FRIEZE NEW YORK 2013
INTERNATIONAL HOME + HOUSEWARES SHOW 2013
TOKYO DESIGN WEEK 2012
BEIJING DESIGN WEEK 2012
Are those...human hands?!?
I realize that almost no one does detailed perspective drawings by hand anymore, but I thought the latest generation of CAD jockeys and those of you who've never had to do it might be interested to see what the process looks like. Designer Jim Dove works for New-Jersey-based interiors firm Canterbury Design, and those are his hands in the video below:
"While we use computers at Canterbury Design to do precise floor plans, elevations and detail drawings," Dove explains, "we find that the ability to do hand drawn perspectives affords the freedom to be the most connected and creative when designing. While the basic layout of the space happens in the floor plan, the kitchen really comes to life in the perspective."
Admit it, you lousy mouse jockeys, some small part of you wishes the boss wasn't breathing down your neck and you could put on some Vivaldi and take the time to crank one of these out. Smell that ink. Smell it!
Hit the jump for another.
Comments
Oh man, I miss drawing like this. Computers have taken the art out of it.
This is awesome! You rarely see hand drawn perspective drawings used by companies anymore. Like you said everything is computerized now these days. It's great being able to use computers to get precise details while designing, but being a Two Dimensional Art major myself I understand the connection you can have to your work when that pencil is in your hand. I feel that when Dove says "we find that the ability to do hand drawn perspectives affords the freedom to be the most connected and creative when designing" it gives the designer the best opportunity to allow their ideas to flow. I know for me, I have always felt constricted when working with computers. I always want so badly to be able to have direct contact with whatever I am creating. Even designing kitchens is an art form. Perspective drawing can always be deceiving if you don't stay true to that horizontal line! Being able to make these rooms look so warm and inviting is what sells them. People want a "home" not a house. I personally feel that computers make this kind of design a job, hand drawing it makes it art.
miss thinking and drawing together.?.as Yoda said.... YOU WILL.
the right tool for the right job.... and no. Autodesk doesn't make it.
Lovely. Though that's a Bach cello suite going in the background, not Vivaldi.
How do you guys feel about the more recent move from drawn animation to computer animation? I feel like it ties into this discussion with the design aspect of perspective drawing, since it seems like all of you prefer that direct contact with the pen to the paper as I do!
This matter of the animation process is actually something that I personally am quite interested in, especially since it what I'm hoping to go into. It's sad to see hand drawn animation disappearing like it is. Although amazing breakthroughs have been able to happen with computer animation I feel like these movies almost feel cold. It makes you wonder if hand drawn animation will disappear completely in the future??
Any thoughts?