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Just Draw it Up

October 10, 2018 by Bob Borson 15 Comments

Just Draw it Up

There is a request that I receive a few times a week that I thought I would finally talk about in an effort to shed some light on a fairly taboo subject. Those requests typically start off something … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Graphics, Observations, Residential Tagged With: clients, Construction Process, drafting, drawing

Architectural Graphics 101 – Layers

March 7, 2017 by Bob Borson 35 Comments

Architectural Graphics 101 – Layers

Just for the record, writing a post on AutoCAD layers, pen weights, line types, and pen colors, is almost the last thing on my list of things I want to be doing. First and foremost, I do not consider … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architectural Graphics - The Series, Graphics Tagged With: drafting, Graphics

Trying New Things

September 28, 2015 by Bob Borson 98 Comments

Trying New Things

Shadows on construction drawings ... who would do such a thing?!? As it turns out, I would. I thought adding shadows to these elevations would help convey some additional information and despite the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Graphics, My Work, Residential, Sketching Tagged With: architectural sketching, drafting, Graphics, instagram, sketches

I am an Architect and I draw for a living

March 9, 2015 by Bob Borson 75 Comments

I am an Architect and I draw for a living

10 Words - "Let's make it look like we draw for a living." I think I am going to make this my mantra - maybe put it on a coffee mug or a tee-shirt - because I seem to be saying it a lot. I look at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Graphics, Life in General Tagged With: design, drafting, Graphics

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