Plan Graphics for the Landscape Designer

by Bertauski, Tony

• ISBN13: 9780131720633
• ISBN10: 0131720635
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-07
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

"Plan Graphics for the Landscape Designer, Second Edition" takes readers step-by-step through the design graphics process. Written at an accessible level, readers will learn basic drafting tools, lettering and drawing techniques; commonly used textures and symbols; how to read plan graphics; how to develop effective designs; and how to assemble professional portfolios. This edition is filled with new sample drawings, updated photographs and descriptive design illustrations and visuals that make techniques easy to follow and easy to understand. The revision maintains the text's presentation focus and provides helpful tip boxes to teach readers how to draw an effective design.Sufficiently addresses landscape design drafting at an easy to follow level. Introduces basic drafting tools, lettering and drawing techniques, and then describes commonly used textures and symbols and how to create them. Shows readers how to put together the plan, (starting with the plat, sale and title block), how to properly label symbols, and how to develop a plant list. Enhances the reader's ability to communicate ideas more clearly to their clients.An excellent resource for anyone from home gardeners to aspiring landscape designers.

Table of Contents

Introduction	v
Acknowledgments	vi
The Landscape Design Process and Presentation Graphics	1	(15)
Landscape Designers' Communication Tools	1	(1)
Presentation Graphics	1	(3)
Design Process	4	(12)
Tools	16	(30)
Drawing Surface	16	(2)
Paper	18	(2)
Prints	20	(1)
Tape	21	(1)
T-Square	22	(1)
Triangles	22	(2)
Lead	24	(1)
Pencils	25	(1)
Pencil Sharpener	25	(2)
Sandpaper Paddle	27	(1)
Erasers	27	(1)
Eraser Shield	28	(1)
Markers and Ink	28	(3)
Circle Template	31	(3)
Compass	34	(1)
Scale	35	(3)
Ames Lettering Guide	38	(1)
Dry Cleaning Pad	39	(1)
Brush	39	(1)
Protractor	40	(1)
Curves	41	(1)
Parallel Glider	42	(4)
Line	46	(12)
Line Quality	46	(6)
Line Weight	52	(6)
Lettering	58	(14)
The Art of Lettering	58	(1)
Guidelines to Good Lettering	58	(7)
Lettering Styles	65	(7)
Symbols	72	(50)
The Basic Elements of Symbols	72	(9)
Drawing Symbols	81	(1)
Symbols Reflecting Plant Material	82	(19)
The Role of Symbols in the Design	101	(8)
Adding Shadows to Symbols	109	(13)
Ground Plane	122	(28)
Textures Representing the Ground Plane	122	(2)
Textural Drawing Techniques	124	(8)
Ground Plane Components	132	(18)
The Plan Drawing	150	(24)
Plan Drawing Elements	150	(3)
Plan Drawing Layout	153	(10)
Labeling	163	(6)
Plant List	169	(3)
Sketches and Details	172	(2)
Color	174	(14)
Pencils	174	(6)
Markers	180	(8)
Section Drawing	188	(16)
Vertical Elements	188	(1)
Locating a Section Drawing on the Plan Drawing	188	(3)
Section-Elevation	191	(13)
Computer Graphics	204	(28)
Brief History of Computer Graphics	204	(1)
Advantages of Landscape Design Software	204	(1)
Imaging Software	205	(1)
The Imaging Process and Techniques	206	(8)
Creating the Ground Plane with Imaging	214	(5)
Plan Drawing Software	219	(6)
Cost-Estimator Software	225	(1)
Software Products	226	(6)
Appendices
Portfolio	232	(3)
Project Files	232	(1)
Photography	232	(2)
Copying the Plan Drawing	234	(1)
Assembling a Portfolio	234	(1)
Student Design	235	(16)
Index	251