure! You gave me some good advice about my layout. I really agree that graphics should dominate the page. Thank you!"
Aiyou Zhu replied to Aiyou Zhu's discussion 'Too much text？'"yes, I realized that the grey was distracting and I agree that more hand process sketches would be beneficial, thanks!"
Aiyou Zhu replied to Aiyou Zhu's discussion 'Too much text？'"Right I need to spend more time on the writing part to explain my projects more clearly. Thank you!"
Crystal Passi replied to Aiyou Zhu's discussion 'Too much text？'"First off I think you have great graphics, they are punchy and interesting. I also like your contents page and the over all diversity of types of projects.
Here is my advice:
1. Get rid of hyphens, you can do this easily in indesign if that is…"
Tosh K replied to Aiyou Zhu's discussion 'Too much text？'"I like that you start with one of your strongest projects, the last one should be your strongest (it looks like it will have more content?). I agree with the previous posters - the grey is distracting. Amount of text doesn't bother…"
Aiyou Zhu replied to Aiyou Zhu's discussion 'Too much text？'"Haha, I will sure ask my friend to look at it, thank you!"
Tonie Cox replied to Aiyou Zhu's discussion 'Too much text？'"I agree with Wes, reduce the text into summaries or bullet points. I find the gray boxes a bit distracting too. It seems like an unnecessary element that isn't adding anything.
Be sure to proofread, and maybe ask a friend or…"
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A Brief Introduction of Yuanye
Posted on April 3, 2011 at 7:40pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Yuanye or The Craft Of Garden is a great treatise on gardening done by Ji Cheng during the late Ming Dynasty around 1631. It is the first monograph dedicated to landscape architecture in the world.
Yuanye is composed by two Chinese characters, they are “Yuan” and “ye” and each means gardening and cultivate or educate. Combining them together, Yuanye means cultivating people to design and build gardens.…
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- At 7:12pm on January 17, 2013,
Phillip Zawarus said… Hey, sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Don't check my profile on here as often as I should. Hopefully we can find another time to meet up, although I will be moving to Las Vegas soon, so that will be my new location.
- At 12:40pm on June 22, 2012, Phillip Zawarus said…
Thank you Aiyou! I really appreciate the positive feedback! I keep trying to add more of my projects.
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