E-Portfolio
Recently, I when posting an advertisement for architectural graduates, I mentioned in the ad that having an online portfolio would be an advantage. Out of about 25 applicants, not one had one!
Actually putting your work on the web is quite easy. Many of the applicants had webpages at Friendster, Blogger, MySpace etc. Well then, instead of posting photo jpegs, upload jpegs of the photos of your work, or better still, convert your acad or photoshop or sketchup files to jpegs.
Alternatively, you can try a free portfolio hosting service:
get the Free Portfolio Service from CARBONMADE!
Good Luck!
What leads to success?
Actually putting your work on the web is quite easy. Many of the applicants had webpages at Friendster, Blogger, MySpace etc. Well then, instead of posting photo jpegs, upload jpegs of the photos of your work, or better still, convert your acad or photoshop or sketchup files to jpegs.
Alternatively, you can try a free portfolio hosting service:
Whoo! is their pro plan. For only $12/month you get 50 projects with up to 500 hi-res images and 10 high quality videos.
Meh. is their free plan. It doesn't cost you a thing and you get 5 projects with 35 images.
get the Free Portfolio Service from CARBONMADE!
Good Luck!
What leads to success?
TESSELLAR 301
TESSELLAR 301 beta
Architectural graduates wanted to test-run an on-line architecture studio course to learn:
- How to set-up a web-site to showcase their work
- A new design technique to generate housing solutions.
In your emails to the prospective employers, you can put a link to your web site, and your portfolio is just a click away!
In the competition for jobs, can you afford not to have this?
This course is entirely FREE!No cost whatsoever….!
Course Details
A two week online design studio involving self-study, tutorials, studio coursework and crits done from your own place and at your own pace. You will do a small design project and display it on the internet. You will learn about a new design technique - tessellation planning - that is used to generate commercial housing solutions. You will also learn to use new internet software applications for learning, designing, and sharing ideas. You will present your simple design on your own website.
Learning Objectives:
When you finish this course you will know how to:
- set up a web site
- post text, images, movies and spreadsheets onto the site
- learn and work with others online
- apply the concept of tessellation to housing
Requirements:
- Able to create and edit drawings using Autocad
- Able to render drawings in Photoshop
- Can handle Sketchup to create drawings and animation
- Can create and edit text documents and spreadsheets
- Able to edit movies using Windows Movie Maker
In doing this, you will demonstrate and that you a can handle design as an architectural graduate should be able to do.
The course will be done totally on-line. We will only interact through web pages, emails and sms.
You will need broadband connection, at least 512kbps which you can get through Streamyx from an office, your university, or from a Cyber Cafe.
This course, comprising 6 sessions, should take about 2 weeks, but can be pursued at your own pace.
Syllabus:
Creating a web-site
- Set up accounts with Google to use Blogger, Documents and Spreadsheets, Picasa, YouTube, SketchUp
- Upload pictures and drawings at Picasaweb
- Upload animation at YouTube
- Create spreadsheet at Google Document and Spreadsheet
- Post images on Blogger
- Post spreadsheet on Blogger
- Post animation on Blogger
- Creating Links
Introduction to Tessellation Planning
- Cul-de-sac Honeycomb Housing
- Tessellation Geometry
- Designing Neighbourhoods
- New Honeycomb Building Types
- Improving Land-Use Efficiency
On-line Studio Project
You will be given Autocad and SketchUp files of a Honeycomb house design or of a Honeycomb neighbourhood. Then you must choose one of the following design projects:
- Redesign the Honeycomb house so that the car porch roof becomes a usable space.
- Redesign the Honeycomb house it so that there is a utility and clothes drying area on the first floor.
- Redesign the two-storey Honeycomb house it so that the attic space is utilized.
- Redesign the two-storey Honeycomb house it so that it has a usable roof deck.
- Redesign the house to take into account that it is facing west.
- Redesign the house to take into account that it is facing north.
Develop and present your design solution on your own web-site.
Time-table:
We would like to reiterate that the course is free. Google provides their online software without charge. You only have to have access to a computer and broadband internet connection.
THE CATCH? There isn't one.
