[Nick Mitchell]

If you want the full font family for a specific font you need to buy a separate package. For example the office I work for uses Franklin Gothic. Franklin Gothic consists of 20 separate fonts; condensed, bold, demi, medium, book, etc… Your right, Adobe does include a large amount of fonts, but you need to buy the package for the whole family. Now I sound like a salesman…

 

I do use “create outlines” too, but when using Word and Powerpoint you do run into issues.

[Nick Mitchell]

I like Pei and Halprin, but besides that well said. The client is your benefactor. Never loss your creativity but sometimes you can’t always get what you want, you can try sometimes and you might find you get what you need. 

 

I always have thought that if I can’t graphically convey my idea to the client in a way that can’t convince him, I am either A, not doing a good enough job in a way he/she understands or B, its just a bad idea.

[Nick Mitchell]

I also dislike font that does not fit its context. And I have used Comic Sans on a project board before… My team was presenting to an elementary class and we thought it would be appropriate and fun. I usually use standard default fonts because they read the best and there is a reason why they are wildly used. All the large offices I have been to seem to use them too. Another reason is because fonts are expensive! An adobe font package can cost $2,500 and single fonts can go as high as $400!

 

All programs have there strengths and weaknesses and its hard to get all the education you need in 5 years. I do find that strange that your school didn’t cover basic graphic design, did they give you free electives where you could fit it in? I once asked my professor why we don’t offer a civil engineering course and he told me straight up, “That is what graduate school is for!” and he is right.

 

Congrats on cum laude!

[Nick Mitchell]

Ya I have seen this before and it always inspired me. He went to my school but graduated when I started. He has a new website: http://www.timhoneck.com/

 

 

[Nick Mitchell]

I just wondered why you picked this thread to talk about it. Seemed a little out of place if you will, that’s all. 

 

I do appreciate you pointing out that issue. Someone close to me (in a un-related industry) was turned down from numerous headhunting organizations because their age and experience.  

[Nick Mitchell]

^^ What?!

[Nick Mitchell]

Mike Lin’s book Drawing and Designing with Confidence does a great job. 

http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Designing-Confidence-Step-Step/dp/0471283908

 

I also like a video from Doug Patt’s Youtube series on lettering.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky5p-L_m6BQ

 

[Nick Mitchell]

Thanks Andrew! I wasn’t trying to come off ignorant, I was just confused.

[Nick Mitchell]

http://www.tennessee.gov/commerce/boards/ae/documents/UseofTitleifRegisteredinOtherJurisdictions.pdf

Does this mean the title “landscape architect” in any form such as student and such is applicable by this law? I’m trying not to be against you here.

[Nick Mitchell]

In all seriousness what’s the difference between LA and RLA?

[Nick Mitchell]

From my perspective, a student studying for 4 years, I have always felt that you get out of ASLA what you put in. I am by no means making a judgement on you. I feel ASLA needs more evolvement from it’s members.

Now Alan you founded your firm the year I was born so as an elder you have my respect in that sense with all your experience. I feel as an LA you should be a member and encourage others to join the National Organization that has the power to speak for us in legislation.

Now as the whole LA tittle goes, I feel being a landscape architect and being liscesned are two separate things. Now for the “legality” aspect of it, I am a landscape designer/planner who has a professional accredited landscape architecture degree. I know you feel strongley about the time and commitment involvled for the license and you have every right to be.

Now when you say, why are you on a site for landscape architects when your not one, really? I don’t believe we are pursing clients or going after RFP’s on here, so we are all landscape architects on here. Please don’t fine me.

Now go easy on me Alan I’m just a student.

[Nick Mitchell]

Turning the edges and linework in sketchup will do a lot. I agree you need to use photoshop for vegetation. If you have a detailed sketchup model of a building I highly recommend V-ray. I use it for all my perspectives and export just the building (sometimes paths and other hardscape basic shapes for perspective) as a png image and overlay all my plants in photoshop. Heres one I did not to long ago: http://land8lounge.com/photo/terrafinished-1?context=user.

 

Kody Smith has a lot of great work using this method with before and after photos: http://land8lounge.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=3gmudbtwndyqz

[Nick Mitchell]

I really like the layout! The “ideas” on the napkins is a nice touch, some may see this as a little gimmicky. On your resume page on the River Charette it reads par (indent) ticipants. I think you need to add a dash or just drop that word down to the next line. I really like your work on the intro page, awesome design and graphics! I know you want to show your work as quickly as possible to catch someones attention, but i would slow the vid down just a little. I found myself wanting to see it longer and look at the details, but then again this will make people (like me) want to explore your site more.

 

[Nick Mitchell]

Photoshop can do anything. You just have to know how to use layer and build a library of trees, backgrounds, entourage, etc… Sketchup is a great quick tool to create the massing and get the proper perspective before going into photoshop. Vray and Podium are excellent plug-ins to create the photo-realistic effects you see in Rhino. 3ds Max is a great tool to create a 3d environment and have it be a “working drawing” meaning you can update the base and other elements without effecting the whole model like sketchup would.

[Nick Mitchell]

I personally don’t agree with DI. I have seen schools that were never ranked jump in the top ten then back to not being ranked in two years. I don’t see how that’s possible. That being said, you should pick a grad school based on the faculty. What are you interested in and what are their credentials and specialties. Faculty are required to do research. You should find some books or publications they have published and see if they relate to what you want.

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