Create the Gotham for your Batman; the African savannah for your Simba; or the bustling newsroom for your Clark Kent. Background; setting; environment.whatever you call it; it is the silent character in the visual story; and a dynamic and compelling setting can define and hone the action and drama of your story. If youre in the habit of creating disembodied characters or adding backgrounds as an afterthought; Set the Action! will help you understand and utilize the importance of the setting in your narrative. Understand perspective; blocking; and color-and focus your narrative by establishing and designing your setting to interact with characters and story.
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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Long and UnreadableBy Bruce LiedstrandAlthough I work regularly in the design of cities. I found this work wordy and largely unreadable. If there are kernals of wisdom about the design of cities in it. they are well-hidden. The text goes on and on for many pages of small type without giving meaningful hints about how to design a good city. Perhaps the book would have been helpful if the authors had distilled it to perhaps 20% of its present length and illustrated any kernals of wisdom they have with good images. Due to its present form. I couldnt make myself read it through.9 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Is Design First on Your Studio Desk?By Catherine M. ThompsonWhether a practitioner. architecture or urban design student or simply interested in the field of urban planning. you will enjoy and learn from "Design First." No rambling tome to weigh down your office papers or backpack. "Design First" is a practical and usable guide to understanding and learning from current examples of Smart Growth. The book is well organized. and begins with a concise historical overview of urban planning that provides the back-story to the practice of contemporary urban design. Following a strong discussion of urban planning theory and practice. Walters and Brown move into an investigation of five case study projects conducted in North and South Carolina. The animated text accompanies a healthy portion of design drawings. diagrams and photographs. The 53 color plates provide dynamic examples of large area plans. street sections. renderings and perspectives. "Design First" is a true designers tool. to be worn at the edges and referenced often.2 of 9 people found the following review helpful. UnreadableBy Z. XUI really hard to read this book. and also it very hard to get some technique to design a real community. even though it has a n.....ice cover.
