quite please my first post provoked a good set of replys!
having searched the web for a free 'sketch' style font to match my 'sketch'
style wireframes i decided to pick up a pencil.
brett: i think taking by pencil into meetings could be the natural extension
to this.. and your argument is a very good one.
Cheers,
Chris
On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Brett Lutchman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Agreeing with Brian on this one.
> I can't for the life of me find a video that I've seen about 3 years ago
> that focuses on this very topic.
> I have converted a whole company into following the Sketchpad religion.
> Often times JAD and WAR sessions are captured on a whiteboard with pics
> taken after. I've seen 3 companies do this (because whiteboard printers are
> so expensive). In several occasions, the flash got in the way of the pic
> (because of the whiteboard reflection) and information was lost.
> Enter the Sketchpad.
> After making the decision to use a sketchpad, one of the first thoughts
> that
> came to mind was "Why didn't I think of this in the first place?"
> In one meeting, while trying to explain a concept on paper, the pen was
> snatched out of my hand from the marketing coordinator with the statement
> "Here let me show you something". Pretty soon, everyone around the table
> was
> hunched over while drawing or pointing to the pad.
> Within the same week, 4 of the 6 people who were in that meeting now had
> the
> exact same pad I had.
> I don't see any problems with converting information from a sketchpad to
> the
> screen. As IAs, GUIs and Designers, that's our job- to capture information
> as effectively as possible and produce it in the best way possible.
> Photoshop, Illustrator, Axure, Visio, PPT, Word, Omni, Mindmanager,
> whatever, none of these softwares will capture information as speedily and
> effectively as the good ol pen and paper.
> Try dragging in your laptop and visualizing everything on the screen in a
> WAR room session- doesn't happen.
> Also notice how many times a URL is shot across the table. Someone may say
> something like "Well soandso.com has a good example of this"- And people
> begin to scramble for a pen and paper to write it down.
> A sketchpad:
> 1. Can be photocopied and passed around.
> 2. Is light and readily available to use.
> 3. Allows others to jump in on the process speedily
> 4. Makes you look 'Old School'.
> 5. Allows you to capture 'wild' thoughts immediately ('Buy flowers for the
> wife and pick up milk")
> 6. Captures real-time thought processes whle allowing others to follow
> along
> 7. Adds an additional 99 years to your lifespan and stops heart burn.
>
> All in all, there are pros and cons to both (A page in the sketchpad can be
> misplace whereas caputered info on a computer is permanent...well almost
> permanent.)
> When the dust settles, you can NEVER go wrong with using a sketchpad as a
> habitual practice in gathering information and producing low fidelity
> visuals for the purposes of translation.
>
> Brett Lutchman
> Web Slinger.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 8:08 AM, Brian Pirie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >wrote:
>
> > While you can always do sketch style wireframes on the computer, it
> > can be even more freeing to do them with pencil and paper. Even when
> > sketching, the computer can still create the mindset that you need to
> > make everything "perfect", so that you end up focussing your
> > attention on the presentation, rather than what really matters about
> > the idea you're exploring.
> >
> >
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