Design aid Architectural graphics 1 Arch 1106 Course teacher Sarah Bashneen

• FREE HAND DRAWING

• LINE DRAWING
• LETTERING WRITING AND
CUTTING
architectural
• PRESENTATION FORMATS
• ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING
graphics

• MEDIA OF DRAFTING
• ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING
• GRAPHIC SYMBOLS
•
MODEL MAKING
• The purpose of architectural graphics is to convey architectural ideas.
Graphics is an inseparable part of design process, an important tool which
provides the designer with the means not only of presenting a design
proposal but also of communicating with himself and others in the design
studio.
• Graphic communication requires mental skill as well as manual skill.
• It should be recognized that graphics the physical end product is itself the
result of a design process, a careful analysis of why when and where a
graphic technique is employed as well as the execution of a technique.
• Although our hand and mind control the finished drawing, quality equipment
and materials make drawing a more enjoyable experiences and the
achievement of quality work becomes much easier in the long run.
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LINE DRAWING:
• FREE HAND LINE DRAWING WITH VARIOUS SPACINGS IN
MULTIPLE DIRECTION.
• SINGLE STROK LINES ARE ALWAYS PREFERABLE.
• MECHANICAL LINE DRAWING WITH PENCIL, PEN AND INK.

LINE TYPES:

THE ESSENCE OF
LINE IS ITS
CONTINUTY.
LETTERING WRITING AND CUTTING:
• THE USE OF GUIDELINES IS MANDATORY FOR LETTERS TO
BE CONSISTENT IN HEIGHT.
• EVERY ONE INEVITABLY SHOULD DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUAL
STYLE OF LETTERING.
• THE MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS OF A LETTERING
STYLE ARE:READIBILITY AND CONSISTENCY,IN BOTH STYLE
AND SPACING.
UPPERCASE LETTERING

ABC
Equal areas correct
LOWERCASE LETTERING
abcdefgh a b c d e f g
h abcdefgh
 RULES FOR LETTERING
• USE THE SINGLE-STROKE, VERTICAL.

• USE UPPER CASE (CAPITAL) LETTERS ONLY!

• ALWAYS SKIP A SPACE BETWEEN ROWS OF LETTERS.

• ALWAYS USE VERY LIGHT GUIDE LINES.

• NORMAL LETTERING IS MADE 1/8" OR 3 mm HIGH.

• TITLES SHOULD BE LETTERED 1/4" OR 6 mm HIGH.

• FRACTIONS ARE LETTERED TWICE THE HEIGHT OF NORMAL

LETTERS.

• FRACTION BARS ARE ALWAYS DRAWN HORIZONTAL.

• USE A MEDIUM (B, HB, F OR H) LEAD FOR NORMAL LETTERING.

• USE A HARD (4H TO 9H) LEAD FOR DRAWING GUIDE LINES.

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