Monday 1 November 2010

Draw, work by hand

Working by hand is different from other types of operating, it is more about visual thinking where we find ourselves drawing for ideas and not for art exploring. We will use our creative brain not by describing an idea in words, but by illustrating the description.

The function of a storyboard artist is to make the story make sense, be entertaining, have structure and give some indication of the acting and personalities of the characters. This itself is part of the problem solving where as we are finding ways to co-ordinate scenes together. By drawing we are creating more questions and find ourselves drawing more to answer these questions.

Drawing is also a good source for problem solving as we can gain a better insight in to what may be missing or what may need to be added in order to solve the problem, for example Leonardo da vinci gained a better understanding of his ideas for engines and gears by drawing individual parts and them linking them together. This alone starts to build up a visual organiser  adding design speculation to each drawing.

 References :
http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2007/01/functional-drawings1-draw-with-purpose.html
http://illumin.usc.edu/article.print.php?articleID=149

 

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