| Architectural thesis presentation is one of the | | | | to see the scaled relationship or dimension of the |
| highlights of an undergraduate architectural course. | | | | design’s component. If printed and rendered |
| For the last thesis year of the four or five year | | | | digitally, the student or professional designer prints |
| course in architecture, completion of the final | | | | a bar scale of the drawing to retain nearly true |
| coursework usually entails a semester of | | | | dimension of the drawings. |
| research, a semester of production and thesis | | | | • Poster borders-Poster borders need to be |
| defense. The production stage usually involves | | | | planned and designed for. Students and |
| printing of the designed thesis project on 20x30 | | | | professionals usually choose a graphic design for |
| inch poster papers. These poster papers are | | | | the borders. Border design should be simple and |
| mounted on boards for presentation and defense | | | | not too loud or garish so as not to divert |
| to a panel of jurors. The same procedure is | | | | attention from the architectural drawing. Poster |
| followed in professional practice. In the initial | | | | borders are usually black with a pattern or |
| schematic or conceptual design meeting, drawings | | | | texture. Black is a popular border choice done in |
| are printed on poster paper and mounted on | | | | either plain or with colored, graphic accents. |
| boards for presentation to clients. Both instances | | | | • Drawing resolution-When printing, students |
| require the application of graphic designs skills on | | | | and professionals consider poster printing |
| planning, scaling, drawing, computer or manual | | | | resolution. Large format posters in 20x30 sizes |
| rendering, printing and finally mounting the | | | | also need a specific high resolution setting in order |
| drawings. Below are ideas to consider when | | | | for the drawings not to appear pixilated. |
| printing architectural boards. | | | | For quick, easy and reliable poster printing, it’s |
| • Poster size-When printing architectural | | | | best to visit a local print shop for printing needs. |
| drawings, students or professionals draw each line | | | | Another even more convenient alternative is |
| measured according to a specific scale. Students | | | | utilizing online printing services. Online printing |
| and professionals determine the best scale in | | | | services such as Uprinting for example, even |
| relation to the paper size before printing. The | | | | offer choices of rolled or mounted poster printing. |
| scaled drawing must be visible enough for jurors | | | | |