Sketching Now More Than Ever
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Sketching, Now More than EverRobert Stribley
UX Sketch Camp NYC – 10/12/14
Robert Stribley@stribs
some of my early sketches
We’ve been sketching for eons
But now, we’re sketching more than ever
• IdeaPaint Inc makes a paint that turns any surface into a whiteboard
• Its sales have doubled every year since introduced in 2008
• More than ½ its business is in the workplace
See “Doodling for Dollars,” Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2012
Why sketch?
• Enable communication• Make abstract
concepts concrete• Iterate on ideas• Jumpstart
collaboration• Ensure recollection• Humanize ideas
What can I sketch?
• Home pages? • Category pages?• Product pages? • Wizards & widgets?• Search results?• Processes?• Anything, really?
Now, you’re catching on
And there’s so much more to sketch for …
• Smartphones• Tablets• Google Glass• iWatches• Responsive design• Ubiquitous
computing
Who can sketch?
•Information architects•Interaction designers•Graphic designers•Content strategists•Project managers•Business analysts•Functional analysts•Developers •Client directors… Anyone really
What sketching isn’t …
• Sketching isn’t only for designers
• Sketching isn’t difficult• Sketching isn’t drawing
You don’t need to be Michelangelo to participate
However, we can learn from the pros
Who often begin with a sketch
Adding layers, detail, color
Until they complete their masterpiece
A few ways we sketch at Razorfish:
• Solo• Sketch to comp• Communicate to client• Storyboarding• As a team – collaboratively
Collaborative Sketching
my conversion story
Defining Collaborative Sketching
Origins
• Rooted in Design Studio Methodology• Grew out of industrial design and architecture• No “rockstars”• Different versions/methods• For example, Todd Zaki Warfel, Message First, talks
about …• Create. Pitch. Critique.• 6.8.5 game
Methodology• Sketch• Limit your time• Don’t worry about mistakes or style
Goals• Benefit from the participation of your colleagues• Communicate ideas effectively by visualizing them• Quickly generate ideas and refine through
iterations
Process:
1. Discuss2. Sketch3. Share4. Revise
Now, it’s your turn
Some great topics to explore today:
• Remote sketching• Sketching within Agile • Drawing and lettering• Storyboarding• Sketchnoting• Sketching across the design process• Tales from UX sketching masters• Collaborative sketching