We gain by getting our new Honeycomb housing concept spread around the country. We have also chosen simple real assignments for you to develop. If we like your design we will link your blog to our main website and give you credit for your design. Our aim is to build a community of up and coming architects who understand Tessellation planning, not to rip you off!
SIGN UP BELOW, and we will contact you.
SESSION 2
Session two duration: 2 days
Sorry for the delay in putting up this web site. I made a day trip from KL to Kuala Terengganu on Sunday, and I needed to take yesterday off to recuperate!
This session is the first test of how easy (or difficult) it is to learn and teach over the internet.
At the start you have the autocad files, at the end of this session you should have done your design, saved it in jpeg and posted it on the class web page!
First, complete the design work, then follow the instructions below:
Self-Test
Sorry for the delay in putting up this web site. I made a day trip from KL to Kuala Terengganu on Sunday, and I needed to take yesterday off to recuperate!
This session is the first test of how easy (or difficult) it is to learn and teach over the internet.
At the start you have the autocad files, at the end of this session you should have done your design, saved it in jpeg and posted it on the class web page!
First, complete the design work, then follow the instructions below:
- Save your Autocad design work into jpg format, then upload jpg image to PicasaWeb
- Go to Google Picasa, and sign up
- click on web album (menu bar along bottom of screen) and set it up
- upload images
- either,from your desktop Picasa
- or, from Picasa web album
- invite me to view your images - (my address is tessellar@gmail.com)
- We will send you an invitation to post your images on this class web site
- accepting the invitation will bring you to the dashboard of the class web site
- click on "new post"
- In the title box, write your name
- Paste the design images onto Class website, and submit your work by publishing it
- In the Picasa web album, click on the image you want to paste on the class web page
- at the right hand panel, click "link to this photo", then "HTML to embed in website"
- "select the size" - choose 400px
- copy html code in the box, then paste it on the web page
- You've done it!
- Read TESSELLAR > introduction, then do self-test questions below
- Now you can start working on the sketchup model
- If you don't have it, download SketchUp, its free!
Self-Test
- In your opinion, what are the three most important features of Tessellation planning?
- In your own opinion, what are four disadvantages?
SESSION 1
Recommended Duration: 1 day
Welcome to session 1. My name is Mazlin, I am the course designer and your instructer. I will be assisted by Anniz.
The first thing we have to ask you to do is to set up a Google account. I am surprised all of the applicants are on Yahoo! But the tools you will need to use are all on Google: some private applications which require a password are more difficult to access without a google account. It will be easier if you sign up a google account, starting with a gmail account; you will add other services later on.
Monday, I will post Session 2. Be free to post question or comment at the Group Discussion pages. Thank you.
Welcome to session 1. My name is Mazlin, I am the course designer and your instructer. I will be assisted by Anniz.
The first thing we have to ask you to do is to set up a Google account. I am surprised all of the applicants are on Yahoo! But the tools you will need to use are all on Google: some private applications which require a password are more difficult to access without a google account. It will be easier if you sign up a google account, starting with a gmail account; you will add other services later on.
- Go to Google products, and sign up a gmail account
- Enter your new email addresses below: this will show that you have agreed to join the class!
- Sign in the Course Googlegroup here
- Enter your profile in Group website, to introduce yourself and meet your classmates
- Here you will find Autocad and SketchUp files that can be downloaded
- Choose any one of the following projects
- Redesign the Honeycomb house so that the car porch roof becomes a usable space.
- Redesign the Honeycomb house it so that there is a utility and clothes drying area on the first floor.
- Redesign the two-storey Honeycomb house it so that the attic space is utilized.
- Redesign the two-storey Honeycomb house it so that it has a usable roof deck.
- Redesign the house to take into account that it is facing west.
- Redesign the house to take into account that it is facing north.
and download Autocad Files - The house can be anyone of the building types that we have provided: duplex, quadruplex, sextuplex or the sextuplex townhouse
- See more at Tessellar > introduction > honeycomb building types
- Based on your choice,download the Autocad and SketchUp files from the Course Googlegroup or above
- Start designing and have fun!
The next step is to choose a project. We have placed a few Honeycomb house-types for you to look at and to work with.
Duplex
Quadruplex
Sextuplex
Townhouse
Monday, I will post Session 2. Be free to post question or comment at the Group Discussion pages. Thank you.
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