Visual Notes for Architects and Designers Reprint Edition

I got this book from a recommendation by one of my architecture professors. Its a great study on sketching and the different ways people go about it. Unlike other books which tell you how to draw with different mediums etc. this book dwells into the usefulness of sketching, and even how different professions can make use of keeping sketchbooks with them to express and develop thoughts and ideas. Fantastic book.

Thank you.

I'm not an architect or a designer. I bought this book on a hunch. I wanted to learn how to see the world as it is and transform it. Sketching teaches you to do that. And, the process described in this book - if learned - will make you a better problem solver. It's different than other books because it explores sketching as a instrument of critical thinking. No need to be Picasso. While being able to draw makes visual note-taking easier - quicker - it can be just as effective for the unsteady hand. And, over time, as has been the case for me, you learn to 'see' better and draw more realistically. It's an acquired skill, but it's worth it.The book opens with a discussion on the importance of visual literacy, being able to see and interpret the world around us and express our observations and insights. The book goes on to talk about the creative process as it pertains to visual literacy, mentioning ways to gather and record information, examine and analyze it, and then spin out your interpretation or solution. There are two chapters devoted to analyzing other people's sketchbooks. And, none of them included were Picassos either. Every sketch either solved a problem or expressed an observation that led to some insight about what the notetaker was seeing. By the end, I was reading about drawing principles, such as perspectives, values/tones, and diagramming - each concept briefly explained.This book will not teach someone how to draw. It will taught a person how to pay attention, how to use the "right side" of the brain, and how to come up with better ideas by recognizing information in a different format.I gave this book four stars instead of a five, because I expected the book to delve further into learning to draw. To be fair, it's a thin book. It covers a lot, and the authors wrote it so that anyone could "jump into" visual note-taking. But, after going over the book as many times as I have (it's just that useful!), I always finished the Tools and Techniques section, feeling that it ended too soon - like a good conversation.

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This book changed my life. It changes the way you look at the world. The early chapters are suitable for beginners looking to develop sketching skills, while the later chapters make a great reference for the developed hand. I am still learning from this book.I believe it is so relatively expensive because it is used as a text book for some schools. I've picked up my 4 copies (yes, it's that goo, and it makes a great gift :) for under $10 a piece during the "off season".I should say this is the book I was hoping to find when I cracked open The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures, but found myself even more impressed with this classic.

IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION ..KINDA TOOK LONG BUT I GOT IT AND ITS GREAT THANKS

For school :)

Like I said in the title. Good way to analyze spaces through hand graphics.

C'est ce que je recherchais.