About this title: This book presents concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation, from the basics of "How to Draw a Line" to the complexities of color theory.This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple language things that tend to be murky and abstruse in the classroom. These 101 concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation - from the basics of "How to Draw a Line" to the complexities ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The MIT Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780262062664ISBN:0262062666
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Mit Pr
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780262062664ISBN:0262062666
Description: New. This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple language things that tend to be murky a... read more
"Love it! Uncanny how he is able to distill concepts, ideas, practices, & even the unspoken rules of architecture to this short handbook. Graphics are great and fully inline with how we architects/designers choose to best gather our information anyway!"
"We've all heard that we're not supposed to judge a book by its cover--but as with wine bottles, the cover may not be the whole story, but it's not irrelevant either. In this case, the unfinished cardboard front cover, embossed type juxtaposed with pen drawing, classic red/black/white color scheme, and chunky horizontal layout all suggest, rightly, that Mr. Frederick has an aesthetic voice worth listening to. The structure of the book's content--illustrative sketch on the left, general principle with brief explanation below--provides perfect meaty tidbits with no unnecessary fat.
The reason this book should be on every creative person's shelf is that the 101 lessons, while derived from architecture and thought-provoking in their own right, generally can be applied to other art forms, industries, and so forth. I'm an writer working in advertising, and statements such as "A static composition appears to be at rest" could help re-evaluate a print ad--or a photographer framing an image or a painter planning a canvas. Similarly, "design with models" suggests a tactile involvement with one's materials as well as considering ideas from a fresh perspective. These are just two of the 101 examples; I'll keep this book close at hand for creative inspiration along with The Writer's Block, my juggling balls, and my sketchpad."
"Tidbits of good things for us, the non-architects. How to draw a line ... really ... there is a better way, Frederick shows you on page 1 and right there, it becomes worth the price."
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