Synopses & Reviews
Communicate your design visionWhether you need a quick sketch or a fully rendered model, the ability to create a visual representation of your designs is a critical skill for every designer. Interior Design Visual Presentation, Third Edition offers thorough coverage of interior design communication used throughout the design process, complete with a broad range of real-world examples.
This popular primer, now in its updated third edition, presents a range of styles and techniques used for interior design visual communication, from hand drawing to 3-dimensional computer modeling. Its accessible, how-to approach guides readers through a variety of techniques for executing creative and successful design graphics, models, and presentations. Recognizing the explosion of digital tools since the first edition, this new edition provides the latest information on CAD rendering as well as digital and Web-based portfolios. Dozens of high-quality, full-color illustrations highlight step-by-step instructions detailing techniques and approaches throughout the book.
Standout features of this third edition include:
Numerous examples of quick-sketching techniques as well as computer-generated, 3D representations using Google SketchUp and other software
Dozens of projects as well as high-quality, full-color illustrations, many drawn by students themselves, that highlight the step-by-step instructions and approaches outlined throughout the book
Updated coverage of CAD, digital, and Web-based portfolios
Special attention to methods for perspective drawing, sketching, and rendering
A range of examples from small, residential student projects to huge, public interior spaces designed by leading professionals
New coverage of orthographic projections and drafting
In-depth coverage of a wide range of material sample presentation boards
From traditional to cutting-edge techniques, Interior Design Visual Presentation, Third Edition gives students and professionals alike the tools to give visual life to their design vision.
Review
“…a very useful book…this is a good addition to any practice library.” (IDFX, March 2008)
Synopsis
Interior Design Visual Presentation, Third Edition is the unique, up-to-date resource that addresses the visual design and presentation skills of the interior designer. Featuring thorough, process-oriented coverage on the planning, layout, and design of interior building spaces, this book is an accessible guide to the techniques for executing creative and successful design graphics, models, and presentations. Dozens of high-quality, full-color illustrations highlight step-by-step instructions detailing techniques and approaches throughout the book.
Synopsis
Develop the skills you need to deliver presentations that sell.This unique resource focusing on the visual design and presentation skills of the interior designer, offers thorough, process-oriented coverage on the planning, layout, and design of interior building spaces, complete with a broad range of real-world examples. The author's accessible, how-to approach guides you through a variety of techniques for executing creative and successful design graphics, models, and presentations. She includes the latest information on CAD and digital portfolios, as well as Web page design. Dozens of high-quality, full-color illustrations highlight step-by-step instructions detailing techniques and approaches. This is the only book to follow FIDER accredited course requirements, covering all three required subjects. Order your copy today.
Synopsis
Develop the skills you need to deliver presentations that sell.
This unique resource focusing on the visual design and presentation skills of the interior designer, offers thorough, process-oriented coverage on the planning, layout, and design of interior building spaces, complete with a broad range of real-world examples. The author's accessible, how-to approach guides you through a variety of techniques for executing creative and successful design graphics, models, and presentations. She includes the latest information on CAD and digital portfolios, as well as Web page design. Dozens of high-quality, full-color illustrations highlight step-by-step instructions detailing techniques and approaches. This is the only book to follow FIDER accredited course requirements, covering all three required subjects. Order your copy today.
About the Author
Maureen Mitton, MA, is Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She is a Certified Interior Designer, NCIDQ qualified, and a member of IDEC.
Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
INTRODUCTION xi
1 ORTHOGRAPHIC DRAWINGS 1
Materials, Tools, and Equipment for Manual Drafting 2
Understanding Orthographic Projection Drawings 6
Orthographic Projection Drawings for Interior Environments 10
2 THE DESIGN PROCESS AND RELATED GRAPHICS 29
Programming 31
Diagrams and Programming Analysis Graphics 33
Programming Matrices 35
Schematic Design 36
Design Development 51
3 PARALINE AND PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS 93
Paraline Drawings 95
Perspective Drawings 99
Developing Visual Skills 105
4 DRAWING AND SKETCHING INTERIOR ENVIRONMENTS 113
Estimated One-Point Interior Perspective Drawings 113
Estimated Two-Point Interior Perspective Drawings 116
Refined Linear Perspective Methods 122
Two-Point Plan Projection Method 122
Prepared Perspective Grid Charts 130
Using Photographs 132
Digital Models and Drawings 133
Drawing Composition and Cropping 139
5 RENDERING 143
Rendering as Illumination 144
Materials, Media, and Tools 144
Rendering Orthographic Projection Drawings 151
Rendering Perspective Drawings 158
6 SCALE MODELS 181
Materials and Tools 183
Construction and Use of Models 193
7 PRESENTING MATERIALS AND FINISHES 205
Materials and Media 208
Organization and Composition 212
Techniques and Methods of Presentation 218
8 MAKING THE COMPLETE PRESENTATION 225
Organization and Composition 229
Techniques and Methods of Presentation 230
Public Speaking and Design Communication 238
9 PORTFOLIOS AND RESUMES 245
Graphic Design Components 245
The Resume 249
The Portfolio 264
The Digital Portfolio 268
APPENDIX 1 281
Directory of Featured Professionals.
APPENDIX 2 282
Blank Criteria Matrix.
APPENDIX 3 283
Drawing Elevations: A Residential Case Study.
APPENDIX 4 286
Color Theory for Rendering.
APPENDIX 5 288
Scale Figures and Entourage.
APPENDIX 6 292
Two-Point Perspective Grid.
INDEX 293