Presentation Techniques [Hardcover]

Dick Powell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 12, 1990

The importance of presenting design ideas with the maximum clarity and precision is the central theme of this manual, which describes the principles of perspective drawing and colouring techniques, with chapters on marker, airbrush and coloured paper rendering and special finishes. All types of line and descriptive drawing are explored, including cutaways and exploded views; and step-by-step drawings show how to build up a product visual, following the entire sequence to the finished drawings. Illustrated throughout with more thanj300 colour illustrations, including examples by some of the most interesting and imaginative designers working today, as well as the author's own drawings, Presentation Techniques will give designers confidence in presenting their ideas in the most visually exciting way.

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About the Author

Dick Powell is a leading product designer who has worked with major international clients including Tefal, Philips, Yamaha, Norton, Clairol and Lever Brothers and won acclaim for his work around the world.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown (July 12, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316912433
• ISBN-13: 978-0316912433
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 0.8 x 11.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #507,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very useful book!, February 23, 2005

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Julio Castro Karg (Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book 10 or 15 years ago and I still use it as a great reference book! It shows the basic techniques needed to do a good presentation rendering. It is quite easy to read and it's fully illustrated!

I especially recommend it to all product design students, (although it also includes some useful techniques for transportation designers)!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Designer, Illustrator, Colllege Art Instructor, January 13, 2009

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Robert J. Hunt (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Presentation Techniques (Hardcover)

Some good information. There is some quality art, but a lot of the art looks dated to me. It might be useful, but if I had the chance to leaf through it at a bookstore I probably would have passed it by.