BRIEF
#
1




Name:
Eileen
Dover

Date:
February
13,
2010



Reading
Assignment:
Plan
Graphics
of
the
Landscape
Designer,
Chapter
7
‐
The
Plan

Drawing



Summary
of
the
Reading:

The
objectives
of
this
chapter
included
the
following:
learn
to
lay

out
the
drawing
plan;
lean
how
to
draw
the
border
and
tile
block;
Know
the
vital
information

on
the
plan;
understand
the
symbols;

learn
about
plant
lists.



The
chapter
provided
an
overview
of
the
Plan
drawing
elements
including
paper,
borders,

binding,
and
other
ways
to
make
a
border.

The
Plan
Drawing
Layout
was
also
discussed
and

the
development
of
a
Title
Block
was
shown.

Discussion
of
the
North
arrow
took
place
and

several
examples
of
the
style
of
North
arrows
were
shown.





The
Site
Plan
was
also
detailed,
and
many
examples
of
the
components
of
this
plan
were

shown.

Labeling,
lettering,
plant
names
and
keys
were
presented
in
the
reading.

Legends,

sketches
and
details
were
also
outlined.




The
cheaper
provided
a
listing,
and
definition,
of
a
list
of
important
Key
Words
related
to
the

Plan
Drawing
Chapter.

Also,
a
good
summary
of
the
chapter
was
found
at
the
end
of
the

reading.





From
this
chapter
I
was
able
to
gain
a
better
understanding
of
the
components
of
Plan

Drawing,
and
the
various
components
that
are
found
on
this
type
of
drawing.