Portfolio Review

[Anonymous]

I just graduated from UGA in landscape architecture. I am asking the land 8 lounge for some feedback on my portfolio.

here is the link

http://issuu.com/ashishtrehan10/docs/ashish_trehan_portfolio

[nca]

Nice.

The overall layout is very nice, though it might overwhelm some of the landscape work a bit. There are a lot of font sizes, but I think it all works pretty well.

I’d like to see a little more ‘build-up’ of your hand sketches/process drawings–if nothing more than to illustrate your personality and how you might think. Although I like the mix of hand sketching and digital work.

I think the length is just about right and you have a good mix of projects.

If I were a hiring manager I might think this person is very good with graphic design and has good taste, but I’m not sure how you think…the diagrams are interesting, but sort of lacking ‘life.’

Those are my impressions from a 30 second flip-through. Definitetly nice work.

[Rob Halpern]

My gut feeling:
Lots of skill but the presentation is frenetic. No unifying design to hold it together.

can you create a style that can take us through your many varied incarnations without becoming those incarnations?

[Zach Watson]

The graphic work and presentation of it is interesting in a good way, I love the color that is in the presentation, but it can be a little overwhelming. The biggest issue that I have with it though, what is the connection between the audio tape to begin and end the portfolio? There maybe a good reason for having it but at a quick glance it doesn’t seem to have any connection to the information found inside.

[Anonymous]

Well I used the audio tape, turntable, and stereo equipment because those are the medium through which one experiences music. Music is very experiential much like landscape architecture. I figured if I get to an interview I can explain the reasoning behind the overall idea. I will admit its strange. I figure if they see a stack of portfolios, they might be compelled to pick mine up.

[Anonymous]

I would much appreciate anymore feedback

[Pat S. Rosend]

Congrats to a fellow Dawg.

What type of job are you looking for? High design, design build? Municipal? Your portfolio should reflect the job needs.

[Anonymous]

Well in this market, any firm where I can work under a licensed LA. I have had two previous internships One in a design/build and the other in a nonprofit specializing in community/urban development in D.C.

[Mark Sanford]

ashish,

Looking good buddy…. What does the cover have to do with the rest of the portfolio???? needs a little more coherence…. But overall great graphics. GOOD LUCK

[Zach Watson]

I can understand that, and while yes it is different, maybe something that you could do to help the viewer understand the relationship that you are expressing a little more, is to make a reference to the experiential aspect of both music and landscape architecture. Something to bridge the bridge the gap between the two.

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