I spent 15 years of my life learning a ton of things in math, but there’s only one thing I learned that I still use all the time as a designer. That’s using ratios and proportions (which I guess is kind of like really basic algebra). If you’re going into the design industry, I can’t stress […]
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Master Sketchup with Matt Donley
When I was starting DesignerHacks.com I gained a heightened sense of what was going on in and around the sketchup community. I really wanted to know who was who in the sketchup space, and it seemed like every time I typed something related to sketchup into my search enginer, Matt Donley came up. I’ve fallen […]
The Simple ARE Exam Order Strategy
When I decided I was ready to take the Architecture Registration Exam (ARE) I wanted to know where to start and figured a good place would be to come up with an ARE exam order strategy. I searched around online and had a really difficult time finding a clear answer. One person would say one […]
Bitter Sweet News Update
I’ve been meaning to let you all in on some bitter sweet news, but have frankly been avoiding it. I’m not one to tip-toe around so I’ll simply jump right to the chase and tell you the news… I am moving jobs! What does this mean for Designer Hacks? Overall, there won’t be any drastic […]