Interior Design Visual Presentation: A Guide

Interior Design Visual Presentation, Fourth Edition is the updated revision of the best-selling resource for interior designers. Written specifically with the interior design student in mind, this is the only book on the market that offers comprehensive coverage of all of the visual design and presentation skills that interior designers need to know, from initial sketches and drawings to final rendering and presentation models. The new Fourth Edition devotes discrete chapters to the topics of manual, freehand, and digital drawing and features updated content throughout, including the latest information on digital presentation software like Photoshop, SketchUp, Revit, and AutoCAD. High-quality, color images throughout the book illustrate the concepts and techniques outlined in the book. Student exercises and online instructor resources will also be offered.

Maureen Mitton, MA, is a Professor at and Director of the School of Art and Design at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She is a Certified Interior Designer, NCIDQ qualified, and a member of IDEC.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
An Introduction to Drawing for Interior Design	p. 1
Understanding Orthographic Projection Drawings	p. 5
Orthographic Projection Drawings for Interior Environments	p. 8
Floor Plans	p. 9
Interior Elevations	p. 15
Sections	p. 18
Reflected Ceiling Plans	p. 19
Lettering	p. 21
Dimensions	p. 21
Ongoing Software Advances	p. 28
The Design Process and Related Graphics	p. 31
Programming	p. 34
Diagrams and Programming Analysis Graphics	p. 36
Programming Matrices	p. 40
Schematic Design	p. 43
Bubble Diagrams	p. 43
Blocking Diagrams	p. 44
Fit and Stacking Plans	p. 46
Conceptual Design	p. 47
Mood and Inspiration Boards	p. 49
Schematic Presentation Graphics	p. 51
Design Development	p. 60
Paraline and Perspective Drawing Basics	p. 63
Paraline Drawings	p. 64
Plan Oblique Drawings	p. 65
Isometric Drawings	p. 68
Perspective Drawings	p. 71
Perspective Basics	p. 72
One-Point Perspective	p. 74
Two-Point Perspective	p. 75
Three-Point Perspective	p. 78
Developing Visual Skills	p. 78
Ellipses	p. 78
Use of Enclosing Boxes	p. 81
Sketching and Drawing Interior Environments by Hand	p. 89
Estimated One-Point Interior Perspective Drawings	p. 89
Estimated Two-Point Interior Perspective Drawings	p. 95
Refined Linear Perspective Methods	p. 100
Two-Point Plan Projection Method	p. 101
Prepared Perspective Grid Charts	p. 111
Using Photographs	p. 114
Drawing Composition and Cropping	p. 116
Digital Drawings and Models	p. 121
Using SketchUp	p. 122
Drawing in SketchUp	p. 124
Working from CAD Files	p. 130
Working with Curves	p. 136
Additional Tips	p. 136
Creating Plans, Sections, and Elevations	p. 142
Additional Software for Digital Modeling	p. 143
Rendering by Hand	p. 147
Rendering as Illumination	p. 148
Materials, Media, and Tools	p. 149
Paper and Drawing Surfaces	p. 150
Rendering Media	p. 153
Rendering Orthographic Projection Drawings	p. 157
Simplified Shadows	p. 158
Materials and Finishes	p. 160
Color Rendering	p. 160
Additional Tips for Manual Rendering	p. 168
Rendering Perspective Drawings	p. 169
Shadows in Perspective Renderings	p. 169
Rendering Perspective Drawings without Color	p. 172
Rendering Interior Perspectives in Color	p. 176
Digital Rendering	p. 187
Rendering in SketchUp	p. 188
Plug-ins and Ruby Scripts	p. 196
Rendering with Photoshop	p. 197
Burn and Dodge Tools	p. 204
Rendering Perspectives in Photoshop	p. 204
Rendering in Revit	p. 211
Scale Models	p. 213
Materials and Tools	p. 214
Paperboards	p. 214
Wood	p. 218
Plastics and Foam	p. 220
Adhesives and Tools	p. 220
Construction and Use of Models	p. 225
Scale Models in Professional Practice	p. 230
Presenting Materials and Finishes	p. 235
Materials and Media Used in Traditional Boards	p. 238
Organization and Composition	p. 243
Titles, Keys, and Legends	p. 245
Techniques and Methods for Presenting Boards	p. 247
Digital Technology	p. 249
Making the Complete Presentation	p. 253
Process and Presentation	p. 256
Organization and Composition	p. 256
Techniques and Methods of Presentation	p. 258
Analog or Physical Presentation	p. 258
Digital Presentation	p. 263
Graphic Design Components	p. 272
Grids	p. 272
Type	p. 274
Creating Hierarchy	p. 276
Public Speaking and Design Communication	p. 278
Verbal Presentation Basics	p. 280
A Few Words from the Experts	p. 283
Materials, Tools, and Equipment for Manual Drafting and Drawing	p. 287
Drawing Surfaces	p. 287
Line- and Mark-Making Implements	p. 289
Materials and Tools for Perspective Drawings	p. 292
Blank Criteria Matrix	p. 295
Color Theory for Rendering	p. 297
Index	p. 299
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Interior Design Visual Presentation: A Guide to Graphics, Models & Presentation Techniques, Fourth Edition

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