Have you ever forgotten a great idea? That’s ok. It happens to us all. After all, you have so much going on during the day. Emails, meetings, chatting, and social media keep adding to your cognitive load and before you know it, that great idea you had just disappeared. We overestimate the amount of information our short-term memory can hold at any one time and also how long that information stays in our memory. Sketching is a great way to quickly save the ideas we get by transferring them from our short-term memory and onto paper before they are lost forever. Here are some tips to help you collect and save you ideas:

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6 TIPS TO BOOST YOUR
SKETCHING SKILLS RIGHT NOW!

2. Have you ever forgotten a great idea? That’s ok. It happens to us all. After all, you have so much going
on during the day. Emails, meetings, chatting, and social media keep adding to your cognitive load
and before you know it, that great idea you had just disappeared. We overestimate the amount of
information our short-term memory can hold at any one time and also how long that information
stays in our memory.
Sketching is a great way to quickly save the ideas we get by transferring them from our short-term
memory and onto paper before they are lost forever.
Here are some tips to help you collect and save you ideas

3. S K E TC H I N G T I P
Always carry a pen and a sketchbook
with you. You never know when you
will get an idea.

4. S K E TC H I N G T I P
When sketching an idea, add
annotations such as source,
description, date, and other relevant
information for easy reference later.

5. S K E TC H I N G T I P
Collect ideas you find interesting by
sketching them or taping them into
your sketchbook for reference.

6. S K E TC H I N G T I P
Improve your skills and gain
confidence by consistently sketching
ideas in your sketchbook.

7. S K E TC H I N G T I P
Embrace the roughness of your
sketches.

8. S K E TC H I N G T I P
Use a pen to sketch.

9. Let’s make sure we keep all the ideas we get no matter how small or big they are. You never know
where they will lead to but if you loose them you will never know their possibilities. By incorporating
these tips into your design process you will be able to boost your sketching skills and harness the
power of sketching to your advantage.
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