[Gary Caraway]

I’ll add breifly to what Jason T Radice mentioned.  Brown is used because it is an earthy tone.  Rock walls generally should be brown because they blend with the environment around them.  When you think landscape – you think brown and green (Notice the land8 page color scheme). In urban landscapes the use of bright colors is fine but, not in “naturalized” settings where it can be obtrusive.

 

With that being said, LA’s should use color more.

[Gary Caraway]

I have done a few jobs on the side for friends but, have always kept it casual.  I would like to use a more formal approach like this in the future to lay out expectations before hand.  I can never seem to avoid the “never ending project”.  Would I have to have an official company (such as an LLC) for a contract like this to stand up?

[Gary Caraway]

Here’s my two cents…I think the website shows off a talent that is definately intriguing.  To me though, it doesn’t really showcase your ability to wrok with standard office software.  No office is going to ask you to work with DreamWeaver or a free template based site.  As an entrylevel employee, you will need to be able to prepare documents like proposals, reports, drawing sets, etc using standard software (i.e.-Adobe, Autocad, Office).  Plus, the ability to think through conceptual design (hand Graphics).  This is what you should showcase.

 

Understanding that hard copies are expensive, I think digital format is good to show work samples up until an interview is arranged.  At that time, be sure to have a hard copy with you.  The most impressive portfolios I’ve seen on here have been with Issuu.com or similiar sites which basically show your hardcopy in digital format.

[Gary Caraway]

This sounds very similiar to my situation.  I was very sure I had passed, only to find out that it was not to be.  So I paid for the review, flew down to Florida (I had since moved jobs), bought a hotel, rental car, etc. and then I looked at the review for about 3 minutes.

 

Technically, I had done everything correctly. Unfortuantely I failed because I did not complete all instructions.  I forgot to draw the water shed out on one vignette (even though I had obviously designed around it with the knowledge of what a watershed was).  On another vignette, I had forgotten to complete all contours on the page.  Again, technically sound but, incomplete. 

 

Long story short, I realized how important it is to be sure you follow the instructions very thouroughly.  Apparently, minimum competance requires this; not technical soundness.  When I retook the exam I went over the list of requirements for each vignette until I was sure I had covered everything. 

 

I passed it and am now licensed.  So, as much pain and expense as it was to see the redline review, it was very worth it.  It gives you that little slap in the face you need to understand what they are looking for.

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