Sketching (12th printing): Drawing Techniques for Product Designers

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.

I first heard of this book from an Industrial design forum I often frequent. People seemed to praise it for the great content so I knew I had to check it out for myself. When I finally received the book I saw that not only were the comment I had read true but that the book went above and beyond my expectations. This book is perfect for I.D. students, professionals and even someone who is learning how to sketch. It show cases a wide range of media and styles which allowing the viewer to see how to execute different techniques in a variety of ways. I think my favorite aspect of this book is the fact that the pages are very visual rather then text heavy. The notes that are there are great because they allow you to go a little bit more in-depth on the designers process and thoughts. I keep this book right by my drafting table within arms reach because it's great for those moments when you're not quite sure how to communicate an idea properly. Since I've bought this book, it's encouraged me to draw almost everyday and I can safely say that I have certainly seen improvement.

Far too many practical drawing and design instruction books have gone out of print over the last few decades, in part because computer aided drafting and graphics software were thought to be taking over these tasks in the work force. They aren't. Good traditional drawing and painting skills are still essential (and faster) for many media and design tasks. Concept artists for movies, games, animation, and TV still use basic drawing to churn out large quantities of visual concepts in previsualization processes, and so do nearly every kind of designer from interior designers to industrial (product) designers. There is still a serious need for instructional material that helps students of these fields gain the skills they need. This book is full of practical advice on how to approach drawing and design issues. Unfortunately, it's not really a drawing/sketching basics book, which is why I can't wait for my copy of the prequel by the same authors "Sketching: The Basics". I think together these books will have everything you need to visualize and draw objects from any angle.

Lo compré hace unos años, pero sigue siendo un buen libro de diseño. Ahora hay que luchar con la IA, pero un libro siempre está bien.

Es una obra de arte para todos los dibujantes y diseñadores

I was teaching drawing to a class overseas that had great skill. I needed to teach them better understanding of drawing and layout for product design and this is one the book that helped, the other two by Koss Eissena and Roselien Steur might be better (such as Sketching product design Presentation) but overall all each book adds a little extra knowledge.

This and it's sister book "Sketching the basics" are the BEST books on design!!! I am an industrial designer and I wasn't a great sketcher but these books have put me well ahead of the designers at my level!!! Not to mention all the sketches inside are designer eye candy, when i need to refrence something I often find myself flipping through the entire book, looking at all the pictures drooling!!! If you are in product design this book is a must have!

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.

An interesting book that does not explain much through the text, but instead provides a large number of drawings, through which, above all, design students can improve their drawing skills.

学校の授業で使うので買いました。 絵がきれいで、見ているだけでも楽しいです。

Um livro de extrema qualidade! Um must have para qualquer designer de produto!

Bible pour les designers produits. Un incontournable pour réaliser des dessins techniques. Mon fils est ravi, ses professeurs le lui avaient conseillé et line regrette pas. Oui je recommande ce produit.

I am an Industrial Designer with a lot of experience in sketching on Wacom products as well as on an IPad Pro. This book is GREAT. I loved to see work done by various design studio and compare the style of material illustrated in this book.