The roles of sketching in design: Mapping the tension between functions in design sketches

Vistisen, Peter

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“…The two primary functions of sketching to the design process have been broadly recognised as: (1) the reflective practice of ‘visual thinking’, when designers sketch to creatively investigate a design problem (Arnheim 1969; Goldschmidt 1994; Goel 1995), and (2) ‘visual communication’, when designers create sketches to support a dialogue with others (Verstijnen et al . 1998; Vistisen 2015). In an early framework, Ferguson termed them simply ‘thinking sketches’ and ‘talking sketches’ (1990).…”

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“…Sketch traditionally suggests a rough type of drawing, executed rapidly, free-hand and with little concern for neatness, detail or accuracy. Traditionally, paper sketches have been understood as advantageous to conceptualise and test ideas during early design stages (Verstijnen et al 1998;Vistisen 2015). Digital drawing tools have been found to better support later design stages, during which details are developed and persuasive drawings are created (Jonson 2005).…”

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Relaxing Design Students’ Sketch Inhibition: Experiences with Theoretical Grounding and Impermanent Media

Altenburger¹,

Falche²,

Gwin³

2022

Int J Art Design Ed

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This article reports about a study developed to understand the effectiveness of instructional strategies to manage sketch inhibition in design students through studio-based pedagogy.Sketch inhibition among students and recent graduates of design programs is a prominent aspect of the prevailing digitization of the design industry and education. While traditional and digital media are ideally complementary tools to facilitate the complex process of designing, studio instructors struggle to effectively integrate both into their students' conceptions and practices. Primary data sources were ethnographic fieldnotes, semistructured interviews, and students' responses to open-ended survey questions.Whiteboards used as an impermanent medium, requests for quantity of sketches, and gentle enforcement of time limits were incorporated into studio practices on the foundation of theoretical grounding. Students understood the purpose and advantages of using hand sketches at strategic moments during the design process. Inhibited students responded to this combination of interventions by relaxing enough to focus on engaging with the relevant design tasks rather than focusing on how best to avoid them. Production of rich records, documenting their projects' progression, served as supporting evidence that sketching had become a more normal and accepted part of the design process than for previous studio cohorts. The authors suggest more experimentation with these strategies and propose that sketching instructors prioritize and nurture 'thinking sketches' over 'persuasive sketches' to transfer attention from the representation of design solutions toward the design process and the development of mature design solutions.

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Relaxing Design Students’ Sketch Inhibition: Experiences with Theoretical Grounding and Impermanent Media

Altenburger¹,

Falche²,

Gwin³

2022

Int J Art Design Ed

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“…Although sketching can be utilised with numerous purposes in mind, including investigating the problem field, exploring the solution space, explaining the functionalities of a design or persuading a potential client into investing in manufacturing a refined idea (Olofsson & Sjölén, 2007), the dominant perception of what sketching activities provide is centred around setting and solving design challenges in a dialogue between designer and sketch output (Suwa & Tversky, 1997;Goldschmidt, 2003;Schön, 1992;Vistisen, 2015). Masterfully illustrated by Sousanis (2015) (fig.…”

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Exploring the Challenges and Potentials of Working Design-Based in Educational Research

Gundersen

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Teacher-Generated Drawing Strategy - Green Rice Served at the Last Supper

Barreira

Campos

Félix

2022

Springer Series in Design and Innovation

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The roles of sketching in design: Mapping the tension between functions in design sketches

Cited by 4 publications

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Relaxing Design Students’ Sketch Inhibition: Experiences with Theoretical Grounding and Impermanent Media

Relaxing Design Students’ Sketch Inhibition: Experiences with Theoretical Grounding and Impermanent Media

Exploring the Challenges and Potentials of Working Design-Based in Educational Research

Teacher-Generated Drawing Strategy - Green Rice Served at the Last Supper

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