Land8 | ALEX P | Activity https://land8.com/members/alexp/activity/ Activity feed for ALEX P. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 098ea514b5ff04e23d530a0f0ac70252 ALEX P replied to the topic Do you really want to know what theyre thinking? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/do-you-really-want-to-know-what-theyre-thinking/#post-157460 Mon, 21 May 2012 01:42:58 +0000 better yet
http://www.designboom.com

]]> 0 e66cc637bd01626c525c5fb9074b2ac8 ALEX P replied to the topic Mike Lin Phenomenon in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mike-lin-phenomenon/#post-157478 Sat, 19 May 2012 14:38:15 +0000 and your a bed bug

]]> 0 fbdfd5cda70b9270dd60b389970f2515 ALEX P replied to the topic Do you really want to know what theyre thinking? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/do-you-really-want-to-know-what-theyre-thinking/page/2/#post-157467 Sat, 19 May 2012 13:58:05 +0000 Looks like at least some people care about what I do. 

]]> 0 d1dd796a8c8f8657e346884ecc924bf7 ALEX P replied to the topic Mike Lin Phenomenon in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mike-lin-phenomenon/#post-157480 Sat, 19 May 2012 13:54:29 +0000 oh trust me, im on there as well. 

]]> 0 140307256776b5fea4e01a762a89a381 ALEX P replied to the topic Mike Lin Phenomenon in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mike-lin-phenomenon/#post-157482 Sat, 19 May 2012 02:57:45 +0000 confidence is the key to success. 

]]> 0 86ce8fdc019d3dc1db2bb8bedf7d1739 ALEX P replied to the topic Mike Lin Phenomenon in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mike-lin-phenomenon/#post-157483 Sat, 19 May 2012 02:56:05 +0000 finally someone on here actually has a tactful response, i recede in your favour. 

]]> 0 1290261a0b3cb94f2dd87db30f506582 ALEX P replied to the topic Alternative Career Paths in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/alternative-career-paths/page/2/#post-157619 Sat, 19 May 2012 01:00:04 +0000 ‘natural’
i say it in quotes because i was taught never to use the word ‘natural’ because it means something different to everyone.  You’re just as mean/opinionated/aggressive as me. 

]]> 0 c495e24384aaa2b6d15a96c89ab9b0e0 ALEX P replied to the topic Mike Lin Phenomenon in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mike-lin-phenomenon/#post-157487 Fri, 18 May 2012 22:46:54 +0000 That was quite possibly the rudest thing i have ever heard (even from myself).  I AM a designer. Maybe im not some backyard-weekend-warrier, but I am a fine graphic designer, landscape designer, et cetera.  I mean lets be serious, how did Robert Ross get drug into this mess? Im confused how listening to Jamie or you Mr. Anthony will determine my l…[Read more]

]]> 0 d4fec74e88f2410931cb1ea4ecec1463 ALEX P replied to the topic Alternative Career Paths in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/alternative-career-paths/page/2/#post-157620 Fri, 18 May 2012 22:33:40 +0000 yes in 1950!

]]> 0 8ab0d79fd53eca92083bfae894c1ae4f ALEX P replied to the topic Mike Lin Phenomenon in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mike-lin-phenomenon/page/2/#post-157495 Fri, 18 May 2012 14:38:17 +0000 opinions are called that for a reason.  im an addict.  yes i need a mac and helvetica (neue) because i like their effects.  true, i lack real world experience, in some things. but that should not constitute my passion for good design.  is that something that gets beaten out of you when you get experience? if so, count me out!!  I care a lot abou…[Read more]

]]> 0 871d38640c2b367199463b79eeef876b ALEX P replied to the topic Displaying my masters thesis project in my portfolio in the forum PORTFOLIO & RESUME https://land8.com/forums/topic/displaying-my-masters-thesis-project-in-my-portfolio/#post-157509 Fri, 18 May 2012 05:07:41 +0000 *PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IS JUST AN OPINION
hate is a strong word reserved solely for papyrus and bad design. (not an opinion)
I think you may want to have a bit more hierarchy, and lose the colour boxes.  Your maps are portrait, so i would still persuade you to use portrait layout.  Also, no offense, but it feels a bit like a powerpoint p…[Read more]

]]> 0 9bf3c7d1ee4b758ebbf05fd54b81cd93 ALEX P replied to the topic Mike Lin Phenomenon in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mike-lin-phenomenon/page/2/#post-157497 Thu, 17 May 2012 18:54:42 +0000 I never once mentioned some pin sharp photo realistic rendering.  Im not wasting my time screwing around with typefaces.  I only use 1, helvetica neue.  So i can spend more time thinking about design.   As mentioned in another thread, Im not working at a LA firm, per se because i think LA has more to offer and just firm work. (just say’n) 

