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PLAN Visualization for Planners
his portfolio is a compilation of projects completed for PLAN 211, a course that aims to give students a basic understanding of computer programs commonly used by planners. Computer programs used in the completion of the projects on the following pages include Adobe InDesign CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, ArcGIS ArcMap, ArcGIS Arc Scene, and Google SketchUp 6. Many of the projects were created using a combination of programs. PLAN 211: Digital Visualization for Planners is offered through the University of Virginia School of Architecture, Department of Urban and Environmental Planning's PAB-accredited Undergraduate Program in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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PLAN 211 Portfolio
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Web Design Poster Design Base Mapping Thematic Mapping Image Processing Image Transitions 3D Modeling 3D Mapping Portfolio Design Contact Information 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
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Task: Design a personal home page; analyze the planning department websites for the City of Charlottesville and the City of Alexandria and present the analysis through a website Computer Programs: Adobe Dreamweaver CS2, Adobe Photoshop CS3
Skills Acquired: creating websites with frames and tables, capturing screen images and modifying them in Photoshop
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PLAN 211 Portfolio
Task: Design a poster about a specific aspect about the Belmont Neighborhood of Charlottesville Computer Programs: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Skills Acquired: Working with multiple layers in Photoshop, using graphic elements in Photoshop
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Web Design | Poster Design
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Task: Merge aerial photos and
planimetric data to create a map that highlight built structures, including sidewalks, roads, and primary buildings and auxiliary structures.
Computer Programs:
ArcGIS ArcMap
Skills Acquired: Displaying
different layers of data to create information maps; using aerial photos to display rooflines and other characteristics of a neighborhood not displayed in flat maps.
Skills Acquired: Displaying different layers
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of data to create information maps; using aerial photos to display rooflines and othercharacteristics of a neighborhood not displayed in maps.
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Task: Create thematic maps using
census tract data for the Belmont neighborhood of Charlottesville. Computer Programs: ArcGIS ArcMap Skills Acquired: Using different colors and textures to display group information; designing map layout in ArcMap; linking data in ArcMap
Base Mapping | Thematic Mapping
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Task: "Clean up" a digital photograph of a
building in order to better display the building's features. Computer Programs: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Skills Acquired: Using layered selections to replace portions of a photo; using the clone tool to replace portions of a photo; adjusting image size and resolution; adjusting color levels
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PLAN 211 Portfolio
Task: Merge an image of a
building from ArcScene with a digital photograph Computer Programs: ArcGIS ArcScene, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Skills Acquired: Using camera frames in ArcScene; Using layered selections in Photoshop to include portions of one image in another image; transforming images; using opacity to display one image over another
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Image Processing | Image Transitions
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Task: Create a 3D rendering of building from a digital photograph Computer Programs: Google SketchUp 6; Adobe Photoshop CS3 Skills Acquired: Creating 3D models; adding landscape elements to a model; ad...