Design Research is an area that is both current and growing, but texts on the subjects are in short supply. This book is a response to the vitality of discussion within journals and at conferences, and it intends to place Design Research in its rightful place at the heart of studio-based education and practice.
Offering a valuable context within which to understand the educational needs and aspirations of the designer, "Becoming Designers" is also a vital resource for students in this field, whose access to books on the subject is currently very limited.
Design Research is an area that is both current and growing, but texts on the subjects are in short supply. This book is a response to the vitality...
This text looks at the uses of 3D computer modelling in product design, visualization and architecture, and introduces the basic theory and practice of the medium. Subjects range from co-ordinates to radiosity, from bump mapping to splines and from data compression to teleology. The work covers the underlying principles of different model-building methods, surface treatments and lighting methods, as well as material specific to the Macintosh: relevant hardware, file types, data compression, networking and expense.
This text looks at the uses of 3D computer modelling in product design, visualization and architecture, and introduces the basic theory and practice o...