]]> 0 ba7fade1d8480b1967f6c9a76ac85275 ALEX P replied to the topic Mike Lin Phenomenon in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mike-lin-phenomenon/page/2/#post-157500 Thu, 17 May 2012 16:47:14 +0000 I attempted to start another forum entry about graphics and their importance, and many of the people commenting on that thread belittled the very importance of graphics.  I am very confused, some say yes they are important other say no.  I get the foundations stuff.  I took drawing 101 at college.  I understand the need to communicate ideas qui…[Read more]

]]> 0 63b1a8d3c3772f72ea8cf5a87338929b ALEX P replied to the topic Mike Lin Phenomenon in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/mike-lin-phenomenon/page/2/#post-157503 Thu, 17 May 2012 06:25:15 +0000 oh craig.  lighten up. 

]]> 0 857629f4120abba2c2bba0ce3af69574 ALEX P replied to the topic Alternative Career Paths in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/alternative-career-paths/page/2/#post-157623 Thu, 17 May 2012 06:24:03 +0000 Well excuse me.  I was trying to help this guy realize that maybe you dont have to design back yards just because you have a degree in LA.  Sheesh, take a chill pill.  

]]> 0 8cb505e89ada18d00b8807f6916feefa ALEX P replied to the topic Alternative Career Paths in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/alternative-career-paths/page/2/#post-157625 Thu, 17 May 2012 03:04:54 +0000 Whew.. im glad i found you….

I have a BLA, and I work at a Contemporary Art Gallery  as an exhibition assistant.  I think you need to take a step back and realize what you went to school for.  You studied landscape architecutere, thus breaking that down you studied:
1. Theory/critiscim
2. culture
3. demographics
4 spatial design
5. NOT PL…[Read more]

]]> 0 9afdaff50d7044066992013bb789f551 ALEX P replied to the topic Scale Drawings in Portfolio in the forum PORTFOLIO & RESUME http://land8.com/forums/topic/scale-drawings-in-portfolio/#post-157576 Thu, 17 May 2012 02:56:10 +0000 1. never use a landscape layout, gah. it looks like a “portfolio” not a well designed print document.. why do you think magazines are portait.. it look better.. easier to handle. 
2. dump the scales.  it doesnt matter.  they look clunky and ugly, seriously who will notice that its 20 scale or 100 scale.. 
3. stop worrying about all these pre…[Read more]

]]> 0 c0cec50b9173531adda963fc580c0b1d ALEX P replied to the topic Displaying my masters thesis project in my portfolio in the forum PORTFOLIO & RESUME http://land8.com/forums/topic/displaying-my-masters-thesis-project-in-my-portfolio/#post-157515 Thu, 17 May 2012 02:51:26 +0000 Step 1:  dont use papyrus / myriad pro / arial
Step 2:  condense, condense condense.  all gis maps look alike, so pick the coolest ones/ the ones that best represent your thesis.
Step 3:  limit the text, no one will read more than the title, so dont even waste your time.  give um a taste, then if you get an interview, go into detail about the thes…[Read more]

]]> 0 a065901f6cbea905532f15907323bfdd ALEX P replied to the topic Bad font decisions, yes I'm talking to you Papyrus users! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bad-font-decisions-yes-im-talking-to-you-papyrus-users/#post-162083 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 02:31:42 +0000 woah woah woah, miss smith.  I never knocked the laborers. Believe it or not, that was me, once. Diggen away at some dogwood in some rich persons backyard.  I just said thats not what i went to school for.  I learned that there is a difference.  The words are not interchangeable… but what do I know, I guess.  
If your after the money.. check…[Read more]

]]> 0 d6b8cf1d084816c8e86b384140eaa1ff ALEX P replied to the topic Bad font decisions, yes I'm talking to you Papyrus users! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bad-font-decisions-yes-im-talking-to-you-papyrus-users/#post-162085 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:47:00 +0000 I pity it as well.  

]]> 0 12203c63f3d8413759fc20ec8d2306ab ALEX P replied to the topic Bad font decisions, yes I'm talking to you Papyrus users! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bad-font-decisions-yes-im-talking-to-you-papyrus-users/#post-162087 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:39:19 +0000 To be honest i only use 1 – 2 fonts because i spent the time to think about what i believe reprsents me as a designer.  Im not scrolling through the mess of options found online and on my computer.  And I am certainly not spending/wasting time looking through those font options like you are.  Why is it so bad to have font selection be number 15 on…[Read more]

]]> 0 941502fd8994ef59b8500b9bf93d322f ALEX P replied to the topic Bad font decisions, yes I'm talking to you Papyrus users! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bad-font-decisions-yes-im-talking-to-you-papyrus-users/#post-162089 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:34:16 +0000 Oh heather, I forgot about your ‘witty’ comments.   

