Graphic Adaptation

Abstract

One of the biggest challenges to the eco-city is a lack of cultural cohesion among non-designers. In particular, without a shared awareness and heightened value of ecology, long-term design-driven sustainable practice remains out of reach. To support successful eco-centric design, landscape architects must not only educate the general public, but must also make ecological issues relevant and accessible to non-designers.

The cornerstone of my creative practice is communicating ecological issues with a imaginative combination of art and design in order to fill the gap left by traditional landscape visualization techniques. My “artistic” graphic communication approach is an adaptation of many conventional landscape communication tools such as the diagram, map, model and perspective rendering. The power of this creative approach is evident in my recent project “The Forman Watercolor Diagrams”, in which I represent Richard T. T. Forman’s seminal landscape ecology diagrams. By employing an evocative combination of old and new media, the visualization of specialized landscape knowledge is not only accessible, but also inspirational.

Keywords

Ecology / Graphic Communication / Visualization / Creative Process / Practice

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2014 Higher Education Press