From My Perspective

Reliance on computers to aid our 3-D visualization has come at a cost.

The eye-hand connection of a hand-drawn perspective developed  a comprehension

of three dimensional space which gave designers

and architects tools to work with complexities- which are

missing from drafting plans and elevations.

3-D computer programs enable a computer to explain the space to the technicion-

but the computer has no creativity, experiences no "AHA"...

can a computer visualize?

Should the "aha" not happen in the human's brain?

Manipulating 3-D space while conceptualizing a design allows the process

to focus on the big picture, which enables

the design of a whole greater than the sum of the parts.

We don't just think with our brains- intelligence can be kinesthetic-

utilizing our own movement develops our understanding of space,

and designing with the abreviated movement of keyboard strokes and

mouse clicks minimizes that potential.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Visual people should make sure that the words don't get in the way.

Design is not all about the product- not all about adherance to a "style"-

It is about creating an experience-

a practical experience

and

a visual experience.

The whole needs to be greater than the sum of the parts-

the designer's vision has to be on the whole,

on three dimensions,

on all aspects relative to each other.

"Picking out" stuff we "like" isn't good enough-

it is shopping, not design.