Rapid Viz: A New Method for the Rapid Visualization of Ideas

CONTENTS: * 'All we need is another drawing book': An introduction to the objectives this book tries to accomplish * Another Way of Learning: An insight into intuitive, holistic thinking * The Bilingual Mind: Learning to use the often neglected visual abilities we all possess * The Box Method: A Very simple drawing technique for rapid visualization (Grids * putting other things in the box * Ellipse * Contour lines * Shading * Color * Shadows * Reflections) * Rapid Indication: Visual symbols and cliches that make drawing easier * The Visualization Process: Drawing made easier by evolving a visual concept to a finished drawing * Graphic Expression: Communicating with visual images other than letters and words * Graphic Creation: Using visual thinking to stimulate and refine creative thinking * Learning with Visuals: Using visual patterns to improve learning, memory, and recall

This is a great book for web / graphic designers, helps you to see design in another point of view.

This is a new edition of Rapid Viz. It is basically the same in terms of contents as the earlier edition. I have always enjoyed reading - and playing around with the ideas from - Kurt Hank's books. I have all his books, which include Draw!, Design Yourself, The Change Navigator, Wake Up Your Creative Genius, Up Your Productivity. Like his other books, this book is very well illustrated, conceptually & graphically. It's primary focus is the introduction of a Rapid Visualisation Process, which one can learn easily & then use readily to capture & convert fleeting thoughts into visual forms on paper. It is packed with ideas, games, puzzles & exercises to guide the reader. It is written for the novice in mind. It provides a step by step approach to the practical strategies of seeing, thinking, & drawing. For the benefit of readers, I append herewith the Table of Contents: - All we need is another drawing book; - Another way of learning: an insight into intuitive, holistic thinking; - The bilingual method: using the often neglected visual abilities we all possess; - What you need to get started: a description of tools & techniques to aid visual learning; - The box method: a very simple drawing technique for rapid viz; - Rapid indication: visual symbols & cliches for rapid viz; - The visualisation process: drawing made easier by evolving a visual concept to a finished drawing; - Graphic expression: communication with visual images; - Graphic creation: using visual thinking to stimulate & refine creative thinking; - Learning with visuals: using visual patterns to improve learning, memory & recall; I must say: The entire book is really great stuff to get you moving with visual thinking! One word of advice: Readers who are more logically oriented by nature, should firstly take a look at 'Thinking with a Pencil' by Henning Nelms. This book has a more structured approach to visual thinking.

If you are seriously interested in tackling the tougher aspects of drawing: ie, drawing from your imagination, perspective, visualization--this book may be what you are looking for. I have almost every conceivable how-to drawing book, and while this book seems deceptively simple, it's exercises are profound. He has you learn a visual recognition and intuitive understanding of perspective, and applies it to later studies on form, shading, perspective plans, etc.. DO THE EXERCISES, DON'T JUST READ IT. He tries, in essence, to teach you to apply 3-dimensional thinking to simple shapes at first, and builds on that. I can't recommend this book more heartily.

I have always enjoyed reading - and playing around with the ideas from - Kurt Hank's books. I have all his books, which include Draw!, Design Yourself, The Change Navigator, Wake Up Your Creative Genius, Up Your Productivity. Like his other books, this book is very well illustrated, conceptually & graphically. It's primary focus is introduction of a Rapid Visualisation Process, which one can learn easily & then use readily to capture thoughts in visual forms on paper. It is packed with ideas, games, puzzles & exercises to guide the reader. It is written for the novice in mind. It provides a step by step approach to the practical strategies of seeing, thinking, & drawing. I must say: It is really great stuff to get you moving with visual thinking!