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Drafting Tissue? NO, VELLUM— Facilitating Innovative Design
Author(s) -
Hendren Jack
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
design management journal (former series)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1948-7169
pISSN - 1045-7194
DOI - 10.1111/j.1948-7169.1995.tb00437.x
Subject(s) - creativity , process (computing) , rapid prototyping , software , interface (matter) , computer science , quality (philosophy) , human–computer interaction , engineering drawing , engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , bubble , epistemology , maximum bubble pressure method , parallel computing , programming language , political science , law , operating system
THERE IS NO DOUBT that having the right tools can enhance creativity. In the world of CAD, Ashlar Vellum software is one such tool. Its interface has an intuitive quality that supports, rather than interrupts, a designer's thinking. As Jack Hendren points out, this enhances the design process in many ways—minimizing the computer learning curve, facilitating the exchange of information, streamlining prototyping and production, and generally reducing development time while expanding the breadth and depth of options considered.