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Master Site Analysis in Adobe Illustrator with this professional architecture workflow. Learn how to create clean, portfolio-ready site maps using Rayon Maps and Illustrator—from raw data cleanup to advanced styling tricks like building shadows and water depth effects.
In this tutorial, I show you my real workflow for four different site analysis styles: Figure Ground (Nolli Map), Vegetation/Texture, Program Breakdown, and a technical Base Map. Perfect for architecture students and designers looking to improve their portfolio presentation.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Introduction to Site Analysis Maps
00:18 – Where to get Free Site Data (Rayon Maps)
02:05 – Importing DXF/CAD to Adobe Illustrator
02:25 – The “Dirty Work”: Cleaning up your Map File
03:18 – The Secret to Good Maps: Color Choice
04:23 – Adding Depth: Building Shadow Trick
04:52 – Technical Water Depth Effect (Offset Path)
06:04 – Professional Text & Labeling Labels
07:15 – How to make a Nolli / Figure Ground Map
07:34 – Adding Vegetation & Texture (Google Earth Tip)
08:51 – Program Breakdown & Swatch Libraries
10:15 – Fast Site Analysis Workflow in Rayon Design
12:17 – Conclusion: Which style is best?
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About this video: In this video:
I create four different site analysis maps from one single base file, starting from raw site data and turning it into clear, well-designed maps that actually communicate something. Most site analysis maps fail because every element is fighting for attention. So this tutorial focuses on the one decision that fixes that more than any other: color. I show you how to clean up your site data, build hierarchy through color, and produce four distinct site analysis styles in Illustrator. At the end, I show you how to do the same workflow inside Rayon Design with sheets ready to present and export.
✔ What You’ll Learn:
☑ How to get clean site data using Rayon Maps
☑ How to clean up a messy site file before styling
☑ How to choose a color palette that holds across multiple maps
☑ How to add depth to buildings with a simple shadow trick
☑ How to give water layers a sense of depth using offset paths
☑ How to create a figure-ground / Nolli analysis map in three steps
☑ How to use varied green hues to represent real site conditions
☑ How to add program data to a site map using Paste Remembers Layers
☑ How to use Illustrator’s built-in Landscape swatch library
☑ How to produce presentation-ready site plans in Rayon Design
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