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Design Drawing
The new edition covers traditional and innovative techniques, including the use of the computer. An essential reference that clarifies the role of drawing in the design process. A text that has been tested in architectural studio courses over twenty-five years and two editions, Design Drawing establishes the theoretical basis for differentiating design drawing from art or drafting in its uses, techniques, and attitudes. It relates drawing to experience, context, and the design process rather than media and form. A tool for students and professionals, the book emphasizes the step-by-step depiction of reality through perspective, shadow-casting, and entourage.
500 b/w and color drawings
500 b/w and color drawings
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1974
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August 9, 2008
Written by a professor of architecture, this book is a primer on drawing as practiced in various design professions, including architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, as well as much that is even applicable today in Computer Aided Design (CAD) and related fields. Covering not just the technical aspects of drawing, but also, much like Edward Tufte's The Visual Display of Quanitative Information, it looks at the organization of visual material through the cognitive efforts of the artist. Also the best general guide to drawing conventions and mechanics that I've ever come across.
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