Land8 | James Melnick | Activity https://land8.com/members/jamesmelnick/activity/ Activity feed for James Melnick. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 c3421d508e6b865d40e9b18a22f767bf James Melnick replied to the topic Thoughts & Feedback on my Portfolio in the forum PORTFOLIO & RESUME http://land8.com/forums/topic/thoughts-feedback-on-my-portfolio/#post-154082 Thu, 26 Sep 2013 23:20:37 +0000 Thanks!  Very impressive portfolio by the way, lots of great graphics and interesting looking projects.

]]> 0 fb864dfbc5df46796a92a4685fbd80c3 James Melnick replied to the topic Thoughts & Feedback on my Portfolio in the forum PORTFOLIO & RESUME http://land8.com/forums/topic/thoughts-feedback-on-my-portfolio/#post-154084 Thu, 26 Sep 2013 05:15:33 +0000 Thanks Marie, good feedback and you address some issues that deep down I knew I should have addressed a while ago!  And good points about the proper title.  Maybe its just me getting so used to telling people what I got my degree in, or just my innate desire to be a fully licensed landscape architect.

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]]> 0 013991df422a50e9d96f507e34c8038d James Melnick replied to the topic Thoughts & Feedback on my Portfolio in the forum PORTFOLIO & RESUME http://land8.com/forums/topic/thoughts-feedback-on-my-portfolio/#post-154086 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 04:46:02 +0000 Mr. Wainner,

Thanks for the response and feedback, both are appreciated.  I agree with you on all those points and will work on making those changes, specifically finding some drawings I am proud of!  Maybe I phrased it wrong about employers looking at portfolios, I was just commenting on the sheer number of portfolios they must have to look at t…[Read more]

]]> 0 d3166c80ecad04705bdd675787802129 James Melnick replied to the topic Switching to Mac (Is it worth it?) in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/switching-to-mac-is-it-worth-it/#post-157040 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:04:31 +0000 As a grad student with a mac running bootcamp for the same programs as you, I highly recommend sticking with Mac.  Everyone in my class has had limited problems and there are multiple work arounds to share files if a problem does arise.  The only issue is what your budget is, as a comprable pc laptop will cost you much less but in my opinion ha…[Read more]

]]> 0 bd6a71597105a62aa2c73dd18c2ceccf James Melnick replied to the topic What is the best modeling/rendering software for landscape design? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-best-modelingrendering-software-for-landscape-design/#post-159417 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:20:16 +0000 I’ve been messing around with various render programs and there seems to be quite a bit that all vary in price and quality of the output.  I’ve kind of had to learn it on the fly as I finish my MLA but so far i’ve been using SU Podium and am pretty happy with the results.  The learning curve isn’t too bad and there are a ton of tutorials and g…[Read more]

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