John Bacus - Digital Sketching: Computer-Aided Conceptual Design

1. Prologue
2. Chapter 1
3. Chapter 2
4. Chapter 3
5. Chapter 4
6. Chapter 5
7. Chapter 6
8. Chapter 7

John Bacus

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Names: Bacus, John, 1969- author.

Title: Digital sketching : computer-aided conceptual design / John Bacus.

Description: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2020] | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020020368 (print) | LCCN 2020020369 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119640769 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119640806 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119640790 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Architectural designData processing. | ArchitectureComputer-aided design.

Classification: LCC NA2728 .B24 2020 (print) | LCC NA2728 (ebook) | DDC 720.28/40285dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020020368

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020020369

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It is a magical thing to start from nothing and bring something new into the world.

For some, the primal act of creation is a moment of self-doubt and fear. What if what you make isn't good? What if people don't like it? What if it causes you to lose face, or money, or to waste a bunch of time and energy on a useless folly? To people who think this way, the best strategy is to follow some pattern, some standard, or some best practice that worked out last time. Adopting a vetted standard reduces your personal responsibility if something goes wrong. And, anyhow, if there is a single right way to do it, why would anyone choose a different way?

If you picked up this book, I hope you are already thinking differently.