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intuitive sketchinga new and explorative medium in generating ideas

Yvonne van den HerikKoos Eissen

Design Drawing Techniques Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering

design drawing techniques

generating ideas

visual languageproduct communication and presentation

design drawing techniques

bachelor ‘basics’ visual languagesketching in perspectivestudies in form, colour and material

master emphasis on design practicecompetitive designproduct communication and presentationportfolio design

electives (master) computer sketchingtechniques for presentationbasic colour skillsdrawing the human figure

design drawing techniques

bachelor ‘basics’ visual languagesketching in perspectivestudies in form, colour and material

master emphasis on design practicecompetitive designproduct communication and presentationportfolio design

electives (master) computer sketchingtechniques for presentationbasic colour skillsdrawing the human figure

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design drawing techniques

bachelor ‘basics’ visual languagesketching in perspectivestudies in form, colour and material

master emphasis on design practicecompetitive designproduct communication and presentationportfolio design

electives (master) computer sketchingtechniques for presentationbasic colour skillsdrawing the human figure

design drawing techniques

bachelor ‘basics’ visual languagesketching in perspectivestudies in form, colour and material

master emphasis on design practicecompetitive designproduct communication and presentationportfolio design

electives (master) computer sketchingtechniques for presentationbasic colour skillsdrawing the human figure

design drawing techniques

bachelor ‘basics’ visual languagesketching in perspectivestudies in form, colour and material

master emphasis on design practicecompetitive designproduct communication and presentationportfolio design

electives (master) computer sketchingtechniques for presentationbasic colour skillsdrawing the human figure

computer sketching

freehand drawingskills in design drawing techniquesa4 wacom pen tabletscorel painter / adobe photoshop (2d programs)

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experiment

‘intuitive sketching’ method

group of 8 students and professionalsexcellent design drawing abilities

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design sketches of a mixer generated in a ‘traditional’ way

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intuitive sketching

experiment 1

designing a mixer, starting with a ‘meaningless’ blot

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start intuitive sketching: different ‘meaningless’ blots

results: different design ideas for a mixer different designers, different starts, different results

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starts results

experiment 2

designing an extreme powerful vehicledifferent designers start with the same (given) blot

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striking differences

experiment 3

designing an extreme powerful vehiclestart with a ‘meaningless’... versus an ‘expressive’ blot

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start with a ‘meaningless’... versus an ‘expressive’ blot

resultsconclusion

additional design toolvisual-spatial thinking

challenging open mind

exploring new directions based on intuition

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questions?