Customer Reviews

Rapid Vis Toolkit

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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.