Land8 | J. Nielsen | Activity https://land8.com/members/skodt/activity/ Activity feed for J. Nielsen. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:35:21 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 d421fac23ec8bdbabd6ec0f4169043e6 J. Nielsen's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/64687/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 02:10:03 +0000 0 d1618edd9da3f566be01c90897bf7e1b J. Nielsen replied to the topic Freelance Work in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/freelance-work-4/#post-3562258 Thu, 06 May 2021 21:25:58 +0000 There are numerous folks out there working as freelancers, from all over the world and all have a different approach to their web presence. So numerous examples of web presence are out there.

Seek out profiles of freelancers on websites like UpWork.com, LinkedIn.com, and others. At the end of the day it is a personal decision on how you…[Read more]

]]> 0 309e015bbf135034af55f663bfae6f37 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Freelance Work in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/freelance-work-4/#post-3562256 Thu, 06 May 2021 19:23:56 +0000 Upwork.com is a freelancing site that caters to the individual designer and provides various services, such as contract writing, escrow, third party arbitration, as well as various communication services.

There are pros and cons, but overall it is worthwhile site to work off of.

As far as setting yourself up as a business, it is always a good…[Read more]

]]> 0 705f61ca0b840a3b6f71ab1172b965f7 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Landscape Designer Prices in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/landscape-designer-prices/#post-3561565 Sun, 13 Dec 2020 01:19:26 +0000 In Oregon, any project that exceeds $2000 requires a contract.

]]> 0 bd08768bbf5de67e758240b336aaa978 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Landscape Designer Prices in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/landscape-designer-prices/#post-3561560 Sat, 12 Dec 2020 21:28:04 +0000 There is a lot of good information here.

I am on UpWork and have completed a few jobs since I signed on in March.

I have found that I am hustling for work far more than I am working, but that is the nature of freelancing. What Bob said about the competition and that clients are looking for Filet Mignon on a hamburger budget is absolutely true.…[Read more]

]]> 0 cecfdd9721697653e05f386e35d69c50 J. Nielsen's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/62165/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 18:48:20 +0000 0 8e11c444f3eef47230bb8a4eeffff13d J. Nielsen replied to the topic Best Tablet for Landscape Architecture/Design Use in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/best-tablet-for-landscape-architecturedesign-use/#post-3561350 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 05:12:13 +0000 Paper App

Paper App

]]> 0 38b1f12e528002b371955b02ce206cac J. Nielsen replied to the topic Best Tablet for Landscape Architecture/Design Use in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/best-tablet-for-landscape-architecturedesign-use/#post-3561349 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 05:11:13 +0000 ProCreate App

ProCreate App

]]> 0 cd0c63978449aacace86b778027a7dbd J. Nielsen replied to the topic Best Tablet for Landscape Architecture/Design Use in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/best-tablet-for-landscape-architecturedesign-use/#post-3561347 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 05:09:03 +0000 Paper App

]]> 0 9a7a6ea382ca1d6ff8a013b05033d9f8 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Best Tablet for Landscape Architecture/Design Use in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/best-tablet-for-landscape-architecturedesign-use/#post-3561346 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 05:06:45 +0000 When My MacBook Pro fried its third logic card (after 11 years of fairly hard use) I replaced it with an 12.9″ IPad Pro and an older Mac Pro (tower). one of the cool features with Mac is the easy ability to pass documents between machines with AirDrop. So a sketch or photo that I drew over on site can be dropped onto desktop without a thumbstick…[Read more]

]]> 0 0c9685d17b0f501ba7fd06ddb3f1753c J. Nielsen replied to the topic Are disasters considered opportunities? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/are-disaster-considered-opportunities/#post-3561327 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:48:32 +0000 Thank you for that.

As it is, I am on that trajectory even if I did not set out to be. I am already semi-retired after a career in the military, so I have a separate revenue stream and I really do not need much. Honestly if I make enough to pay my software subscriptions, I am pretty happy.

You are correct, having a cash stream from doing…[Read more]

]]> 0 523dbfd55b49e848039535fab1a3bf24 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Are disasters considered opportunities? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/are-disaster-considered-opportunities/#post-3561321 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 03:00:55 +0000 Andrew,

Thanks for the advice. I reached out and got connected to a local civil/structural engineer who needs someone that can run CAD as well as work in 3D (Rhino3D/Sketchup). It is interesting work applying tools that both disciplines utilize in different manners.

]]> 0 47e636bcdfc55ed62bea8ce95b5ae488 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Are disasters considered opportunities? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/are-disaster-considered-opportunities/#post-3561259 Mon, 14 Sep 2020 15:09:45 +0000 To go with the flow, one has to know where the river is located.

Thanks.

