Francis Rowland

SKETCHINGTHINKING, COMMUNICATION, AND DESIGN

@FRANCISROWLANDisrowlandUX DESIGNERr

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WHAT IS SKETCHING GOOD FOR?

Thinking

Visualisation

Understanding

Communication

!!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 !from an interview with @visualisingdata

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BENEFITS OF SKETCHING

!via Jeff Gothelf, via Jeff Patton & Luke Barrett who re-created the cartoon from an unknown origin

Participation

Collaboration

Sharing

Clarity

!Your ideas and those of others, on one page.

!A possible reduction of risk?

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INCLUSIVE, VISUAL

COMMUNICATION OF IDEAS

AT HUMAN PACELIKE 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 SKETCHYOU 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 SKETCHINGINDIVIDUALS, 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?

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