{"product_id":"how-to-diagram-by-cicely-pilkington","title":"HOW TO DIAGRAM by Cicely Pilkington","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Diagram\u003c\/em\u003e is a project exploring the cultural and academic significance of diagrams as they relate to knowledge production and craft practices. In book form, the work starts with a line and follows a discursive essay through six chapters. Pairing text with found diagrams, the author asks, and attempts to answer, \u003cem\u003ewhat is a diagram, how do they work, and what do they mea\u003c\/em\u003en?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy defining diagramming as instruction(s), recording(s) and potential(s), the book takes the reader on a journey to reconsider the importance and relevance of diagrams. Tracing the gentle linearity of these figures throughout the work, this text asks readers to see them not just as a banality of the graphic design field, but essential pedagogical tools — and as pillars of creative practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Diagram\u003c\/em\u003e is the first act in a larger body of work about diagramming and illustrated figures. The book contains 99 figures, collected largely — but not exclusively — from books belonging to the author, or other printed instructional books found in the library at Central Saint Martins. By rhythmically pacing the text and matching each phrase with a corresponding figure, the book becomes a curated archive of diagrams in itself, and explores the similarities, differences, and beauty of these assembled lines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Self-published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58505562784128,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/4524\/8002\/files\/howtodiagramfrontcover.jpg?v=1784631765","url":"https:\/\/londonbookarts.org\/en-au\/products\/how-to-diagram-by-cicely-pilkington","provider":"London Centre for Book Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}