Obj 3.04 Explain simple project presentation techniques appropriate for residential and not residential design

Chapter 27 page 479-493

Debbie ThomasVance High SchoolJan 2009

Explain simple project presentation techniques

Terms to knowPortfoliosPresentation boardsModelsDrawingsRenderings

Portfolios

A collection of examples of a person’s best work; often used when applying for a job to show a person’s abilities and accomplishments.

Portfolio need to be kept up to date. Examples of what to include in a portfolio:

Photographs of projects, letters of recommendations, awards & certifications, and certificates of completion

What is a Portfolio?

A portfolio contains samples of your best work, carefully selected and refined in order to show your skills and knowledge. The work samples are assembled in a binder, folder, or other type holder that allows for simple, attractive presentation.

You can take a portfolio to a job interview. You can also submit it to an admissions office to help you gain entry into an education or training program.

The skills and knowledge you acquire in school are useful and valuable in the working world. A portfolio is a good way to show others how well prepared you are for a particular job.

D. Dunn, Ardrey Kell High School

What’s Inside?

Anything that shows your skills and knowledge in a positive way can go into a portfolio. You should keep all work done in a design class, including your process work. A good portfolio not only contains finished pieces, it contains work showing the steps you took to get to a final product. If an item is too large, you can enter a description and photographs of your work instead. As you proceed in this course, you will discover many portfolio content ideas.

D. Dunn, Ardrey Kell High School

A High Standard

To be an asset, a portfolio should be presented well. A neat, clean presentation is fundamental. The binder and everything in it should be in good condition. Word process or print written materials. Legibility is important. If you know architectural print, use it.

Do not settle for less than a high standard. Remember that people who don’t know you will be forming a “picture” of you. If you portfolio is neat, they will decide you do neat work. If your portfolio is interesting and shows unique approaches to various situations, people are likely to see you as creative.

D. Dunn, Ardrey Kell High School

A High Standard (continued) One young lady learned a hard lesson about high

standards. While working on her portfolio, she decided quantity was more important than quality. She put all her papers and projects, including the less effective ones, into two binders and submitted them during a job interview. The interviewer took one quick look at the contents and set the binders aside. Needless to say, the young woman didn’t get the job.

Employers are usually very busy people. They seldom have time to pore over piles of material, especially when some is poorly prepared. A few outstanding examples, however, can be impressive and are easy to review.

D. Dunn, Ardrey Kell High School

Professionals in design use presentation techniques to communicate their ideas in non technical language. They use: Presentation drawings Boards Models in addition to other methods

Designers must know how to visually present their ideas to others

Drawing

The art of representing objects or forms on a surface chiefly by means of lines.

Presentation Drawings

Give clear picture of how a finished project will appear

Each type of drawing features a different aspects of a plan or uses a different approach.

Exterior Perspectives

A pictorial drawing of the outside of a house as it will appear in its completed form.

Interior Perspective

A pictorial drawing of a room or other area inside a house – includes furnishings and decorations planned for finished room

One point perspective is used most often

Shows three walls, floor and ceiling

Presentation Floor Plans –

Vary in style and content. Some present only the basic room layout within the structure while others include a traffic flow analysis or placement of furniture.

Color may be used to help identify related areas

¼ inch equals 1 foot

Presentation Elevation

Shows a view perpendicular to a surface

May show any one side of an object but it shows no depth – kitchen wall with cabinets

Presentation Landscape Plan

Shows an entire landscape plan in one presentation.

Rendering

The addition of shades, shadows, texture, and color to a line drawing to achieve a realistic appearance in a presentation drawing.

Pencil Rendering

Most popular form of rendering

Errors are easily corrected

No special materials or equipment are required.

Shading & the appearance of texture can be accomplished

Ink Rendering

Suitable for reproduction Produces sharp lines and

finer details than pencil More skill is needed Shading and texturing is

possible by using a series of dots, parallel lines or other markings

Paper that takes ink without producing a feathered edge is needed.

Watercolor Rendering

Gives a realistic appearance to a presentation

Technique is difficult and may require some formal art training

Vivid colors or light washes of colors are characteristic of watercolor renderings

Colored Pencil Rendering

Can be produced with standard and watercolor forms of colored pencils

Shading can be accomplished

Felt-Tip Marker Rendering

Used to produce colorful, dramatic renderings. Popular for preliminary drawings and completed project drawings

Errors are very difficult to correct

Board product and thin tracing paper are recommended for felt-tip marker rendering

Presentation Boards

Contain drawings – floor plans and elevations – and any other information necessary and samples of materials to help the client visualize a finished product. A large piece of mat board or illustration board is used for mounting samples, drawings, and photos in a logical, attractive format. Can included samples of carpet, draperies, upholstery and paint.

Presentation board

Presentation board

Presentation board helps client form a better picture of the proposed finished product.

Helps see how the various colors, textures, & designs will coordinate in a room.

Models

Miniature, three-dimensional representations of a design idea.

Client can view all sides of a proposed project

Can be used to solve design problems

Rough models used by design professional to develop ideas are not usually seen by the client

Business Card

a card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation (usually with a logo), address, telephone number(s) and/or email addresses.

are shared during formal introductions as a convenience and a memory aid.

Traditionally many cards were simple black text on white stock; today a professional business card will sometimes include one or more aspects of striking visual design.

The following business cards are good due to:

Font is consistent Name of designer and firm is BOLD Design and color of card do not

overwhelm

Examples from Sherry BrooksDavid W. ButlerHI-2 Spring 2008

Examples of Business Card

Examples of Flawed Business Card

Font too small to read

Colors are nice, but tend to “bleed” into one another making it hard to read any of the script.

Diamond pattern makes difficult to read

Examples fromSherry BrooksButler High School

Example of Flawed Business Card

Writing is inconsistent

Needs to be in one font and style

Picture is GOOD

Examples fromSherry BrooksButler High School

Resources Residential Housing and Interiors

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