Portfolio

PhoneTel: (513) 615-9049

Combination of Digital and Hand-drawn Graphics and Illustrations

Portfolio for Nicholas E. Charles

WebEmail: charlene@mail.uc.edu

Address2805 Digby AvenueApartment 8Cincinnati, OH 45219

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About me INSIDE

Personal information

I am currently a fourth year Urban Planning studentat the University of Cincinnati’s school of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. I love landscapes/landscaping, horticulture, mapping, design, music, and animals. I am looking to gain experience at several different types of planning agencies as there are various aspects of the field that pique my interest. I try to be as punctual as possible in all areas of my life and I am a dedicated worker.

I love architecture and buildings, and I am very interested in learning about developing landscapes/cityscapes in various climates and altitudes. I enjoy interacting with the public and doing field work for projects or databases. I make subtle attempts at pursuing photography, though most of the pictures I take are of landscapes, architecture, or abandoned places. I am very interested in neighborhood and community development, and I am interested in becoming more involved within my own community here in Cincinnati.

FULL NAME Nicholas Edward Charles

AGE 23

ADDRESS 2805 Digby Avenue, Apt 8

CITY/STATE Cincinnati, Ohio 45219

EMAIL Charlene@mail.uc.edu

PHONE (513) 615-9049

Skills and knowledge• Computer Modeling: I am proficcient in Goggle SketchUp and have a little

experience with autoCAD (though not extensive)• Graphics: Proficcient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign; can use Microsoft

Office Suite (Word, Excell, etc); Proficcient in arcGIS (Geographic Information Systems).

• Urban Planning: courses taken include Planning Theory, Urban Planning Law, Planning Econ, Planning Stats, Land Use Planning, Social Justice & The City, Planning History

• General: Micro Economics, Macro Economics, English 101, 102, & 289• Hobbies: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Singing, Writing Music, Writing Poetry, building &

creating things, skateboarding, Tennis, Soccer, Lawncare/Landscaping

Drafting & Hand Graphics

P4-5

Computer Graphics & Models

P6-7

Illustrator & GIS

P8

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Hand GraphicsProject InformationClass: Freshman Level Studio

Project Name: Site Plan

Project Details: A culmination of the freshman stu-dio, which stressed drafting skills and professional presentation (also, poster design elements)

Project InformationClient: Pleasant Ridge Neighborhood

Project Name: Iuscidui blan

Project Details: Our studio project was com-misioned by the neighborhood (and citizens) of Pleasant Ridge. We held a charrette at the local community center and repeatedly involved the citizens of Pleasant Ridge in the selection and design of areas marked for fu-ture development/improvement. Main Issues addressed included Traffic and Pedestrian

Project InformationClient: Pleasant Ridge Neighborhood

Project Name: Pleasant Ridge: Green Median

Project Details: The above project also included the design of a green median down the main road that runs through the neighborhood (Montgomery Rd).

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Computer GraphicsProject InformationClient: Mount Auburn Neighborhood

Project Name: Mount Auburn Future Plan

Project Details: Design for a new corner store in the Mount Auburn neighborhood. The building it would be replacing is currently a run-down shack with a treacherous unpaved parking lot . The build-ing would house a business (potentially a corner store) on the ground floor and housing above.

Project InformationClient: Mount Auburn Neighborhood

Project Name: Mount Auburn Future Plan

Project Details: Historic housing that would be pre-served in future redevelopment plans. This house is actually home to a Cincinnati Playhouse group, but the inside has been completely maintained and preserved.

What is the city but the people?

William Shakespeare

This section is a compilation of work done in computer rendering/graphics programs. Programs used include Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Google SketchUp, and GIS.

I enjoy using GIS to make or enhance maps and projections and can navigate the interface well. I prefer SketchUp to AutoCAD only because I have not taken the AutoCAD class yet,

however I consider myself proficient in SketchUp. I am willing to acclamate to any kind of new software with a little bit of time and advice (when I need it).

Project InformationClient: Pleasant Ridge Neighborhood

Project Name: Pleasant Ridge Future Plan

Project Details: A mixed-use development oinan under-utilized open field in the Pleasant Ridge neighborhood. Above- mixed -use retail and office space; Left- retail and eateries.

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Illustrator & GIS

PhoneTel: (513) 615-9049

Don’t be a stranger, get in touch...

WebEmail: Charlene@mail.uc.edu

Address1830 Lawn AvenueApartment 2Cincinnati, OH45237

Project: Self Portrait Project: Animal & Habitat

Project: Self Portrait

Above: Diagram made for an urban design studio set in the historic Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati. This project focused on solving problems like vacancy and lack of neighborhood amenities.

Right: Map developed in conjunction with the CHCURC to highlight the use of mass transit in uptown neigh-borhoods as well as available transit stops/routes.

U.S. Bike Route 50 Project

Completed while on co-op at the Brooke-Hancock-Je�erson Metropolitan Planning Organization located inSteubenville, OH. Project was initiated by the Trails and Greenways Task Force Group and included using linear referenc-ing to map out the path of U.S. Bike Route 50 through Je�erson County

Spatial Structure Diagram: Mount Auburn

CHCURC (Clifton Heights Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation) Transit Map

to highlight the use of mass transit in uptown neigh-borhoods as well as locations of stops and routes

U.S. Bike Route 50

Completed while on co-op at BHJ Metropolitan Planning Commission in Steubenville, OH. Project was initiated by the Trails and Greenways Task Force and completed using linear referencing and other geospatial processes to map out U.S. Bike Route 50 as it passes through Je�erson County.