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Effective City Branding

Effective City Branding

Instructor: Fabian Geyrhalter

City branding strategy can capture and promote the unique characteristics of cities. After understanding the all-encompassing effort it takes to plan a city rebranding, this course teaches how cities can succeed using strong place branding that attracts visitors, new citizens, new industries, and new businesses.

57 Mins
AICP CM
Hand Drawing Master Plans

Hand Drawing Master Plans

Instructor: Daniel Garcia

This course provides an introduction to urban design sketching by teaching how to draw urban design sketches and master plans using a mix of colored and black ink. These drawing techniques can be used to create plans that are detailed and expressive enough to use both in academic and professional presentations.

70 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City

The life and achievements of architect and urban designer Daniel Burnham offer a chance to witness the application of the social agenda of the City Beautiful movement, of which Burnham was one of the most famous practitioners.

58 Mins
AICP CM
Film
Conceptual Drawing for Planners

Conceptual Drawing for Planners

Instructor: JJ Zanetta

In this course, we will learn effective ways of drawing as a means to communicate design ideas and explore digital tools that support traditional drawing.

73 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Mobile Drawing Apps for Planners

Mobile Drawing Apps for Planners

Instructor: JJ Zanetta

This course explores three affordable mobile drawing apps and how each might facilitate the planner’s creative process.

72 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Photoshop CC for Planners 4: Creating Visual Simulations

Photoshop CC for Planners 4: Creating Visual Simulations

Instructor: Mike Ernst

In this course, we'll use the skills and techniques covered in the previous three Photoshop CC courses to create an advanced visual simulation of a re-imagined public space.

75 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Photoshop CC for Planners 3: Advanced Techniques

Photoshop CC for Planners 3: Advanced Techniques

Instructor: Mike Ernst

This course builds upon the first two courses in the "Photoshop CC for Planners" series. In this installment, we'll cover more advanced functions in the program and start building a digital library, which we'll use in the next course to create a complex visual simulation.

62 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Photoshop CC for Planners 2: More Tools and Techniques

Photoshop CC for Planners 2: More Tools and Techniques

Instructor: Mike Ernst

This course builds upon the first Photoshop CC course, giving you step-by-step instructions on how to use more complex tools and techniques in the program.

58 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
Photoshop CC for Planners 1: Basic Functions

Photoshop CC for Planners 1: Basic Functions

Instructor: Mike Ernst

Adobe Photoshop CC is widely recognized among design professionals as the premier image editing software, with a number of useful applications for urban planning. This course gives you a step-by-step introduction to the basic tools of Photoshop CC.

64 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
GeoDesign Using CommunityViz: Buildout and Visualization

GeoDesign Using CommunityViz: Buildout and Visualization

Instructor: Chuck Donley

This second course in the "GeoDesign with CommunityViz" series shows how the CommunityViz extension of ArcGIS can guide the design, and assess the impacts, of a project.

130 Mins
SACPLAN CPD
GeoDesign with CommunityViz: Land Use Designer

GeoDesign with CommunityViz: Land Use Designer

Instructor: Chuck Donley

Learn how the CommunityViz extension of ArcGIS can guide the design of a project and assess the project's impact. This course specifically focuses on a suitability analysis using essential functions and the Land Use Designer wizard.

86 Mins
SACPLAN CPD
Creating Interactive iPlans with iBooks Author

Creating Interactive iPlans with iBooks Author

Instructor: Brittany Kubinski

This course provides an introduction to the basic functions of Apple iBooks Author and demonstrates how the program can be used to develop interactive documents such as interactive iPlans.

55 Mins
AutoCAD 101

AutoCAD 101

Instructor: Jaymes Dunsmore

This course provides an introduction to AutoCAD’s essential functions for first-time users and demonstrates how to create site plans, street sections, and other two-dimensional scaled diagrams.

63 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Visual Simulation: Rendering Styles and Presentation with SketchUp

Visual Simulation: Rendering Styles and Presentation with SketchUp

Instructor: Mike Ernst

Learn to create finalized drawings in SketchUp that look more hand drawn than photorealistic. Using SketchUp and Adobe Photoshop, this course will help you take more control over final images than possible when only exporting from SketchUp.

29 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Visual Simulation: Advanced Rendering in SketchUp

Visual Simulation: Advanced Rendering in SketchUp

Instructor: Mike Ernst

In this course, you'll learn to create an advanced rendering of a SketchUp site model, using a free third-party renderer called Kerkythea to design realistic lighting and shading. Then add components to your rendering in Adobe Photoshop.

46 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Introduction

Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Introduction

Instructor: Mike Ernst

Design professionals widely recognize Adobe Photoshop as the premier image editing software, with many valuable applications for urban planning. This course gives planners a step-by-step introduction to the basic tools of Photoshop CS5.

85 Mins
Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Intermediate

Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Intermediate

Instructor: Mike Ernst

Design professionals widely recognize Adobe Photoshop as the premier image editing software, with many valuable applications for urban planning.This course builds upon the Introduction to Photoshop course, offering step-by-step instructions on more of the helpful tools that come with Photoshop CS5.

130 Mins
Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Advanced

Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Advanced

Instructor: Mike Ernst

Adobe Photoshop is widely recognized among design professionals as the premier image editing software, with a great many valuable applications for urban planning. This course builds upon the Introduction to Photoshop and Intermediate Photoshop Courses, giving you step-by-step instructions on some of the advanced tools that come with Photoshop CS5.

115 Mins
Illustrator for Planners - Introduction

Illustrator for Planners - Introduction

Instructor: Mike Ernst

Adobe Illustrator is widely recognized among design professionals as the premier vector drawing software, with many valuable design and mapping applications for urban planning. This course gives you a step-by-step introduction to the basic tools of Illustrator CS5.

99 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
Illustrator for Planners - Intermediate

Illustrator for Planners - Intermediate

Instructor: Mike Ernst

Adobe Illustrator is widely recognized among design professionals as the premier vector drawing software, with many valuable design and mapping applications for urban planning. This course builds upon the Introduction to Illustrator course, giving you step-by-step instructions on some of the more complex tools that come with Illustrator CS5.

101 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD

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