Sketching is a crucial skill that spans all job titles. It helps with brainstorming ideas, iterating through concepts, and communicating our ideas to others. Whether working individually or in a group, our ability to sketch helps take the abstract ideas out of heads and into the real world. In this hands-on webinar, I discuss the power of sketching to lay the foundation of why sketching is an important skill for everyone. I have the attendees do a few sketching activities which are short and provide immediate proof that everyone in the room can sketch and have a lot of fun while doing it. I then talk about my transformation as a designer who didn't appreciate sketching to developing a sketching mindset.

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Sketching Machine
by Rizwan Javaid

2. You Too Can Be A
Sketching Machine
by Rizwan Javaid

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Sketching Machine
by Rizwan Javaid

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UX Designer
Rizwan
Javaid @rizwanjavaid
rizwanjavaid

5. Pen and Paper
for sketching exercises

6. 1. What is Sketching?
2. Let’s Play: Sketch or Not Sketch!
3. Warm Up
4. Rapid Sketching Exercise
5. The Power of Sketching
6. Spontaneous Sketching Exercise
7. 30-Day Sketching Challenge
Agenda

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Do you think you
can sketch?

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What is a sketch?

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Qualities of A sketch

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Sketches are QuicK

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Sketches are Suggestive

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Sketches are Disposable
Daniel Chiang

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Graham Todman
Sketches are inviting

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Sketches are Fun

26. or
Sketch
Not Sketch

27. Sketch

28. Not Sketch

29. Sketch

30. Sketch

31. Not Sketch

32. Sketch

33. Not Sketch

34. Sketch

35. Not Sketch

36. Sketch

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Warm up

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warm up
Loosen up before sketching
Fill up the whole page with lines and shapes
Instructions
Learning goal

40. 1 minute
warm up

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Rapid Sketching

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Rapid Sketching
Sketch with time limits
Create 5 sketches with decreasing time
Instructions
Learning goal
2 minutes - 5 seconds
Time

43. Draw a Cat!

44. 2 minutes
Draw a cat

45. 1 minute
Draw a cat

46. 30 seconds
Draw a cat

47. 15 seconds
Draw a cat

48. 5 seconds
Draw a cat

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Using sketching to ideate, iterate, and
communicate ideas.
The Power of Sketching

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53. 1 2
Initial Ideas Viable Ideas Selected Idea(s)

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Sketching Supplies

57. Pens Sketchbook
sketching Supplies

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Spontaneous sketching

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10 seconds per icon
Sketch an icon for each prompt
Instructions
Time
Spontaneous Sketching
Sketching on the spot
Learning goal

61. Computer

62. Target

63. Mobile Phone

64. Lock

65. Globe

66. Clock

67. Power

68. Trophy

69. Camera

70. Person

71. • You sketched with time constraints
• You sketched a lot in a short time
• You sketched with a pen
• You were focused and in the moment
activity review

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30-day Sketching Challenge

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day 1

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day 3

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day 13

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day 15

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day 23

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day 30

79. start a 30-day challenge
1. Sketch for 30 days straight
2. Make a list of things you need to sketch regularly
3. Add accountability
4. Small time commitment

80. Sketching Topics List
• Smart Phones
• People
• Social icons
• Flow Charts
• Visualizations
• People
• Devices
• Wireframes
• Charts
• Forms
• UI Elements
• Lettering
• Website Layouts
• Connectors
• Arrows
• Concepts
• Facial expressions
• Icons

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Books
Great books to help you improve your sketching skills.
Sketching User Experiences
by Bill Buxton
The Sketchnote Handbook
by Mike Rhode
Understanding Comics
by Scott McCloud
Make a World
by Ed Emberley

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Do you think you
can sketch?

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Questions?

84. Let’s stay in touch
@rizwanjavaid rizwanjavaid.com rizwanjavaid

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