Sketching is an incredibly broad and practical survey of sketching techniques for product designers. It goes without saying that the book is suited for the classroom, but every design studio will also find this manual an asset, because in spite of the ascendancy of the computer, hand-drawn sketches are still a very much used.
A must have for product design students! Are designers still making drawings by hand? Isn't it more advanced to use a computer in this computer era? Some may think sketching is a disappearing skill, but if you ever enter a design studio, you will find out differently. Studios still make sketches and drawings by hand and in most cases, quite a lot of them. They are an integral part of the decision-making process, used in the early stages of design, in brainstorming sessions, in the phase of research and concept exploration, and in presentation. Drawing has proved to be, next to verbal explanation, a powerful tool for communicating not only with fellow designers, engineers or model makers but also with clients, contractors and public offices. This book can be regarded as a standard book on design sketching, useful for students in product design.
Following the global success of Sketching, which has sold over 50,000 copies in two years, authors Koos Eissen and Roselien Steur will in 2011 be bringing out the sequel entitled Sketching: The Basics. In fact, prequel would be a better word for this new book, since it is aimed towards the novice designer. The Basics explains the rudiments of learning to draw both clearly and comprehensively using step by step illustrations, examples and strategies. You will learn to use and master the different techniques and also how to apply sketches in the design process. it is the perfect book for those just starting out in sketching, For the first years of art and design courses, and for those who wish to revise the basics of good sketching; it is a simple and efficient way of learning all you've ever wanted to know but have never had explained to you.
Manche halten Skizzieren für eine aussterbende Fertigkeit, doch wenn Sie jemals ein Designstudio betreten sollten, werden Sie eines Besseren belehrt. In diesen Studios werden Skizzen und Zeichnungen immer noch mit Stift und Papier angefertigt – und meistens auch noch eine ganze Menge davon. Sie sind integraler Bestandteil des Entscheidungsprozesses und werden für frühe Phasen des Designs, bei Brainstormings, bei der Recherche und Konzeptuntersuchung und bei der Präsentation verwendet. Dieses Buch kann als Standardwerk über Skizzieren im Designbereich angesehen werden und richtet sich an Studierende der Fachrichtung Produktdesign.