Design Drawing 3rd edition

"Sales handles - In Frank's distinctive graphic style, over 1500 hand drawings reinforce the concepts and lessons of each chapter - Expanded to include new exercises and examples that range in complexity - Features all-new digital drawing topics, such as, digital elevations and fabrication, hybrid floor plans, and hand to digital fluency - Includes access to a brand new website featuring videos of the author demonstrating freehand techniques in a step-by-step manner in studio and on location. Readers will gain a greater appreciation of the techniques presented in the book through the power of animation, video, and 3D models. Market description (Please include secondary markets) Students of Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, and the Fine Arts (appropriate for use in focused drawing courses, or in Design Studio courses where drawing is an important component), Design Professionals who are interested in honing their design drawing skills"--
THE CLASSIC GUIDE TO DRAWING FOR DESIGNERS, REVISED AND UPDATED TO INCLUDE CURRENT DIGITAL-DRAWING TECHNIQUESHand drawing is an integral part of the design process and central to the architecture profession. An architect's precise interpretation and freedom of expression are captured through hand drawing, and it is perhaps the most fundamental skill that the designer must develop in order to communicate thoughts and ideas effectively. In his distinctive style, world-renowned author Francis D. K. Ching presents Design Drawing, Third Edition, the classic guide to hand drawing that clearly demonstrates how to use drawing as a practical tool for formulating and working through design problems. While digital tools continue to evolve, this Third Edition includes new illustrations and information on the latest digital-drawing techniques.Design Drawing, Third Edition covers the basics of drawing, including line, shape, tone, and space. Guiding the reader step-by-step through the entire drawing process, this Third Edition also examines different types of drawing techniques such as multiview, paraline, and perspective drawings—and reveals how the application of these techniques creates remarkable results. In addition, Design Drawing, Third Edition:Features over 1,500 hand drawings—stunning illustrations in the author's signature style that reinforce the concepts and lessons of each chapterOffers new exercises and illustrative examples that range in complexityPresents all-new digital drawing topics, such as hybrid floor plans, digital models and fabrication, and hand-to-digital fluencyIncludes access to a new website featuring videos of the author demonstrating freehand techniques in a step-by-step manner in the studio and on locationWritten and illustrated for professional architects, designers, fine artists, illustrators, instructors and students, Design Drawing, Third Edition is an all-in-one package and effective tool that clearly demonstrates drawing concepts and techniques in a visually stimulating format that outshines other works in the field.