Content Introduction 1 0.1 The purpose of this book 2 0.2 Effective communication 4 0.3 Teamwork and leadership 4 Chapter 1 Guiding principles for graphics in urban design 5 1.1 Choice of techniques 6 1.2 Honesty and integrity 10 1.3 House style 10 1.4 Clarity 10 1.5 Hand-drawn and computer graphics 12 Chapter 2 Graphics in the urban design process 15 2.1 Contextual analysis 16 2.2 Spatial analysis 19 2.3 Statistical analysis 24 2.4 Conceptual analysis 27 2.5 Public participation 28 2.6 Rationale 35 2.7 Preliminary proposals 36 2.8 Option testing 37 Case study 1: Vision for Scarborough 38 2.9 Final proposals 40 Case study 2: Brierley Hill, Dudley 52 2.10 Presenting details 54 Chapter 3 Good technical practice 59 3.1 Graphical language 60 Case study 3: Urban realm strategy, Aberdeen 72 3.2 Base-maps 74 3.3 Using computers 76 Case study 4: Newhall phase II, Essex 80 3.4 Synergy of styles 82 3.5 Desktop publishing (DTP) 83 3.6 Software 84 Chapter 4 Graphical products inurban design 85 4.1 Reports and documents 86 4.2 Exhibitions 89 4.3 Leaflets 90 4.4 Presentation drawings 91 4.5 Posters 92 4.6 Newsletters 93 4.7 Digital presentations 94 4.8 Websites 95 4.9 Physical models 96 Chapter 5 Managing graphics production 97 5.1 Briefing the designer 98 5.2 Managing the output 99 5.3 List of figures 99 5.4 Project stages 100 5.5 Print processes 102 5.6 Printing in colour 103 5.7 Budgets 104 Chapter 6 Images and information 105 6.1 Aerial photography 106 6.2 Site photography 108 6.3 Setting out to photograph 111 6.4 Enhancing photography 111 6.5 Ordnance Survey 112 6.6 Types of image 113 6.7 Portable document format (PDF) 114 6.8 Paper sizes 115 6.9 Scale conversions 115 Illustration and photography credits 116 Further reading 118 Useful websites 118