Lana Merrill

Good argument. But I did not say anything of good/bad design. Experience has nothing to do with a passion for good design; experience should expand those obsessions, guide the development of your own style and focus of choice (urban/residential/commercial). Experience doesn’t beat anything out of you; it gives shape to your passion through the…[Read more]

What’s up with the helvetica neue? I agree it’s the most readable, simplistic form of font, but that’s not to say there aren’t fonts worthy of use. Your forceful, repetitive reference ignites a rebellious side in not only myself, but I’m sure others. I’m sure your also a Mac obsessive who thinks PCs are completely worthless. Your criticism…[Read more]

Your maps are great and will definitely serve you well. And it’s awesome you’re getting feedback on this site (I kind of wish I would’ve done that sooner….. :-D)

1. The more borders, the more constricted one feels looking at the portfolio – drop them all together (even your maps). This will help create a cohesive, fluid look overall.
2. I would…[Read more]

Agree and disagree with these steps. Different employers look at things differently.

AMEN to step 1, but don’t feel like you have to use helvetica neue (it’s great for text/descriptions, but you can make the title a snazzier font)

?? — Step 3: My way of going about things is to include text (don’t freak out! I’m not implying you put a 10 page…[Read more]

By the way – I would stay away from foam core – it can be SO hard to make it look clean and precise. Plus, it also tends to look heavy. If you do choose it, go for the thinnest size you can get.

I agree with Wyatt as far as materials. If you’re going to a white monochrome scheme, mat board, white tissue paper, cardstock/printer paper, and baby’s breath is a good combo. If you’re going for a light brown/cardboard look, chip board (don’t get it too thick or you’ll struggle cutting it), inner side of cardboard for texture (you could cut it…[Read more]

What’s Corner?

….Yeah, I was wondering the same thing.

Honestly – I don’t care. I have just as much respect for landscape designers as landscape architects. Call me naive, but it seems like a landscape designer who has attainted a BLA is just as respectable as someone who has a BLA and took the time to get licensed. I feel like you’re almost stating that people who haven’t gotten licensed are .…[Read more]

I wish I could like this. Haha That’s too funny. I think most LAs feel like that…

And even if you don’t end up liking it – who cares. You found your truth, acted on it, went for it, and at the end of it all, you owned it.

Pursuing another degree is never a mistake. If I could (and had the money) I’d do something in the fields of health and nutrition (which has NOTHING to do with LA). It’s just not something I have the chance to pursue yet in life.
 
I just started an internship at a firm in Boston (my first REAL job in LA) and I’m learning that there is so much mo…[Read more]

I’m not familiar with the site, I’ll have to check it out!

I agree – but it’s quicker to use those and brush that out than it is to start from scratch… What do you usually use?

You can easily add trees by clipping out backgrounds of images and such. Here’s a great site that has the trees ready.
 
http://www.howardmodels.com/0-tree/DecidiousTreesFull-112103/index.htm

I’m a good self-learner so my way of going about learning new things is http://www.lynda.com >it does have a monthly cost but the tutorials are AWESOME (versus free ones around the internet). I HIGHLY suggest this site. It additionally has a vast amount of tutorials for different programs.

For indesign – I would start out with putting a simple image…[Read more]

Great link!

http://store.apple.com/us/product/H0766VC/A/G-Technology-500GB-G-DRIVE-USB-Portable-Hard-Drive?fnode=MTY1NDA0Nw&mco=MTM3OTUwMzY
 
This is what I have. I have a MacPro, and it works great with it! It’s PC compatible too. I’ve had it since last summer and have never had a problem with it at all. 

I forgot to mention the PDF form is available on that link as well! It’s mid-page under a link!