Dear Lili
I see drawing in the creation of, and development of, a design as part of the thought process along with part of the realisation process.
If for example you are designing a new building, you need the drawings ( made by whatever means) to 'show' to clients, to surveyors, to engineers, to builders, to tradesmen such as electricians. Each of these requires a different drawing, or language of drawing. ( For example the client will not buy the design on the drawings made for the electrician, nor would the engineer be happy to work with the drawings made to show the client the impressiona nd atmosphere of the building).
However, you do not need the actual building to convince all these various players that the building will work, that its a good design etc. The drawings are part and parcel of that step, from initial idea to final object being made.
Learning to draw is not the final outcome its an on going process and in the case of design needs to interact between several people, not in isolation.
best wishes leo
Leo Duff
Faculty of Art,Design & Architecture
Kingston University
Knights Park
Kingston Upon Thames
Surrey KT1 2QJ
UK
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On 21/7/06 12:56, "Lili Larratea" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi Leo,
I'd be interested to know if anyone has researched drawing as part of the design process of an object. Is drawing truly implementing the thinking process in a learning activity? Is learning to draw the final outcome or is it the thinking process that goes with it? Or both?
I am researching on teaching tools that use drawing as the method for engaging students into learning. Mainly, I am looking at which skills they gain when they use drawing as an enquiring tool.
Lili
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