HOME | DD

Description
FIRST OFF: BE GENTLE, I know its not the best design nor can it be fully understood within the pages here of how it was developed - these are to represent the finished end result, most of the concept sketches were lost or trashed. It has a very "modern" aesthetic, all the fairly clean lines and glass - but I am sure you can see this is me struggling to find my 'own'.
*I am not going to go into much detail about the requirements of the project, but rather a basic overview of the process.

The project was for a UNICEF Building in Boston, located right off a central part of the "Big Dig". It was a half-semester project, so it was done fairly quickly. This was my first substantial project involving anything at the "skyscraper" level... so if you see any degree of confusion in the design, its probably due to this. I've included this project in my portfolio, not for its design merits but rather as it signifies a tangible stepping stone for me - a milestone in my personal design career. It was done in my first semester of my third year - which at my university in my honest opinion the first year you are really asked to 'design' and meet program requirements and such.

Project was drawn on 24x30 sheets of vellum with graphite (something I haven't done in awhile) - this would be one the one of last projects I technically hand-drafted completely, as most future projects would involve the computer at one stage or another. Yet another reason to include it in my portfolio, an example of my handdrafting. For the portfolio, they were scanned in on a flatbed and then reduced to include in the portfolio - therefore scales may be vary/skewed.

At of any of the projects I ever pulled "all-nighters" for, this is one I remember vividly - my back aching from leaning over a light table for 3 solid days, and then waking up with graphite smeared on my faces after collapsing into one of my drawings. You know how hard it is not to freakin' smear graphite, or keep drawings clean? Eh, from this point on, I swore pretty much to sketch/draw in ink although from time to time I will pick up a soft lead pencil and really abstract a sketch.

*This is a portfolio page layout, 8.5x11 of my OLD port design. Not updated probably because it will no longer be included.

Description
FIRST OFF: BE GENTLE, I know its not the best design nor can it be fully understood within the pages here of how it was developed - these are to represent the finished end result, most of the concept sketches were lost or trashed. It has a very "modern" aesthetic, all the fairly clean lines and glass - but I am sure you can see this is me struggling to find my 'own'.
*I am not going to go into much detail about the requirements of the project, but rather a basic overview of the process.

The project was for a UNICEF Building in Boston, located right off a central part of the "Big Dig". It was a half-semester project, so it was done fairly quickly. This was my first substantial project involving anything at the "skyscraper" level... so if you see any degree of confusion in the design, its probably due to this. I've included this project in my portfolio, not for its design merits but rather as it signifies a tangible stepping stone for me - a milestone in my personal design career. It was done in my first semester of my third year - which at my university in my honest opinion the first year you are really asked to 'design' and meet program requirements and such.

Project was drawn on 24x30 sheets of vellum with graphite (something I haven't done in awhile) - this would be one the one of last projects I technically hand-drafted completely, as most future projects would involve the computer at one stage or another. Yet another reason to include it in my portfolio, an example of my handdrafting. For the portfolio, they were scanned in on a flatbed and then reduced to include in the portfolio - therefore scales may be vary/skewed.

At of any of the projects I ever pulled "all-nighters" for, this is one I remember vividly - my back aching from leaning over a light table for 3 solid days, and then waking up with graphite smeared on my faces after collapsing into one of my drawings. You know how hard it is not to freakin' smear graphite, or keep drawings clean? Eh, from this point on, I swore pretty much to sketch/draw in ink although from time to time I will pick up a soft lead pencil and really abstract a sketch.

*This is a portfolio page layout, 8.5x11 of my OLD port design. Not updated probably because it will no longer be included.