Keep it loose! Ugly sketches do the trick. Instead, think of your sketching as visual thinking, which works regardless of your drawing quality. When you feel inadequate in your sketching, pause and reconsider your perspective. It’s about generating ideas, solving problems, and communicating ideas more effectively with others. The real goal of sketching is functional. When I suggest sketching as a visual thinking tool, I often I hear “I’m not an artist” or “I can’t draw.” While I understand the hesitation, I’m here to tell you that the artistic quality of your sketches is not the point. My goal is to encourage you-whether you’re a designer, front-end developer, coder, writer or whatever you may be-to add sketching to your toolkit.īut I can’t sketch-I’m not an artist! #section2 I’m excited to share why sketching can be so beneficial, show samples of sketches, and provide helpful resources. Good fortune has ignited my passion to become a sketch advocate, helping others rediscover sketching as a powerful problem-solving and communication tool.

Teachers and mentors encouraged me, helping to sustain sketching as a key skill throughout school and into my professional career.

I used drawing as a primary language for capturing thoughts, exploring ideas, and then sharing those ideas. 3 days of design, code, and content for web & UX designers & devs.

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