Reply To: Any great tips on the exam – section C

[Douglas M. Rooney]

TEMPLATES…..lay down a sheet of trace over your vignette. Take a sheet of stiff vellum and trace the design components. This includes generic parking lot blocks that you need to create. Use these “puzzle pieces” to try out different arrangements. When you have your final design, tape them to the trace and then move the trace under your vignette sheet. Trace quickly. As a general strategy examine all vignettes before starting and attempt to figure out their difficulty. Start with the easiest and leave the hardest for last. However do not get hung up second guessing yourself on the easy ones until you have completed all vignettes and then check your work. This way you don’t end up with blank vignettes. Always be aware of the fact that these problems are very “tight” and there is rarely more than one correct design(except on problems that require two unique designs). Watch for these constraining factors.

Good luck!