Urban Design Graphics Course

Urban Design Graphics Course

5+ Hours Premium Video Content Beginner Friendly Resources & Practice Files included Lifetime Access English Audio + English & Spanish Subtitles

Learn to visually communicate urban design ideas, from concept to street level!

This course equips you with the essential tools to turn your urban design ideas into clear, professional diagrams. Master 2D concept diagrams, 3D massing strategy, and detailed street sections, and take your visual communication to the next level in just 5 hours.

Master the Fundamentals
Level Up Your Skills
Crafting Impactful Visuals
Topics

Course Overview

Chapter 1: 2D Concept Diagrams

  • Anatomy of a strong concept diagram: hierarchy, arrows, annotation
  • Diagramming design moves (connectivity, green infrastructure, land use)
  • Lineweight techniques for clarity and depth
  • Using symbols and icons from the Vector Library
  • Colour theory for diagrams: guiding the eye without overwhelming it

Chapter 2: 3D Block Diagrams

  • Building simple massing blocks in SketchUp
  • Exporting clean line work into Illustrator
  • Showing density, typology, and height variation clearly
  • Diagramming tools, arrows, text etc to show ideation
  • Layering strategy: ground plane, blocks, context, callouts
  • Adding people, trees, and shadow for scale and readability

Chapter 3: 3D Detailed Street Cross Sections

  • Setting up scale and proportion correctly
  • Building up layers: buildings, street furniture, vegetation, people
  • Rendering materiality with flat colour and simple texture
  • Showing movement and activity to bring the section to life
  • Annotating sections for planning and client presentations
Course Outputs

Final outputs of Course

2D Concept Diagrams
3D Block Diagram
3D Street Cross Section
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What you’ll get

Lifetime Access

This course offers unlimited access and allows you to revisit lessons, empowering you to learn effectively even with a busy schedule.

Learn at your own pace

This adaptable course lets you set your own pace and personalize your experience to maximize your learning.

Resources

Get instant access to a Vector Library of trees, people, vehicles, street furniture, and textures, along with a library of ready to use AI prompts for motion graphics.

Learn by Doing

Our course includes practice files for every diagram type, allowing you to experiment with techniques in real time and refine your diagrams as you learn.

Efficient Workflow

This course equips you with efficient workflows for crafting high-quality 2D & 3D urban design diagrams, saving you valuable time.

Get recognized for your effort

This course encourages active learning with exercises and feedback. Your efforts are recognized with a participation certificate that can enhance your online presence.

This course is perfect for you, if:

You are an urban designer or architect who wants to communicate ideas more clearly and professionally. You want to create clean, impactful diagrams for concept, massing, and street level work. You are looking to bridge the gap between your design ideas and the tools to convey them. You desire to streamline your workflow and bring your diagrams to life with motion graphics

By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped to:

Visually communicate urban design ideas at every stage, from concept to street level detail. Build a personal library of graphic templates for concept, massing, and section diagrams. Master techniques to create diverse styles of urban design drawings on Adobe Illustrator.
Seamlessly integrate 3D massing models from SketchUp into Illustrator. Choose lineweight, colour, and layering approaches that suit your project’s needs.
Additional

Resources

Vector Library with isometric street elements
Concept Diagrams E-Book with 100+ Diagrams
Detailed Vector Trees

FAQs

What level of Illustrator proficiency is required to attend this course?

You can be a complete beginner at Illustrator, as the course covers all the tools needed to create the diagrams. This course is designed for architects and urban designers who want to communicate their ideas more effectively.

What are the materials provided with the course?

You will receive all practice files to work alongside the course, along with the Vector Library, and carefully curated resources and links.

Will this course cover techniques for creating 3D models from scratch?

While this course focuses on communicating urban design ideas through diagrams, it will not cover creating 3D models from scratch. You will learn how to bring in massing models from SketchUp as a base to build your 3D diagrams in Illustrator.

Will I receive a Certificate after I finish the course?

Yes. Upon completion of the course and submission of your coursework, you will be issued a Participation Certificate that can be used to enhance your profile and CV.

Will the course cover techniques for exporting and presenting diagrams?

Yes, you will learn techniques for exporting your work from Illustrator, optimising files for different platforms, and presenting your diagrams effectively for both digital and print formats.

Any other question?

Sure, email us at architecturecandy.team@gmail.com or message us on Instagram at @architecture_candy.