Drawing thought: how drawing helps us observe, discover, and invent

Abstract

"Drawing is a way of constructing ideas and observations as much as it is a means of expressing them. When we are not ready or able to put our thoughts into words, we can sometimes put them down in arrangements of lines and marks. Artists, designers, architects, and others draw to generate, explore, and test perceptions and mental models. In 'Drawing Thought', artist-educator Andrea Kantrowitz invites readers to use drawing to extend and reflect on their own thought processes. She interweaves illuminating hand-drawn images with text, integrating recent findings in cognitive psychology and neuroscience with accounts of her own artistic and teaching practices."--back cover.

Contents

How to read this book -- Prelude -- Chapter One. The Evolution of Thought. How to take a line for a walk -- Chapter Two. Below the Surface. How to show feelings -- Chapter Three. The Thinking Hand. How to see shapes -- Chapter Four. Imaginary Friends. How to overlap shapes -- Chapter Five. Drawn Together. How to imagine a place -- Chapter Six. Thinking Space. How to make space -- Chapter Seven. A Tool of Thought. How to take a point of view -- Chapter Eight. Everybody Draw! -- Notes. References, research, and suggestions for further reading -- Acknowledgments -- About the author.