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DELFT DESIGN GUIDE — 159 A R T I C U L AT E & S I M U L AT E

DESIGN DRAWING
When can the method be used? Design Drawing by hand is a versatile and powerful tool
In the early phase of the design process,
drawings tend to be simple: basic shapes
for both design exploration and communication. It is
or configurations, shading and casting an integral part of the decision-making process, used
shadows. These kinds of drawings in the early stages of design, in brainstorm sessions, in
incorporate the basic skills and rules of the phase of researching and exploring concepts and in
perspective, construction of 3D shapes,
shading and constructing cast shadows.
presentation.
Colour is not always used and very often this
kind of drawing will suffice for idea sketching Limitations of the method Tips & Concerns
or structural concepts. • You need to be a trained and • Define the purpose of your drawing.
When several ideas are combined to develop experienced design drawer to be • Make sure that you define the purpose
preliminary concepts, the designer has a able to communicate your designs of your drawing before you start
general idea about the materials being used, effectively. sketching. Choose a drawing technique
the shape of the product, its function and • In some cases three-dimensional based on your purpose, time, skills and
how it will be manufactured. The colour and models will communicate your design tools define the kind of drawing
expression of the materials – for example more effectively than any drawing and • The significance of a drawing depends
matt or reflective plastic – become more make it easier to explain. on the context in which it is made. A
important and the drawings become more drawing serves its purpose when it is
elaborate. effective. Therefore, a certain phase
Side-view sketching can be a quicker and in the design process may require a
easier way of making variations in shape, certain type of drawing. Since time
colour and details. is an issue, a quick sketch is in many
cases preferable to a more time-
How to use the method? consuming rendering.
Sketching can play a role in different phases • For generating and evaluating ideas,
of the design process. hand drawing is more versatile than
Explorative drawing enables you to analyse CAD rendering and prototyping.
visually and to generate and evaluate ideas A rendering can look very definite
throughout the entire product design cycle, and unchangeable, which is not
particularly in the synthesis phase. appropriate, for example, when you are
• Sketching can help you in analysing and still conferring with your client about
exploring the perimeters of the problem design directions and possibilities.
definition. • A brainstorm sketch can also easily
• You can use drawings as a starting point be upgraded into a more presentable
for new ideas by means of association. drawing, either on paper or digitally
• Sketching can help you to explore by using a tablet and software such as
shapes and their meaning, function and Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter.
aesthetics. • Drawing by hand is also beneficial
Along with verbal explanations, you use for the development of your visual
drawings to interact and communicate with perception, your imaginative capacities
several groups of people who have different and perceptiveness of form in general.
levels of understanding of professional
jargon.

REFERENCES & FURTHER READING: Eissen, J.J. and Steur, R.*, 2007. Sketching: Drawing Techniques for Product Designers. Amsterdam:
BIS. / Eissen, J.J. and Steur, R.*, 2011. Sketching: The Basics. Amsterdam: BIS. / Eissen, J.J., Van Kuijk, E. and De Wolf, P.*, 1984. Produkt
Presentatietechnieken. Delft: DUP. / Van den Herik, Y. and Eissen J.J.*, 2005. Intuitive sketching: a new and explorative medium in generating
Design drawings by Dieter Rams made for Braun Electronics ideas. Congress CAID&CD Applications of digital techniques in industrial design engineering. May, pp. 708-713.

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