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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

thinking with your hands

zen designer’s quick start guide to

SimPo!

(and sketching stuff too)

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. 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

What are we going to talk about today

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What is a sketch?

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

What is a sketch?

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What is a sketch?design

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

What is a sketch?design

For a designer, sketches

are simple powerful tools

to solve problems and

explore possibilities

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

What is a sketch?design

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Elements of a design sketch

Every design sketch is

. not precious

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Elements of a design sketch

Every design sketch is

. not precious

. quick to make

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Elements of a design sketch

Every design sketch is

. not precious

. quick to make

. useful

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Elements of a design sketch

paper sketch

software sketch

form sketch

electronic sketch

video sketch

Every design sketch is

. not precious

. quick to make

. useful

SimPo. A simple powerful

tool to solve problems and

explore possibilities

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What we do with sketches

fidelity & expectations

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What we do with sketches

example for managing fidelityWednesday, September 15, 2010

What we do with sketches

sharing & critique

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Famous sketches

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Famous sketches

Jim Henson’s Sketches

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Famous sketches

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Famous sketches

Da Vinci’s Sketches

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Famous sketches

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Famous sketches

Concorde’s Sketches

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A sketch by any other name

... 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.

People who think with their hands...

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exercisestelling stories about people

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Exercise : How to draw a stick figure

!ighty sensuous sinister

Step 1 . draw a rectangle (give it a little jazz)

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Exercise : How to draw a stick figure

Step 2 . draw a circle (with some emotion)

looking depressed baby

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Exercise : How to draw a stick figure

Step 3 . draw the feet (imagine wires)

jaunty

running

shocked

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Exercise : How to draw a stick figure

Step 4 . draw the hands (can be very expressive)

boxing pointing wrangling

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exercise

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Exercise : How to build a story

conflictdesign

story resolution

Building a story arc

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exercise

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Exercise : Shifting Perspectives

ceo story

service story customer story

business model story

Tell the same story from multiple perspectives

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thanks.

www.ahmedriaz.comhttp://www.flickr.com/groups/uxsketches/

Wednesday, September 15, 2010