DESIGN

[Brandon Reed, CVO, ASLA / Rooftop and Urban Designer / Landscape Architect]

WHO HAS INFLUENCED YOU THE MOST IN YOUR CAREER, BE IT, SCHOOL OR PROFESSIONAL?

WHO ARE THE UP AND COMERS?

[Brandon Reed, CVO, ASLA / Rooftop and Urban Designer / Landscape Architect]

MY BIGGEST INFLUENCE WAS AND HAS BEEN MIKE LIN, RICHARD SCOTT, AND ALL THOSE OUT THERE WHO HAVE BROUGHT SOMETHING UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT TO OUR BEAUTIFUL WORLD AND PROFESSION….ALSO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MANAGED TO PUSH THE MASSES INTO A MORE FUNCTIONAL AND BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE OF SPACE THROUGH THEIR DESIGNS…….

[nca]

I’d say some of my professors at CSU-Joe Mcgrane, Brad Goetz, Christine Dianni, and Merlyn Paulson..I know that sounds a little sappy.

Other ten that I’d have to really think about who has had the greatest influence on me.

[Jtrudeau]

Mike Lin??? He doesn’t even design anything other than his wallet. Maybe if the title was who has influenced the business of teaching 70’s marker rendering I wouldn’t be such a party pooper.

[Brandon Reed, CVO, ASLA / Rooftop and Urban Designer / Landscape Architect]

I appreciate your candor and honesty about someone who has brought color rendering to the masses and influenced so many people…I have to disagree with your viewpoint…Graphic communication is VERY important in our profession and I have appreciated his books and tips and tricks to graphically communicate more confidently……His classes are on the pricier side but who else out there does what he does? I am always anxious to know of new graphic workshops so if you have any I would love to hear about them…….I am always looking for ways to update my graphic skills…….Someone you should also look into is Richard Scott if you want a different take on graphic communication…..http://www.graphicsteacher.com……Very different style than Mike Lin….but, for the time spent with him, actually pricier that Mike Lin……but worth every penny……I am more than ok paying for someones workshops if they will give me an added edge on the competition out in our profession…….But, from my point of view, graphics are something that allow me to communicate to the best of my ability with a client and will always give you an edge when selling a concept to a client…..Thanks for your comments…….

Jtrudeau said:

Mike Lin??? He doesn’t even design anything other than his wallet. Maybe if the title was who has influenced the business of teaching 70’s marker rendering I wouldn’t be such a party pooper.

[Jtrudeau]

I totally agree with you about the importance of graphic communication, it was my focus in school. This is why I have problems with Mike Lin. His graphic style does not accuratley represent the landscapes that will ultimatley be constructed, leaving clients dissapointed. I have alittle experience with Mr. Lin and know that he will say whatever it takes to sell you his junk, whether you need it or not. When it comes to graphic communication a stylize graphic is great, but when you are tweaking a perspective to have it look “correct” then where does the true design lie in that picture. I think hand renderring has it’s place and realize that I have a biased viewpoint becuase I prefer 3d modeling. However, Mike Lin stopped designing many, many, many, years ago after he was fired from his teaching position for trying to rip his own students off . That’s all for me I guess, thanks for your reply.

[Brandon Reed, CVO, ASLA / Rooftop and Urban Designer / Landscape Architect]

I appreciate your comment about Mr Lin…..He is definitely a salesman at heart, but you have to be able to sift through the crap and take what is valuable and leave it at that…..I would never buy a book from Mike Lin cause I know I can get it cheaper somewhere else……The hand graphics are very important in preliminary concepts and I think that there is a richness and personality that is lost when you jump right to computer rendering right off the bat……I have had experience with 3D rendering and love it, but I like to keep my hand graphics fluid for freedom of expression in front of a client…..There is nothing more impressive, in my opinion, than laying down some trace and throwing up a 3D idea to someone that is a correct perspective but is a hand sketch, right in front of their eyes…….The 3D computer rendering, in my opinion, is very important after the concepts have been seen, sold, and signed off on….then you get into refining a concept and put it in the computer…….I love that technology allows you to create amazing imagery in cyber space…..but all designers should be knowledgeable and skilled with hand sketching……

Jtrudeau said:

I totally agree with you about the importance of graphic communication, it was my focus in school. This is why I have problems with Mike Lin. His graphic style does not accuratley represent the landscapes that will ultimatley be constructed, leaving clients dissapointed. I have alittle experience with Mr. Lin and know that he will say whatever it takes to sell you his junk, whether you need it or not. When it comes to graphic communication a stylize graphic is great, but when you are tweaking a perspective to have it look “correct” then where does the true design lie in that picture. I think hand renderring has it’s place and realize that I have a biased viewpoint becuase I prefer 3d modeling. However, Mike Lin stopped designing many, many, many, years ago after he was fired from his teaching position for trying to rip his own students off . That’s all for me I guess, thanks for your reply.

[Jtrudeau]

I’m not trying elevate this conversation into potential argument. However, just because on paper you are RETIRED, as you highlighted, doesn’t mean you did so under your own free will. The fact is I really don’t know for sure . In my opinion his class acts as a catalyst to push art products on people who are insecure about their graphic ability. Drawing is a means of getting an idea on paper, it doesn’t have to be beautiful. Unfortunatley many of his “students” feel buying fancy markers and following a strict drawing style will make them a better designer. Hey,maybe it does and I just don’t get it. Just stating my opinion.

[Andrew Spiering]

This discussion is far off topic and will now close. You can continue the discussion on Mike Lin here – http://www.land8lounge.com/forum/topics/mike-lin – however, I’d like to encourage you to talk about ideas rather than people.

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