]]> 0 fa4696cdb8f363d3cf1ea7e21839e8e1 ALEX P replied to the topic Bad font decisions, yes I'm talking to you Papyrus users! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bad-font-decisions-yes-im-talking-to-you-papyrus-users/#post-162090 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:29:40 +0000 Well its a wash between all of the above.  Im just confused how caring about something “silly” like letters means that I wont be a good/great landscape architect?  I have a feeling James Corner did not splash papyrus all over his design presentation boards for the Highline.  Just because LARE does not have a font section (maybe it should?) do…[Read more]

]]> 0 8fefdb501175c81b1acda00c996aaee8 ALEX P replied to the topic Bad font decisions, yes I'm talking to you Papyrus users! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bad-font-decisions-yes-im-talking-to-you-papyrus-users/page/2/#post-162096 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:58:18 +0000 Ill take a second to recede and digest your comment, but im not backing down. Call it what you will, It matters. If you want to look like an organic potato farmer/ plant nursery in the midwest/ edible arrangements, then yes, use your dorky TYPEFACE.  I just want ‘our’ profession to be taken seriously, and not be confused with these potato farmers…[Read more]

]]> 0 eeb7f2fa1f433702ecba4041b192ed17 ALEX P replied to the topic Bad font decisions, yes I'm talking to you Papyrus users! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bad-font-decisions-yes-im-talking-to-you-papyrus-users/page/2/#post-162097 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:37:38 +0000 two shay (purposefully spelled wrong)

]]> 0 e546b27ebc0d3fcfdef55dab09a6ff8a ALEX P replied to the topic Bad font decisions, yes I'm talking to you Papyrus users! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bad-font-decisions-yes-im-talking-to-you-papyrus-users/page/2/#post-162108 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:24:37 +0000 thought i would bring this up to the top of discussion again.  Whose with me?

]]> 0 278c88c6ffc08fe8924ce835057bd382 ALEX P replied to the topic Walter Hood featured in Architect Magazine in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/walter-hood-featured-in-architect-magazine/#post-161649 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:44:56 +0000 I thought this drama between landscape architecture and architecture was just something that happened in academia.

]]> 0 0bc18bfc1851bf1dd164113c4bc56009 ALEX P replied to the topic Help! Making Sketchup more realistic in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/help-making-sketchup-more-realistic/page/2/#post-163091 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:00:50 +0000 Photoshop.  Just do the base stuff in SU, then photoshop the sh*t out of it.  I believe cs4 onward has a 3d function that allows easier editing, and lets be honest, SU does not look good.   
 
In my humble opinion its called sketchup, not finalproductup for a reason! 

]]> 0 efb391f48f795088f4c9b7527325e3bb ALEX P replied to the topic Bad font decisions, yes I'm talking to you Papyrus users! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bad-font-decisions-yes-im-talking-to-you-papyrus-users/page/2/#post-162110 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:37:15 +0000 Whats a typewriter?

]]> 0 ca6023ef0551e0daae10d3b50f37a323 ALEX P replied to the topic Autocad 2011 - Where do I start? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/autocad-2011-where-do-i-start/#post-163489 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:04:35 +0000 lynda.com
its worth how ever much it cost
 
 

]]> 0 e5a81205dc12caf8824676cec3c00278 ALEX P replied to the topic Where are Obama's Green Jobs? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/where-are-obamas-green-jobs/#post-161917 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:03:33 +0000 Politics are a waste of time.  You are not happy because of something, yet if the president did what you wanted there would be an equal number of unhappy people.  Its a lose lose situation.  I am planning on moving into a hole so i dont have to deal with this anymore.  
Bachmann 2012.

]]> 0 3997bf1a9a83af2bfe7d9a851b10c806 ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/3/#post-161824 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:50:29 +0000 i think leah left this conversation days ago

]]> 0 78b768762f21d4264fc7d2cb0e060fc7 ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/3/#post-161825 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:25:20 +0000 thankfully i have a life.  Not a gamer.

]]> 0 4d998842d3cb499b3b8c1ec90c995c55 ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/3/#post-161827 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:48:42 +0000 THIS FORUM IS OUTA CONTROL.

]]> 0 f62994081f20068e821335ee69051cab ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/3/#post-161829 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:37:40 +0000 HAHAHAHAHA Tim your funny.  Mac behind, gimme a break. Windows 7 is an pc version of mac os.  its funny to see how much copying windows does.  I recently went to mall of america, they put a pc store across from a mac store, however no one goes into windows store except to play xbox, while the mac store is full to the brim.

