Dorian Anderson
Class of 2023 and 2024 graduate of the University of Illinois with a Bachelors in Urban Studies and Planning and minor in Geography & GIS, and Masters in Urban Planning, this portfolio covers the urban design, cartography, and graphic design work created over the last five years.
Professional History & GoalsOver the last five years, I have studied urban planning at the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign. In May 2023 I received a bachelor’s of Urban Studies and Planning with concentrations in Policy and Planning, Sustainability, and Social Justice. I also received a minor in Geography and GIS with a GIS certificate. This December 2024 I expect to graduate from the same program with a master’s in Urban Planning. Outside of school, I have held several professional internships and research assistantship positions in the field of urban planning and community development.
Over the next five years, I hope to concretely discover what sectors of urban planning I enjoy the most, through varied trial and experience. Most of my career experience has been within academia and government, so I am curious to see what a career in private planning with a firm or consultancy could look like for me. Currently I hope to work in the St. Louis, Champaign- Urbana, or Chicagoland regions, three areas that captivate my interest through heritage, education, and experience. I find myself most attracted to working in urban design, transportation planning, or comprehensive planning. Ultimately, I hope for my first few years in the field to be exploratory ones, discovering more about the profession and more about myself and where I see myself doing and being my best.Statement of ImpactI want to have a long-lasting impact on my communities I am passionate for, planting trees the shade of which I will not see but future generations will benefit from. This is in part where my admiration and interest in comprehensive planning comes from. Thinking at such grand scales of geography and time are challenging but rewarding.Statement of LeadershipI want to lead with passion and care, and create strong, healthy communities in the cities I love. Fostering a renewed love for post-industrial cities in the upper-Midwest can only be done if there are those who love them for what they already are and elevating them to better futures. I want to make the cities I work in the leaders of their contemporaries, setting the bar for how a place can reinvigorate itself.
Above is where further information and links to major projects I have completed can be found that are not readily available on this portfolio website.
Downtown Champaign, IL Infill Proposal - Created using ArcGIS Pro, SketchUp, and Adobe Illustrator. For UP447 Fall 22'
Urban Design
With a keen eye for the revitalization and beautification of our cities, I hope to incorporate good urban design in every project I touch. With a focus on transportation, community outreach, and strong urbanist principles, our cities should be robust, beautiful, and safe.
Campustown, Champaign, IL Infill Proposal - Created using ArcGIS Pro, SketchUp, and Adobe Illustrator. For UP426 Spring '24
Streetscapes
Both in digital and physical media, my work on street design and flow has been honed by the excellent education received at UIUC.
Washington Street Proposed Intervention - Pen on Trace - for UP447 Fall 22'
Washington St. Design - Before
Washington St. Design - After
Washington St. Transects - Before
Washington Street Transects - After
Map of Forest Park, St. Louis created using ArcGIS Pro and Adobe Illustrator.
Final project for GGIS473 Fall 22'
Digital Cartography
Using a combination of ArcGIS's suite of products, Adobe Illustrator, and other photo/cartographic software, I create digital maps for aesthetic enjoyment and educative purposes.
Via ArcGIS Pro, a digitization of a St. Louis Post-Dispatch graphic from 1962 showing a proposed restructuring/remerging of the St. Louis polity.
Graphic Design
Born out of a desire to create original worlds and real one's reimagined; vexillology, the study and creation of flags, introduced me to the world of good graphic design. This has since expanded into officially commissioned works like seen in local municipalities and schools.
Logo for my alma mater, the Lindbergh High School Orchestra. Created using GIMP and Adobe Illustrator. Image redirects to orchestra's Instagram page.
Redesign of the Flag of Missouri
Cover Page for City of Brentwood's Sustainability Plan
Flag of Fictitious Nation
Logo for Fictitious Space-Program
