sketching badly is good, ux australia 2014

Caronne Carruthers-Taylorpresents

WORKS OF ART …

Finely–detailed

Beautiful

Time-consuming

Specialist work

Distracting

Alienating

Source: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/vince-low

NOT WORKS OF ART …

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Writing on the wall: Scribbles on a whiteboard made by Google Maps co-founder Noel Gordon as his start-up negotiated its sale to Google in 2004

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/revealed-the-whiteboard-doodles-that-became-google-maps-20140826-108een.html

DANIELA …

FRIENDS &UX COLLEAGUES …

Sketching makes me think through a problem & the options

I have to solve it.

CHRIS …

A visual communication tool. Brings business meeting & workshop outputs to life.

Encourages people to participate.

ELISA …

Brainstorm and refinedesign concepts.

It’s a highly focussed creative activity away from any

distractions.

CARONNE …

Sketch to explore, innovate & communicate. Sketch first then

iterate. Practice & have fun!

RUTH …

Love it!Useful for all design phases.Draw often, don't be afraid.

ONE LAST THING …

REMEMBER …

Humanise your work whenever you can.

Use simple, low-fidelity, line drawings.

Sketch to communicate, explore & innovate.

You don’t have to be an artist!

Learn what works for you.

REMEMBER …

LINKS …

• http://www.inspireux.com/2010/06/28/50-sketching-resources-for-user-experience-designers/

• http://www.uxbooth.com/articles/tools-for-sketching-user-experiences/

• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/12/13/the-messy-art-of-ux-sketching/

• http://www.lynnecazaly.com.au/sketch-videos-lynne-cazaly/

• http://www.billbuxton.com/ - Sketching user experiences (book)

Thank you!

Caronne Carruthers-Taylor

@caronnehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/caronne