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Posted by core jr | 15 Feb 2008
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Is Sketching Important? asked one anonymous young designer to C77 board favorite Yo. Well, verbatim-ally speaking, it goes more like this:
I am a student from XXXXXXX writing a placement dissertation. My dissertation is based on whether or not a strong sketching skill set is required in a professional design practice. I enjoy sketching and personally think it is an invaluable skill to have, however the company I am at does not do any presentational sketch work to clients or any internal sketching. This made me ask the question is a strong sketching ability required in a professional design practice?
We're guessing you'd all blink three times and shout, "Hell yes sketching is important come on people."
But the feedback here is in-depth and varied. Considerations are placed on what exactly it is you're designing and also how so very computer-y everything can get these days. So if you're sketch-challenged or if all you do is sketch, this is a great discussion to check out, and better yet, add to.
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good question. there is definitely less formal demand for sketching these days, however having any additional skill (directly relevant or not) can't do anything but help you in your career. if your computers went down for a day,or you ran into a potential new client at an airport bar, how else would you communicate your ideas quickly?
The power of sketching is most evident when there isn�t a clear picture of what the invention is to become. The act of drawing lines on paper and of looking at the image that is forming brings closure to the incomplete mental image of the object. Sketches make ideas spring to life.
When an designer draws the image of the solution forming in his or her mind, the pen makes a mark and the eye interprets the mark as part of a form. The vague notion of a form starts to solidify rapidly as more lines are drawn. The eye sees the image take form on the page and gets feedback on how the design is taking shape. As ideas become objects on the page, opportunities and obstacles become apparent. Adjustments are made. Sketches are erased or abandoned as the idea is worked and through this iterative process there is a rapid convergence to a rough design concept.
This process takes place quickly and is free of constraints that might hinder a creative mind. Menu-driven CAD conventions can be distracting when developing a nascent idea. Sketching encourages divergent thinking by putting an designer�s mind in a less restricted mode. Free of the details, designs break away from pre-conceived ideas and explore new territory.