Product design

Drawing for Product Designers

by Kevin Henry

Description

With its tutorial-based approach, this is a practical guide to both hand- and computer-drawn design. Readers will learn to think three-dimensionally and build complex design ideas that are structurally sound and visually clear. The book also illustrates how these basic skills underpin the use of computer-aided design and graphic software. While these applications assist the designer in creating physical products, architectural spaces and virtual interfaces, a basic knowledge of sketching and drawing allows the designer to fully exploit the software. Foundational chapters show how these technical skills fit into a deeper and more intuitive feeling for visualisation and representation, while featured case studies of leading designers, artists and architects illustrate the full range of different drawing options available. Hundreds of hand-drawn sketches and computer models have been specially created to demonstrate critical geometry and show how to build on basic forms and exploit principles of perspective to develop sketches into finished illustrations. There's also advice on establishing context, shading and realizing more complex forms.

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All rights available excluding Chinese complex, Chinese simplified, Japanese, Korean, Spanish

Author Biography

Kevin Henry is Professor at Columbia College in Chicago where he is coordinator of the Art and Design Department’s Product Design programme. He is also an independent design consultant and an award-winning furniture designer. Kevin has interviewed leading designers such as Petra Blaisse and Konstantin Grcic and is a regular speaker on both furniture and design.

Laurence King Publishing Ltd

Laurence King Publishing Ltd

Who we are Established in London in 1991, Laurence King Publishing is now recognised as one of the world's leading publishers of books on the creative arts. Our books are acclaimed for their inventiveness, beautiful design and authoritative texts, as well as the care taken over their production.With approximately 40 staff members, we are based in Islington in London. What we do We publish books for students, professionals and the general consumer on advertising, architecture, art, fashion & textiles, film & animation, graphic design, interior design, photography and product design. We also have a growing internally acclaimed illustrated list for children. In 2011 we launched our first gift products. Reflecting the design and production skills we’ve learnt over the last 20 years, they come from the relationships we’ve developed with some of the world’s best illustrators and designers.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Laurence King Publishing
  • Publication Date August 2012
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781856697439
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 24.95 GBP
  • Pages208
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Dimensions280x216 mm
  • Illustration150 colour; 200 black & white
  • SeriesPortfolio Skills

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