Interior Design Visual Presentation : A Guide to Graphics, Models and Presentation Techniques

By Maureen Mitton

Book Overview

A practical, comprehensive guide to developing effective designcommunication skills From doing a quick sketch to producing a fully rendered model, the ability to create visual representations of designs is acritical skill for every designer. Interior Design VisualPresentation, Fourth Edition offers thorough coverage of interiordesign communication used throughout the design process, completewith a broad range of real-world examples. This fully updated handbook presents the full range of stylesand techniques used for interior design visual communication, fromhand drawing to 3D computer modeling. Its accessible, how-toapproach guides you through a variety of methods for executingcreative and successful design graphics, models, and presentations.Recognizing the ongoing proliferation of digital tools for visualrepresentation, this edition provides the latest information on 2Ddesign presentation software, such as Photoshop, SketchUp, Revit, and AutoCAD. Dozens of high-quality, full-color illustrationshighlight step-by-step instructions detailing techniques andapproaches throughout the book. Standout features of this new edition include: Discrete chapters devoted to manual, freehand, and digitaldrawing Numerous examples of quick-sketching techniques as well ascomputer-generated, 3D representations using Google SketchUp andother software Updated coverage of graphics, composition, and organization ofpresentations A range of examples from small residential student projects tohuge public interior spaces designed by leading professionals New coverage of rendering In-depth coverage of a wide range of material samplepresentation boards From traditional to cutting-edge techniques, Interior DesignVisual Presentation, Fourth Edition gives students andprofessionals alike the tools to give visual life to their designvision.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470619023
• ISBN13: 9780470619025
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great book for new students and graduating students!

I purchased this book for my final class for my interior design degree. I really think it would have been nice to have had this book in the beginning of my program as well.

Good book

The book came sooner than I expected, it was in good conditions. Definitely would buy from this seller again.

MICA Instructor

This book is excellent as a course text and as a permanent library resource. A must have for all design students!

Excellent Resource!

This book is great for everything visual! It is also the only book I've come across with detailed information about presentation boards. This is excellent for IND students!

FANTASTIC ! Illustrations, Instructions, Explanations, Color

This book has all the needs and requirements on visual presentations and how to resolve fears,concerns, doubts and so on. It's the first book I have seen that covers many if not all aspects of Interior Design. It's a great book and I have been recommending it to all my fellow students. This book is informative, educational, and a good book to have in your reference library. I have been looking and looking for a book like this one for many years. Someone has finally gone and done it properly. You will not regreat buying this book.