]]> 0 3fd1bd3f104308ab48668a7f7a412c98 ALEX P replied to the topic Considering a graduate program at University of Copenhagen & seeking advice. in the forum EDUCATION https://land8.com/forums/topic/considering-a-graduate-program-at-university-of-copenhagen-seeking-advice/#post-167052 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:22:08 +0000 Sorry.  I guess my obsession went a bit too far.  Its like when people are really obsessed with a product.  I cant get enough.  It started when I took a class about the word “-SCAPE” and part of the class was focused on dutch design, and so i have a biased point of view since that class.  that class made me want to go to the NL to study abro…[Read more]

]]> 0 7333c196c1819f684320dae03df4c467 ALEX P replied to the topic Considering a graduate program at University of Copenhagen & seeking advice. in the forum EDUCATION https://land8.com/forums/topic/considering-a-graduate-program-at-university-of-copenhagen-seeking-advice/#post-167054 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:47:54 +0000 True.  I studied in amsterdam and tried to get a job.  to my dismay the work visa was going to cost more than my pay checks, and they would not hire americans due to the extra cost.

]]> 0 a65007b33505aecf0ca01a5767b2e743 ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/4/#post-161838 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:25:48 +0000 K sorry.

]]> 0 f5f0c666429f94a2ed7332498f6cf5fc ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/4/#post-161840 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:05:30 +0000 i seriously doubt the opinions of Patrick the starfish.. Hows sponge bob? Hows your internship at Crabby Patty & Associates…. wait patrick is unemployed. 
 
so i wasted 5 years of my life in landscape architecture undergrad???? Sorry i cant afford to go to grad school, mr starfish.  not all of us grow up in the lap of luxury.  Im not a “st…[Read more]

]]> 0 1c27fa5300f89e79180ec8c1b374b28a ALEX P replied to the topic Bad font decisions, yes I'm talking to you Papyrus users! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/bad-font-decisions-yes-im-talking-to-you-papyrus-users/page/3/#post-162114 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:02:45 +0000 Yes, papyrus makes me sick.
It makes me want to part the red sea and find the 10 commandments. It is antitheism all wrapped up in a font. What about other world religions? 

]]> 0 35d3204ae86675dae2e945821ed8c8cf ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/4/#post-161843 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:56:57 +0000 well man always wins in that case as well. 
 
screw the shows man vs. wild with bear grills.. this would be way better. 

]]> 0 e9653fa681a76407fca20e23006ac1fa ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/5/#post-161847 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:59:56 +0000 see thread about papyrus.

]]> 0 1bcd6c2043cbb1ff5b1ef0efa9727c67 ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/5/#post-161849 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:55:18 +0000 currently on an iMac.. 
I find it quite strange when people own a pc (god help them) have an ipod, and then put the apple sticker on their pc.  Its like some sort of cannibalism.  Personally i have never seen this the other way around.  I dont have a gateway sticker on my mac proclaiming my desired admiration for the company.  I just find it extr…[Read more]

]]> 0 bd64e6574995faa5df4633359ad3a059 ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/5/#post-161852 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:34:54 +0000 surprised you could even write that without using ctrl+alt+delete.. or were you in blue screen of death mode?

]]> 0 7b18a6b5ab6a6e7b12d7276198059c6a ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/5/#post-161853 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:32:53 +0000 … in order to keep that angry overtone?

]]> 0 e12cadd0796edcd703f985914c006af8 ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/5/#post-161857 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:03:02 +0000 windows are great for ….. hmmm… what exactly?  solitaire?

]]> 0 a308c708742bede6008955bd6e393f40 ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/5/#post-161858 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:01:48 +0000 i was once a pc user (the worst 18 years of my life) then i discovered a beautiful mac glistening in a lab at my university, and i was hocked. dont believe the angry pc users on biased claims.

]]> 0 6d6b0ba0d06e0957f045ef0000feeeea ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/6/#post-161869 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:00:45 +0000 Lei…a i think you missed the point  save money now is a false prophecy.  You will get an ugly computer peppered with dysfunctional programs and processing system.

]]> 0 b3bfba8b7cab93dd6ca1e6cf435fa664 ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/6/#post-161870 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:58:43 +0000 gross vector works sounds like some PC product made to mimic a mac program.

]]> 0 ff1e24122ad4c70fa5999fc2ad2d3feb ALEX P replied to the topic Macs Vs PCs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/macs-vs-pcs/page/6/#post-161872 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:22:48 +0000 okay, if i had to buy a pc (God i hope the world ends first, 2012 baby) i would get an hp. They are mildly tolerable, minus the mouse pad (its like a moist towellete)

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