]]> 0 2eb5becdcbf5572cb4c651b873b06411 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Are disasters considered opportunities? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/are-disaster-considered-opportunities/#post-3561257 Sun, 13 Sep 2020 19:20:27 +0000 Thank you for the thought out response. I am 120 miles from Portland and not really affected by what is going on with the unrest there, beyond the exodus of people that are leaving the city for the suburbs and semi-rural surrounding communities.

Wildfires, on the other hand are affecting me big time. As I type this, the AQI is in the 500s and…[Read more]

]]> 0 9f4eaa4e8bed8f099b91cd008df2d36c J. Nielsen started the topic Are disasters considered opportunities? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/are-disaster-considered-opportunities/ Sun, 13 Sep 2020 04:39:35 +0000 So,

With all the wildfires going on along the west coast, does this mean that landscape design jobs will start opening back up and we can expect firms start hiring again?

Or is it too soon to be talking about that?

]]> 0 d009cd6a958aa66695bfc4a9a100612f J. Nielsen started the topic Freelancing while Quarantined in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/freelancing-while-quarantined/ Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:33:58 +0000 I searched the forums and notice that it has been some time since the topic of Freelancing has come up, and the market has certainly changed in that time. Personally I have spent the last couple months navigating some of the Freelancing sites and trying to keep myself busy since firms are still navigating how to hire designers to work-from-home.…[Read more]

]]> 0 e68278fdbcb55ebf30fb20fa86aab3e6 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Design Software in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/design-software/page/2/#post-3561161 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:00:02 +0000 Most of the AutoCAD stuff I have been tasked with, line-weights and parameters are preset by the firm and I, as a designer, have no say in them. It does what it is told and is happy to do so. I believe you are correct that the quality of drawings is no longer a priority, especially when most renderings are done in Photoshop. I am not saying it…[Read more]

]]> 0 2ddeb6acd7b759eaa1bab586ab14cb6b J. Nielsen replied to the topic Design Software in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/design-software/page/2/#post-3561160 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 17:47:00 +0000 Procreate or Morpholio for IPad for sketching and process work. (trace layers)
Sketchup for 3D mapping that can be drawn over later
Photoshop for Entourage and collaging
Illustrator for finalizing drawings, lettering and to produce vectors
InDesign or PowerPoint for product assembly
AutoCAD w/LandFX for CD Sets

I am liking the IPad. It allows for…[Read more]

]]> 0 c917bac7925c8dbaf4e8f43510720b24 J. Nielsen's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/61635/ Thu, 02 Jul 2020 22:55:24 +0000 0 0c2362eb3a893d95daf529a4364fe0b2 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Career Coaching in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/career-coaching/#post-3559625 Fri, 12 Jun 2020 09:53:24 +0000 Universities are offering career services to seniors and recent grads. I have been to a couple info sessions and one-on-one meetings and from I have seen it has been a bit of a mixed bag. It really depends on who you talk to and what they know.

On one hand, I did get some good information about freelancing and branding. But on the other , most…[Read more]

]]> 0 b349d254fcdfa769e8e9a23f1110d0d7 J. Nielsen replied to the topic WHY IS "ASLA".....LIBERAL??? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/why-is-asla-liberal/#post-3559622 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 19:42:23 +0000 Robert, you might want to change out whatever you got on your hook. No one appears to be taking the bait.

JN

]]> 0 5550eae0c7d93b8121212df27e8c608d J. Nielsen replied to the topic Work/Practice under the New Normal in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/work-practice-under-the-new-normal/#post-3559587 Mon, 25 May 2020 19:10:29 +0000 That is sound advice.

I noticed as I progressed through school that the LA Field is so broad that it borders on generalized, rather than specific. There are specific subfields for sure, but overall LA covers a broad spectrum of projects. I like that because there are niches to be found.

At the moment, I have tried to position myself as…[Read more]

]]> 0 4dd05218408a5cba779a2fa223f46a54 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Work/Practice under the New Normal in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/work-practice-under-the-new-normal/#post-3559585 Mon, 25 May 2020 17:16:08 +0000 I have read and heard that “we are all in the same boat”, and I disagree with that logic. I would argue that we are all on different boats in the same storm and each boat will weather the storm differently.

You seemed to have found a niche that will weather the storm and I am glad for it. It means that all things are possible.

thanks for the input.

]]> 0 3cc7cc702efbe92c5fc96ce3d308a399 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Work/Practice under the New Normal in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/work-practice-under-the-new-normal/#post-3559582 Sun, 24 May 2020 20:28:35 +0000 About two years ago I realized that there was a great potential to work remotely and set up my home office. That was when I set up my LLC and website, then started getting things in order so I could be up and running when I graduated. Things are in place and ready to go, but as you say it is the marketing and getting the name out there.

