I bought this book in 2005 and I still peek into it to learn how his sketches communicate so well. It’s bilingual (English & Chinese). This book is so unique and very enjoyable to read. He writes about his design philosophy and explains a general design process (useful for first year students), but the most interesting part is the collection of his amazing sketch work (ideation sketches,concept sketches, storyboards and exploded views) with additional comments. His visual communication skills are superb.. I have never seen such strong sketch skills before. So i think it’s a must read for designers who want to improve their sketching abilities, cause looking to his work is certainly educational..at least to me. I believe that I have improved my sketching skills after purchasing this book, cause it motivated me to sketch a lot.

Please read a discussion about Carl Liu and his book and order the book if you are interested.

IDSKETCHING.COM

“So here’s the deal – John (jm745) and I (snugja) go way back. We went to the same college took the same classes, and have some of the same passions. We both love sketching, creating and teaching. That’s what IDSKETCHING.COM is all about.

John and I decided that it was about time we share our work and methodology with the general design/art community. We’re no masters by any means, but no such undertaking has been attempted by anyone in any way such as this. We came up with the idea to share and share alike. To have this site as a resource for all to use to better their skillset.

We believe in helping others and providing a resource for all to use absolutely free of charge. We believe that by helping others, you ultimately help yourself in the process.

Alot of time and energy has been put into the site and we hope that you’ll come back weekly for updates and monthly for our longer featured demos. Like I said, this is a massive undertaking. We have a small library to start with, but join us as we make this dream a reality.

Thanks for waiting and being patient! The site will be heavily updated in the next 2 weeks so keep visiting and telling your friends about it! ”

Just go and check it out! It is incredibly sweet and awesome! Something you might have been waiting for a long time.