Design Books

Fwap

I'm looking for some books or other useful mediums of learning to help me with some technical design woes.

I came to the conclusion something was amiss when modeling a sci-fi wall.
I started doing the same shit as i usually do, i want to be more creative with my design aspects.

I was looking at the Skillful Huntsman, Looks like its just an art book though.

Can anyone recommend me some books to grab?

Cheers

J0NNYquid

http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45592&highlight=art+books

Probably a good place to start. Are you looking for inspiration, or technical breakdowns?

Fwap

Probably technical breakdowns, i'd like to know the critical thinking behind the design aspect of certain pieces. Google has a plethora of inspiring art works that should keep me going.
Probably why i havent purchased the Skillful Huntsman yet, looks more of an art book.

But cheers for the link i'm having a gander as we speak.


Along my searching, i stumbled upon this little section of conceptart.org for anyone else interested:
http://www.conceptart.org/forumdisplay.php?f=85 whole bunch of industrial design stuff.

Avanthera

Try these lectures from Paul Richards; he has a ton of gold just sitting about his blog as well:
http://www.autodestruct.com/hacks.htm
http://www.autodestruct.com/thumbwar.htm
http://autodestructdigital.blogspot.com/2011/10/find-design.html
http://autodestructdigital.blogspot.com/2012/04/visual-remix.html

J0NNYquid

@Aventhara awesome! I'm no concept artist but these articles appear to transcend his specific expertise, as most good ones do. Thanks for the links.

Avanthera

Np JONNYquid,

I also remembered this from ctrl Paint:

http://ctrlpaint.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/design-basics

I haven't watched it, so I'm not sure how in depth it is, though it sounds like it's right down fwaps alley.

Fwap

Thanks for the links!

Giggle

Not a free option but I found this resource invaluable when I was studying Industrial Design, http://www.designsketching.com/

The book Design Sketching really breaks down the ideation process. It's nice dealing only with the abstraction of a pencil and a piece of paper. Sometimes clearing your head and thinking things out away from the computer can lead to a more streamlined and organized approach to your creative process.