My hope…[Read more]

]]> 0 73b824d1e9b7df349ec072319103684d J. Nielsen replied to the topic Work/Practice under the New Normal in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/work-practice-under-the-new-normal/#post-3559580 Sun, 24 May 2020 18:55:43 +0000 Thanks for that insight. Creative people tend not to do well by sitting idle. Software licenses are not cheap and they have to used, so I cannot imagine that designers are sitting on their thumbs. The movement that must be occurring must be behind the scenes, which makes sense for the conditions.

I am one that hopes in the return to normal…[Read more]

]]> 0 73ae1486587da7b6e763f8ee878cedc5 J. Nielsen started the topic Work/Practice under the New Normal in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/work-practice-under-the-new-normal/ Fri, 22 May 2020 19:19:45 +0000 I am interested in having a discussion about how Design Professionals are adapting to this “New Normal” with quarantines, social distancing requirements and mandated shutdowns for non-essential businesses. I have no interest in the politics, rather I am more interested in how professionals in the field are reacting to these restrictions and what…[Read more]

]]> 0 2d02c6150802fc55bb185e353acbd465 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Reasons We Exist in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/reasons-we-exist/#post-3559574 Wed, 20 May 2020 21:35:54 +0000 While this is a couple years old and a lot has changed, I have found this article to be very helpful.

Especially sitting at home under the quarantines and wondering if going to design school was worth it.

Många Tak

]]> 0 a832b2b53861ed25bddadda5d5be003d J. Nielsen replied to the topic 5 Landscape Architecture Things in the forum EDUCATION https://land8.com/forums/topic/5-landscape-architecture-things/#post-3559570 Wed, 20 May 2020 01:51:46 +0000 This go pushed to page three.

Bump

]]> 0 cee3cea7ef2b7be38c231d8326278323 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Any suggestions to transform Industrial seaport to Ecological seaport in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/any-suggestions-to-transform-industrial-seaport-to-ecological-seaport/#post-3559552 Tue, 19 May 2020 04:51:53 +0000 Look at some of the Scandinavian Former Seaports (Copenhagen DK, Stockholm SE, Oslo NW, and Helsinki, FI, and others) They have been successfully working for years to clean up and re-purpose the waterfronts for non-commercial use.

]]> 0 47a04c6ebd7ee15b46217ec45f2c30a7 J. Nielsen replied to the topic 5 Landscape Architecture Things in the forum EDUCATION https://land8.com/forums/topic/5-landscape-architecture-things/#post-3559551 Tue, 19 May 2020 02:37:07 +0000 There is a lot to unpack here and the only way to is to start at the beginning. For context, understand that I have come into this field after retiring from a career in the Military. So while I just graduated from an accredited design school, I am not some kid living in my parents basement. More on that later as it regards to the GI Bill.

This…[Read more]

]]> 0 2023af46911f1b2bc1549270f6b3c5b2 J. Nielsen's profile was updated https://land8.com/activity/p/60946/ Mon, 18 May 2020 04:59:49 +0000 0 67701044c402954c5e9d1fd05981f959 J. Nielsen changed their profile picture https://land8.com/activity/p/60926/ Wed, 13 May 2020 04:49:11 +0000 0 97971936d3dedd95069a8cf2ca4a9f29 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Job locations for Landscape Architects in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/job-locations-for-landscape-architects/page/2/#post-3559383 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 20:39:03 +0000 You are assuming that AutoCAD is the only format that is conducive to telecommuting and that hand media is not. Technology is such that a designer can hand draw on a mobile tablet or on a Wacom, which automatically becomes digital. If you want old school low-tech, trace paper can be scanned, digitized and e-mailed. Point being, there is a lot…[Read more]

]]> 0 ef71c829c0a7ca0b2ab49fa060f41c9e J. Nielsen replied to the topic Job locations for Landscape Architects in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/job-locations-for-landscape-architects/page/2/#post-3559350 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:12:27 +0000 4.5 million students are graduating this year and entering workforce. The honest answer is that traditional work models are going to have to change. Why would a recent LA Grad put themselves at risk of exposure doing entry level CAD work, which is what you hire them for, when that work can be done remotely? The primary question of this thread…[Read more]

]]> 0 ef141c49cf986f3d459de99f452a1788 J. Nielsen replied to the topic Job locations for Landscape Architects in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/job-locations-for-landscape-architects/page/2/#post-3559344 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 02:58:32 +0000 What a difference two months can make.

with the current pandemic, graduating students are already having a hard time finding positions. I know, as I am one of them (albeit, I am entering a second career). how many principals are willing to hire someone fresh to work from home?

This is also an opportunity within the industry to embrace the…[Read more]

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