The document discusses design sketches and provides exercises for creating them. It begins by defining a design sketch as a simple and powerful tool designers use to solve problems and explore possibilities. It then discusses the key elements of sketches, including that they are not precious, quick to make, and useful. The document also covers how sketches are used at different levels of fidelity and for sharing and critiquing ideas. It provides examples of famous sketches and concludes with exercises for using sketches to tell stories and shift perspectives.

1. & designMBA
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2. SimPo!
zen designer’s quick start guide to
thinking
with your
hands
(and sketching stuff too)
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3. What are we going to talk about today
. what is a design sketch
. elements of design sketch
. what a sketch is for
. exercise 1 : how to draw a stick figure
. exercise 2 : stick figure theatre
. exercise 3 : shifting perspectives
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4. What is a sketch?
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5. What is a sketch?
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6. What is a design sketch?
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7. What is a design sketch?
For a designer, sketches
are simple powerful tools
to solve problems and
explore possibilities
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8. What is a design sketch?
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9. Elements of a design sketch
Every design sketch is
. not precious
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10. Elements of a design sketch
Every design sketch is
. not precious
. quick to make
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11. Elements of a design sketch
Every design sketch is
. not precious
. quick to make
. useful
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12. Elements of a design sketch
Every design sketch is
paper sketch
. not precious
. quick to make
software sketch
. useful
SimPo. A simple powerful form sketch
tool to solve problems and
explore possibilities electronic sketch
video sketch
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13. What we do with sketches
fidelity & expectations
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14. What we do with sketches
example for managing fidelity
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15. What we do with sketches
sharing & critique
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16. Famous sketches
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17. Famous sketches
Jim Henson’s Sketches
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18. Famous sketches
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19. Famous sketches
Da Vinci’s Sketches
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20. Famous sketches
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21. Famous sketches
Concorde’s Sketches
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22. A sketch by any other name
People who think with their hands...
... to see if it works, to try things out, to communicate with
each other, to get approval, to remember, to figure it out, to
collaborate, to get the feel of things, to make decisions.
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23. exercises
telling stories about people
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24. Exercise : How to draw a stick figure
ighty sensuous sinister
Step 1 . draw a rectangle
(give it a little jazz)
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25. Exercise : How to draw a stick figure
looking depressed baby
Step 2 . draw a circle
(with some emotion)
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26. Exercise : How to draw a stick figure
jaunty
running
shocked
Step 3 . draw the feet
(imagine wires)
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27. Exercise : How to draw a stick figure
boxing pointing wrangling
Step 4 . draw the hands
(can be very expressive)
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28. exercise
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29. Exercise : How to build a story
Building a story arc
design
conflict resolution
story
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30. exercise
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31. Exercise : Shifting Perspectives
Tell the same story from multiple perspectives
ceo story
business model story
service story customer story
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32. thanks.
www.ahmedriaz.com
http://www.flickr.com/groups/uxsketches/
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