| View Larger Image | Sketching 5th print: Drawing Techniques for Product Designers | Hardcoverby Koos Eissen (Author), Roselien Steur (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | BIS Publishers | | Page Count: | 256 Pages | | Publication Date: | April 01, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 27,410th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
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. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 15 reviews)
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A bit lacking, but inspirational. by Nathan C. England (Brisbane, Australia)  3 Stars
November 27, 2009
This is a great book for inspiration, and it has bucket loads of great instruction on the techniques and rules of such things as perspective, ellipse construction etc. What it didn't have, and what disappointed me, is an almost total lack of media instruction. Almost every sketch in the book is done in marker, yet there is no info (at least none I have found, and none listed in the index for the sections I haven't read yet) on how to properly apply smooth blocks of colour, or the best way to apply pastel. There is loads of info on drawing construction. I have to agree with other reviewers on here, the grammar, spelling and layout is quite atrocious in many places. I understand that English is a second language for the people who wrote it but that is no excuse. If you can't properly speak a language, hire someone who can to fix your mistakes. The other issue I have with it is that it is a (very) thinly veiled mass-promo for Dutch designers. Many of the accompanying real product examples have, in my opinion, tenuous at best relations to the drawing subject at hand, and they are almost entirely Dutch. Even the international companies featured, such as Ford, have Dutch designers working there and featured. I personally got way more out of "Design Sketching" by Erik Olofsson and Klara Sjölén from the Umeå Institute of Design.
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very inspiring tool for students asn professionals in Design by Akshay Sharma (Blacksburg, VA)  5 Stars
September 23, 2009
Really a well put together book that showcases some pretty good looking projects.
I teach ID at VT and has shown it a lot of my students, they all seem to see the process and reasoning behind most of the projects presented.
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I would marry this book ! by keno (CA) 5 Stars
September 02, 2009
As a graphic artist and budding Industrial designer this book has been a joy to have and learn from; for the last couple of months I've started my day sketching with this book and a cup of coffee,this has been marital bliss.My sketching skills have improved considerably and I've found myself repeatedly telling myself, oh so that's how this and that is done, followed by I can do it !, followed by It only took me 5 minutes !
The book itself has 2 distinct sections intertwined;a very loose lesson on the various aspects of sketching for product design, and case studies of actual product designers that incorporate some aspects of the lesson at hand.
There is ample room for improvement though, while it is chock full of great graphics, photos and sketches,I would rather have had more reference sketches maybe even a compendium of shading,shapes and lightning ,and less case studies,it also lacks on the step by step department, and yes it follows no clear path and just trows itself recklessly into the subject;this is a book best read in small doses with some markers and paper at hand.
In any case these flaws are easily overlooked by how useful and effective it is as a learning and reference tool.
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Great concept sketches by A. L. Powers (Australia) 5 Stars
August 09, 2009
An excellent resource book for design students. A good mix of explanatory notes and examples to aspire to. A very complete book.
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Excellent by A. Brown (Redwood City, Ca United States) 5 Stars
August 04, 2009
This is an excellent book full of many helpful nuggets and suggestions for improving your technique.
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