Groups – Activity – Brian Johnston, ASLA

landplanner posted an update in the group Graphics 14 years, 8 months ago

Anyway we can get some quick sketch technique (marker, colored pencil, pastel etc) and rendering tutorials on here ?

nca posted an update in the group Graphics 14 years, 8 months ago

tim-

you bring up a good point..atmosphere is difficult to convey in hand drawn work. all I can think of at the moment is airbrush..

John C. Barney posted an update in the group Residential Design Group 14 years, 8 months ago

to David — your response was great. thanks. we are about to over-seed an area with native wildflower mix. have to say, had a really good chuckle, more like chortle reading your comments. then had this amazing image of you talking to some folks out in your mojave neck of the woods about carbon sequestration (mostly because I have been in that…[Read more]

Ryan A. Waggoner posted an update in the group Residential Design Group 14 years, 8 months ago

I was wondering what sites residential designers use to find certain products or materials. Let’s say you want to find certain types of outdoor porcelain tiles, sculptures, water features, etc. Are there sites out there that are relevant for us to use? And if so, would anyone like to share these?

CML posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 9 months ago

If you live in the wonderful progressive State of Maryland, they haven’t even mailed the scores yet (called them today). Too bad their June “Graphic” registration deadline is March 9th. Figures!

CML posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 9 months ago

Has anyone seen the pass rates for Section E from June 2009 and Dec. 2009? Talk about a big drop. Went from 48% to 32%. Wow! It seems that there is a cycle as far as passing rates go.

Carolina Irani posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 9 months ago

When I received my results letter in the mail, the license status said incomplete followed by the exam sections and the number results.

CML posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 9 months ago

I too…would like to thank Brandon for this thread. I passed A, B, C, & D first time through in (March & June of 2008). Now if only I could pass E (failed it three times, most recently Dec. 2009).
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I finally decided to fork over a rediculous sum of money to CLARB ($160) to review redlines. REDICULOUS! Shouldn’t it be part of the original $330? I…[Read more]

Susannah posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 9 months ago

Carolina: What did you mean by “seeing incomplete on the letter?”

Jennifer Nitzky, RLA, ASLA, ISA posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 9 months ago

If you are in need of study material / PPI books…Cheap! check out Ebay!

Carolina Irani posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 9 months ago

Yep, that sounds right. I asked CLARB if there was a way to double check one’s score and they told me each state decided on that option so I was curious if anyone had that experience. I’m in Illinois so we don’t have access to redlines and the state says it may or may not offer to review scores or look at the test at all and if they do it involves…[Read more]

Susannah posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 9 months ago

I know a woman who took E, was told she had failed and ordered a redline. In the process of redlining the vignettes, the reviewer decided that the woman had passed after all. She found this out after she took a Section E prep workshop, and after signing up for the exam again.
Is that what you mean?

Carolina Irani posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 9 months ago

Has anyone asked for a score verification process before?

Charles A. Warsinske posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 9 months ago

What is difficult to understand, and what the passing rates do not reflect, is the number of times a person has taken that section of the exam. For example, the 20 percent of those taking Section B might be taking it for the second or third time. Whether or not taking a section multiple times improves your chances of passing is unknown at least by…[Read more]

Dan Barnes posted an update in the group Residential Design Group 14 years, 9 months ago

David, I love your common sense approach!!!

Jordan Lockman posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 9 months ago

I asked CLARB about two things on the redline review.
A. The extra non-aforementioned fee that raises the price by almost 50%.
B. The no personal checks.

They replied with the company line that they need to pay for a room and someone to show us our test. I don’t understand why I can’t just get my redlines mailed to me and it would save the $75…[Read more]

John C. Barney posted an update in the group Residential Design Group 14 years, 9 months ago

Oops — just saw the link in your second post — thanks, David.

Still would be great to read the actual pub to know what was included in the study.

John C. Barney posted an update in the group Residential Design Group 14 years, 9 months ago

Wow…. and I thought my comment was long winded!

This is great, though, David. I appreciate it. It is helpful to have to have a peer reviewed pub in this conversation (it means i better try to find the one I was referencing!). And it does run contrary to the prevailing wisdom in the “green” community regarding turf. Do you have a web link or…[Read more]

Carolina Irani posted an update in the group L.A.R.E. – ANYTHING GOES 14 years, 9 months ago

I took both C and E a second time in December and failed, was so confident on section C that I couldn’t figure out what went wrong. I’m applying for IL license so I can’t see my redlines, my only bit of hope is that the 6 part scoring system showed me passing 4 out of 6 sections, but seeing the incomplete on the letter wasn’t encouraging. I wonder…[Read more]