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Drawing & Painting Courses

parking structure created in sketchup
SketchUp for Planners - Modeling Complex Forms and Structures
Jaymes Dunsmore
70 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
image manipulation in photoshop
Photoshop CC for Planners 1: Basic Functions
Mike Ernst
64 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
image of building manipulation in photoshop
Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Introduction
Mike Ernst
85 Mins
site plan layout created in adobe indesign
InDesign for Planners - An Introduction
Mike Ernst
103 Mins
  • CNU-A
photo manipulation created in photoshop
Photoshop CC for Planners 2: More Tools and Techniques
Mike Ernst
58 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
image manipulation created in photoshop
Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Intermediate
Mike Ernst
130 Mins
map created in indesign
InDesign for Planners - Intermediate
Mike Ernst
73 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
screenshot of photoshop manipulation
Photoshop CC for Planners 3: Advanced Techniques
Mike Ernst
62 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
before and after of image manipulated in photoshop
Photoshop CS5 for Planners - Advanced
Mike Ernst
115 Mins
documents created in adobe indesign
InDesign for Planners - Advanced
Mike Ernst
60 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
image manipulation created in photoshop
Photoshop CC for Planners 4: Creating Visual Simulations
Mike Ernst
75 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
map illustration created in illustrator
Illustrator for Planners - Introduction
Mike Ernst
99 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
grid overlay on landscape drawing
Drawing in the Landscape: The Adventure Begins
Darryl Jones
36 Mins
  • AICP CM
model created in sketchup
SketchUp 2016 for Planners: Introduction
Jaymes Dunsmore
44 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
vector maps created in adobe illustrator
Illustrator for Planners - Intermediate
Mike Ernst
101 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
ink drawing of buildings and people in foreground
Drawing in the Landscape: Pen, Pencil and Watercolor
Darryl Jones
57 Mins
  • AICP CM
3-d model site plan created in sketchup
SketchUp 2016 for Planners: Site Planning
Jaymes Dunsmore
39 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
vector map of new york created in adobe illustrator
Illustrator for Planners - Advanced
Mike Ernst
100 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
site plan created in autocad
AutoCAD 101
Jaymes Dunsmore
63 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
street perspective in audodesk sketchup for urban planning course
Mobile Drawing Apps for Planners
JJ Zanetta
72 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
3-d house created in sketchup
SketchUp for Planners - An Introduction
Jaymes Dunsmore
39 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
site plan created in autocad
AutoCAD for Site Planning
Jaymes Dunsmore
74 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD
Sketchup model in google earth pro for urban planning course
Conceptual Drawing for Planners
JJ Zanetta
73 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
building created in sketchup
SketchUp for Planners - Intermediate Part 1
Jaymes Dunsmore
54 Mins
  • AICP CM
  • CNU-A
  • SACPLAN CPD

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Mike Ernst

Mike Ernst is an urban planner and designer whose work has focused on participatory planning, community...

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Jaymes is a planner and urban designer who recently completed a Master in City Planning and...

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Darryl Jones

Darryl Jones is an artist and filmmaker based in Oakland, CA.

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GeoDesign Using CommunityViz: Buildout and Visualization Sign Up

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.

4.07
130 Mins
SACPLAN CPD
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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.

4.16
86 Mins
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