Thinking with a Pencil

by Henning Nelms

Thinking with a Pencil is an invaluable manual for those who wish to use drawing as a tool for thought and communication. It offers scores of new techniques for using illustration as a thinking tool and as a means of organizing and presenting ideas. This manual is meant both for those with artistic talent and those who consider themselves complete beginners in the field of drawing.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Drawing, Design

347 pages, Hardcover

Published July 10, 1985

Reviews

[Kent · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not enough application that was interesting enough for me as a non-artist.

[Ricardo Signes]

It's hard to really give a proper judgement. I didn't properly understand what this book was when I picked it up, and had the impression it would try to teach me a lot less, with a lot less detail and theory. It seems like it's a terrific book, but it's not the book I thought I was buying, so I deeply disliked trying to read it. Oh well.

[Bill · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as useful as I thought it would be.

[Steve J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend this for those wanting to learn better ways to communicate concepts, particularly for visual learners. Nelms covers basic drawing concepts and graphical representation of data. As a visual learner myself, I use these methods for my own notes & journal as I try to capture information content and relationships

[Darrell Golliher · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I learned of it years ago from Dr. Michael Covington (and it's been years since I read it, but I think of it often) It predates many modern computer-based tools which I found refreshing and fascinating.

[Stephen Heverin]

Thinking with a Pencil by Henning Nelms (1986)

[Robin]

excellent!