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ROUGH SKETCH [3 records]

Record 1 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Drafting and Tools
  • Industrial Design
DEF

Sketches made to determine the workability of a scheme before proceeding with the working drawings.

CONT

Architects and clients ... plan a program, outlining the building's size and appearance. Then the architect prepares rough sketches and models of the building. He presents them to his clients.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin architectural et instruments
  • Dessin industriel
CONT

L'objectif est un apprentissage à plusieurs niveaux et de contenus divers : des thèmes de la modernité, de sa pluralité, du projet architectural dans sa spécificité, dans sa complexité, jusqu'à la mise en œuvre de diverses formes d'analyse et d'expression. Divers types de dessin sont mis en œuvre : du croquis rapide au croquis détaillé, du relevé au dessin codé en plan-coupe-élévation, jusqu'au dessin en perspective.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Layout (Graphic Arts)
DEF

A fundamental drawing which is made to help decide how a particular job should be designed. From these sketches the final plans for printing, or the layout, will be drawn.

OBS

Although rough and thumbnail sketches are often used synonymously, a thumbnail is in fact the smallest possible rough. Certain sources prefer the term visual where colour or third dimensions must be indicated, for example, in package design or in point-of-sale material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maquette et mise en page
DEF

Ébauche dont se sert le graphiste afin de mettre ses idées sur papier et, par là, déterminer rapidement la marche à suivre.

OBS

Les esquisses ne se font pas au format définitif mais selon des schémas, la plus petite échelle étant le thumbnail ou tracé miniaturisé.

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
CONT

Make a field or rough sketch at the scene noting measurement marks and other evidence. ... The rough sketch or preliminary diagram can be compared to the preliminary report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
CONT

Le croquis à main levée ou brouillon, qui a été préparé lors des constatations, peut se comparer à un rapport préliminaire.

Spanish

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