Drawing ideas : a hand-drawn approach for better design

553 Pages·2013·143.37 MB·English

by  Bardel

Copyright © 2013 by Mark Baskinger and William Bardel
All rights reserved.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Baskinger, Mark.
Drawing ideas: a hand-drawn approach for better design/Mark Baskinger and William Bardel. —First Edition.
pages cm
1. Drawing—Technique. 2. Visual communication—Technique. I. Bardel, William. II. Title.
NC730.B318 2013
741.2—dc23
2012047756
eBook ISBN: 978-0-38534452-4
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-385-34462-3
Illustration credits
Cover design: Maria Elias
Cover illustration: Jason May
v3.1
MARK: For Ana and Ben, whose boundless creativity is an inspiration
WILL: Dedicated to my parents; my wife, Susan; and my children,
Madeline and Harrison, for all their love and support

CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Introduction:
Pencils Before Pixels
1SKETCHING + DRAWING BASICS
1.1 Planning Your Drawings
1.2 Preparing to Draw
1.3 Materials
2DRAWING BOOT CAMP
2.1 Rectilinear Forms
2.2 Curvilinear Forms, Planes + Arrows
2.3 Rotational Forms
2.4 The Human Figure
2.5 Hands + Interaction
2.6 Rendering Forms
3DRAWING TO CLARIFY YOUR OWN THINKING
3.1 Recording + Exploring Ideas with Notational Sketching
3.2 Seeing with Notational Sketching
3.3 Thinking with Notational Sketching
3.4 Best Practices for Effective Notational Sketches
4DRAWING TO EXPLAIN YOUR IDEAS TO OTHERS
4.1 Planning Your Explanatory Sketch
4.2 Choosing a Graphic Structure
4.3 Composing a Visual Layout
4.4 Detail Features of an Effective Explanatory Sketch
WORKSHOP: TEAM DRAWING
Strategies for Collaborative Design
5DRAWING TO TELL A VISUAL STORY
5.1 Planning Visual Narratives
5.2 Preparing to Draw Visual Narratives
5.3 Approaches to Structuring Visual Narratives
Afterword
Illustration Credits + About the Authors
Bonus Images
Index
INTRODUCTION: PENCILS BEFORE PIXELS
WITH AN ABUNDANCE of tools and technology available to create and
communicate, why draw by hand? What does the pencil offer?
Your ability to draw is a fast, powerful means for thinking, reasoning, and
visually exploring ideas—providing visual information for self-reflection
and focused discussion with your colleagues, teams, and clients. Whether it
is of a product, service, information, or system, a hand-drawn sketch
communicates the essence of your idea and illustrates its potential. The
simplicity of connection between mind, eyes, hand, and pencil shrugs off the
layered burden that complex technology often adds. Such simplicity ensures
fresh thinking and communication that is quick, clear, and immediately
visible. As an act, drawing effectively encourages observation, evaluation,
and helps spur collaboration and action. To understand the potential of
drawing your ideas, this book focuses on key drawing behaviors: (1) drawing
to record ideas or examine things from real life; (2) drawing to clarify and
explore ideas further and expand upon previous ideas; and (3) drawing to
explain ideas to others. Each sketching behavior serves a distinct role in the
design process and contributes to developing and sharing your ideas.