In the early days of the digital revolution in graphic design, many designers and teachers of design were convinced that the era of drawing on paper was over - that there would soon no longer be a place for craft-based drawing at any stage of the design process. It soon became apparent, however, that technological progress had not obviated the inherent value of drawing, and that, in fact, it opened up new avenues for convergent and hybrid drawing practices. This book traces the evolution of design-based drawing through analysis of a series of research projects from the 1980s to recent years that have sought to characterize the changing practices of design within various industries. Built on more than three hundred interviews with designers, academics and design students, and an exhaustive analysis of thousands of drawings, it aims to generate discussion around historical and contemporary models of the design process.


About the Author

Professor Pam Schenk has been involved in the investigation of the role of drawing in design since the mid-1980s and has monitored the changes due to technolgical developments, with her many publications culminating in an Intellect book entitled, Drawing in the Design Process:Characterizing Industrial and Educational Practice.

She has also taught at all levels in higher education in Art and Design, concentrating in recent years on postgraduate studies and research in design, and has been a senior academic at the Manchester Metropolitan University, Glasgow School of Art, the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (University of Central England), Duncan of Jordanstone College (Dundee University) and the School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She is currently a research professor at the School of Textiles and Design, Heriot-Watt University.

Reviews

'An engaging study that provides comprehensive evidence of research into the field over a considerable period.'

-- Paul Fieldsend-Danks, Norwich University of the Arts



Book Information
ISBN 9781783206797
Author Pamela Schenk
Format Hardback
Page Count 260
Imprint Intellect Books
Publisher Intellect Books
Weight(grams) 626g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 16mm