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Thank you Chris! You really helped me out. Ya, that’s what I’ll stick to. I am going to individually compress and downsize each image when I am converting them into pdfs. Than place them into InDesign. When I am done with the portfolio, I’ll do one final pdf conversion and downsize it further. One last question for you, when I place the pdfs into…[Read more]

Ok, thanks Kevin for your feedback! 

It’s a close call as to the number of weeders I’ve seen up there as compared to the gardens in Kyoto.  Perhaps part of bringing back “nature” into the city is to show how much maintenance certain aesthetics requires?

Also curious is the forward – at least his design for the HL had succession as an integral part, which I understood to be what was…[Read more]

Thanks everybody for the advice!

We’ve done this on quite a few projects lately with the technique you mentioned — expansion joint and sealer caulk. A good example in my opinion is Flatirons mall (outdoor section), particularly the area behind BC Surf&Sport there are a number of irregular sandstone boulders set in concrete.

If you did/do not use graphical scales, one way to handle the scale thing is with a caption.  If most of your text on a given page is describing the media or drawing itself as opposed to the project, you can include it in there.  Otherwise a little caption somewhere on the page that says something like ‘Original 36×48 marker on pressboard’ or ‘…[Read more]

In this digital day and age, it is so easy to copy and paste without knowing the original scale of the drawing.  I would and always strive to include a graphic scale to drawings.  Too often I find out there has been some enlargement/reduction to the original and the graphic is the one to follow.  Very important and it shows your professionalism.

Thanks Rooney!

Do I just go to “Marks and Bleeds” when you are trying to save as Adobe pdf? You just check mark them, right?

Ya, I might consider doing scale marks and I’ll check out Pina Zangaro!

Thanks for the help Jason!
I tried the “fit to frame”and it worked! 
Where do I go for the “print to pdf”? I remember doing that in school, but I am using a MacBook now with the latest Adobe Suite cs5. The options are somewhat different. I just went to “save as” when I converted the individual drawings into pdf. But instead, you’re telling me to…[Read more]

Whether or not you have margins probably depends on the style of portfolio you want it to be. Personally I leave them off and place images to edge. If you do this use the crop marks and bleed setting when publishing from indesign. Then print on an oversize a4 and crop it down, this should avoid the printer cutting of the edges of your work. 

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A graphic scale wouldn’t hurt.

You will manually scale them in InDesign when you place them in the document, provided you have the document size set correctly.You can right click on them an select “fit to frame or something to that effect. Just do not insert the PDFs into a PDF document, because they will insert at full scale.. My brochure and portfolio are full bleed (no…[Read more]

How about pretty much any other field in existence.

Dont undervalue your design education. It sounds like you want to use your head, but not too particular about staying in the traditional design career path. Why is it that every graduate of a design program thinks they must relegate themselves to working in a design sweatshop??

The analytical…[Read more]

Well if you’re willing to go outside your degree then you must be willing to adapt with your degree…but you don’t say if you would relocate. Fortunately I’m out of the life zone of needing to do this for myself, but just did a test I thought I’d pass along.
 
Go to simplyhired.com, put in landscape design as key words, then in the area field…[Read more]

Thank you everyone! I’m not sure what I’ll do yet, but I appreciate that you shared your experiences.

wow, they escorted you out of the building????  That is not that uncommon.  The bigger the firm, and the more of a jerk the HR person is, the worse you will be treated.  The most important thing is to MAKE PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL COPIES OF EVERYTHING YOU ARE INVOLVED WITH AS YOUR DOING IT.   Dont think you can get it later.  Many firms i have worke…[Read more]

Aaron, you are at a good place for some great advice–every question I have asked here has been met with very thoughtful and accurate answers.  
If you want the best advice it would help if you provided more information–if you are comfortable doing so.   For instance:  Are you personable and interested in management/sales, or more of a nuts an…[Read more]