This unique primer fills a gap in the available hand-drawing texts by combining—in a single-volume—simple techniques and skills related to sketching, design development, and the schematic or preliminary phase of design presentation. Emphasizing drawing as a mental as well as a physical exercise, it shows students how to put designs on paper faster and easier, and explains how visual communication with the client can make better, more economical design solutions. Its practical and straightforward approach, reader-friendly style, and more complete coverage of the basics, make the concepts and techniques accessible to students with highly diversified educational and technical backgrounds.