Rapid Vis Toolkit [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Kurt Hanks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2002

This is an intriguing collection of powerful drawing tools for the rapid visualization of ideas in a kit originally designed for designers and architects. Illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Crisp Learning; 1 edition (October 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560526750
• ISBN-13: 978-1560526759
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,160,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kurt Hanks was born in 1947 in Utah. He grew up on a ranch, working both ends of a cow. He discovered early in life, however, that his true calling was in the design field. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and taught at Brigham Young University for nearly a decade. He later specialized in information design, with over 30 books, 60 museums, theme parks and visitors' centers to his credit.

Later, Kurt developed a consulting firm that emphasizes concept development and organizational business training. You can see an overview of his projects at www.hanksconsulting.com.

"The creative core of all my work," Kurt says, "is the rapid visualization of ideas and information."

A signature facet of Kurt's creative mind is something he calls Relational Thinking--a process that improves the discernment capabilities of those who practice it. An explanation of Relational Thinking can be found at www.kurthanks.com.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not a toolkit but a ragtag collection of drawings & sketches, June 3, 2005

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Lee Say Keng "KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURER/TECHNOLOGY... (Ho Chi Minh City/Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rapid Vis Toolkit (Paperback)

I have in my personal collection practically all the books written by this author. I have perused all of them & have, in fact, made use of most of his strategies in capturing ideas & visualising concepts on paper (or on my computer, using the SmartDraw software).

I am quite disappointed with this book because it is not a toolkit per se as claimed, but just a ragtag collection of the author's fancy drawings & zany sketches.

The only good thing I can say about this book is that the author has systemically organised all his drawings & sketches into some appropriate categories (for quick reference). I must add, in fairness, that author has indeed put in some good efforts to illustrate in step by step fashion how he has created some of those stuff in the book. This approach, in a sense, gives readers, especially beginners, a wide range of possibilities to play & explore with the Rapid Visualisation process.

If you have perused all his earlier books, like Draw, Design Yourself, Rapid Viz, then I would suggest you stay away from this book. In other words, you don't have to buy this book.

However, if you just want to add this new book to your private collection, as I have actually done so, then, it is your personal choice.

If you have not read any of the author's earlier books & you want to know about rapid visualisation, please get hold of his Rapid Viz book. It is an excellent start-up book for beginners.

On the whole, & in the light of what I have written, I give it a score of only 3.