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More About This Title Visual Notes for Architects and Designers, SecondEdition
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Recording your ideas and observations primarily in pictures instead of words can help you become more creative and constructive on the job, no matter what your level of artistic ability. Featuring completely new coverage of visual note-taking in a digital world, Visual Notes for Architects and Designers, Second Edition demonstrates how to make rapid, notational sketches that serve as visual records for future reference, as well as improve understanding and facilitate the development of ideas. It shows you how to expand your knowledge of a subject beyond what is gained through observation or verbal representation alone. You gain access to simple techniques for collecting, analyzing, and applying information. Crowe and Laseau examine the relationship between note-taking, visualization, and creativity. They give practical guidance on how to develop:
Visual acuity—the ability to see more in what you experience
Visual literacy—expressing yourself clearly and accurately with sketches
Graphic analysis—using sketches to analyze observations
Numerous examples demonstrate some of the many uses of visual notes. They help you develop a keener awareness of environments, solve design problems, and even get more out of lectures and presentations. The authors also discuss types of notebooks suitable for taking visual notes. If you want to develop your perceptual and creative skills to their utmost, you will want to follow the strategies outlined in Visual Notes for Architects and Designers, Second Edition. It is a valuable guide for architects, landscape architects, designers, and anyone interested in recording experience in sketch form.
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Paul Laseau is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at Ball State University. He has twenty-five years' experience teaching freehand sketching and design drawing, and is author of several books related to visual communication.
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1. Introduction 1
The Uses of Visual Notes 2
Visual Literacy 6
The Notebook 10
Using This Book 14
Getting Started 15
2. A Guide to Note-Taking 17
Recording 19
Analysis 26
Design 30
3. A Journal 35
Exploring a Place 38
Understanding Order and Disorder 50
Solutions to Common Problems 64
Focusing on Details 72
Design Study: International Center 86
4. A Collection of Visual Notes 99
Thinking and Creativity 99
Visual Note-Taking 101
Examples 102
5. Transitions to Design 141
Visual Notation and Design Process 141
Impact of Digital Technology 142
Digital Design Media 142
Examples 144
Conclusion 178
Appendix— Tools and Techniques 181
Equipment 182
Basic Drawings 184
Drawing Conventions 202
Analytical Drawings 214
Symbolic Drawings 220
Endnotes 226
Illustration and Photo Credits 227
Bibliography 229
Index 231
