‘Pencils and Pixels’ is a learning resource aimed at helping you to improve your communication skills through drawing. An important part of the design process is to develop ideas from the imagination and share those ideas in the wider world. Whether you are having a conversation with yourself or with others, improving your drawing skills will help you to explain that most important of questions, ‘but what will it look like? For more information and related videos, visit: http://pencilsandpixels.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/lessons/lesson-1/

1. Pencils and Pixels
Film 1: Keeping a Sketchbook: Pam Locker
Using a series of professional and student examples, this film explores
how sketchbooks can become a personal ‘visual conversation’ that can
become a valuable tool in understanding how the world is made.
The analytical nature of drawing means that by sketching regularly, we
can begin to build up a visual memory to use as a resource for designing
from the imagination. You should read download and read the two
accompanying hand outs and may find it helpful to stick the list of ‘10
Steps’ in the front of your sketchbook as a reminder.
Equipment and Materials:
• A sketchbook of your choice – A5 (or smaller) fits neatly into a
pocket or bag
• Paper with enough ‘key’ to take pencil when necessary
• A hard cover for leaning on
• A variety of drawing media, although a sharp 2B pencil is a good
place to start
• Some designers use different media for different
subjects/projects/sketchbooks
• Plastic rubber
• Glue stick – for sticking in interesting ‘finds’
• Sensible shoes!
Pencils and Pixels by The University of Lincoln is licensed under a Creative
Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales
License.
For more information, see http://pencilsandpixels.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/license.
Pam Locker