Sketching: thinking, communication, and design

1. SKETCHING
THINKING, COMMUNICATION, AND DESIGN
@FRANCISROWLANDisrowland
UX DESIGNERr

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WHAT IS SKETCHING GOOD FOR?
Thinking
Visualisation
Understanding
Communication
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Externalising the design process
A way of selling ideas

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My approach consists of a lot of
sketching. I draw to freely explore
possibilities, I draw to visually
understand what I am thinking.
I draw to evaluate my ideas and
intuitions by seeing them coming
to life on paper, I draw to help my
mind thinking without limitations,
without boundaries
Giorgia Lupi – information designer
Accurat, Dear Data
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from an interview with @visualisingdata

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BENEFITS OF SKETCHING
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via Jeff Gothelf, via Jeff Patton &
Luke Barrett who re-created the
cartoon from an unknown origin
Participation
Collaboration
Sharing
Clarity
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Your ideas and those of others, on
one page.
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A possible reduction of risk?

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INCLUSIVE, VISUAL
COMMUNICATION OF IDEAS
AT HUMAN PACE
LIKE THE SLOW FOOD MOVEMENT
OF DESIGN PRACTICE

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FOUNDATIONS

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MATERIALS FOR SKETCHING
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LINES AND SHAPES
Drawing lines
Geometric shapes
Putting shapes together
Colour and shading

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FACES & EXPRESSIONS

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PEOPLE & OBJECTS (1)

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PEOPLE & OBJECTS (2)

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YOU CAN SKETCH
YOU ALREADY POSSESS THE SKILLS
REQUIRED –- IF YOU DRAW LINES AND
SHAPES, YOU CAN COMMUNICATE
DESIGN IDEAS USING SKETCHING

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BUILDING

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INTERFACES & INTERACTIONS

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SCENARIOS & STORYBOARDS
Visitor registration storyboard by Rob Enslin (Flickr)

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LABELLING & ANNOTATION

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TEMPLATES & REUSABLE OBJECTS
Custom gesture stamps by
Sam Smith (@pub)

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TECHNIQUES FOR
GROUP SKETCHING
& CRITIQUE

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MORE PEOPLE, MORE IDEAS
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STRUCTURED APPROACHES TO SKETCHING
INDIVIDUALS, PAIRS, AND GROUPS
Design sprints
10 + 10
Five Sketches
Five Design Sheets
Design studio

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PRESENTATION & CRITIQUE
Giving and receiving critique of sketches is a critical
part of the process… easy to overlook, though.
Thanks, @alisanatvur

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SKETCH OFTEN, IN QUANTITY, AND
WITH OTHERS WHENEVER YOU CAN.
ACTIVELY ASK FOR AND PROVIDE CRITIQUE IN A
STRUCTURED, MEANINGFUL WAY. BE ABLE TO
TALK ABOUT YOUR SKETCHES, AND THUS ABOUT
YOUR DESIGN IDEAS

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ANY QUESTIONS?
@francisrowland