6. This portfolio represents the final work completed in a
Visual Communication and GIS course at the
Graduate Level
Project: Revitalization of South Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA
Approach Taken: Science Behind Design
Methodology: Hand Drawing, Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator,
SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, ArcGIS
Acquired Outcomes: Over-the-Board Drafting, Computer-Aided
Drafting + Modeling, Geographical Information Systems, Understanding
Elements of a City, Public Communication and Presentation
Introduction
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7. B.S. in Public Health; Nutrition Minor
The University of Arizona
Master’s Candidate City + Regional Planning
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
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8. One That...
encourages walking and outdoor space
creates enjoyable, memorable places, with a variety of uses
promotes utmost standard of wellness
revolves around the needs and wants of people of San Luis Obispo
What is the best design to promote
revitalization?
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10. Hand
Drawing
designed and drew a new site plan for Higuera + Nipomo
designed and completed an elevation drawing from site plan
created a section drawing from site plan
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14. Adobe
Illustrator
added color to autocad site plan rendering
added color to autocad section rendering
created new patterns
imported objects and text
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16. SketchUp
created 3D model of site plan
added color, material, pattern, objects, text
created walkthrough animation of site
generated 3D images of points of interest
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22. Esri
ArcGis
basic GIS analysis of project site
basic geoprocessing and modeling
designing maps using ESRI ArcGIS of project site
utilized symbology technique
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