Sketching and Storyboarding
Illustration is such a powerful tool to help communicate ideas and to tell stories. There are many techniques to creating a storyboard or a sketch. In this next section I will share multiple ways in which I have communicated my work. Depending on the audience each technique can play a different role. Drawing technical illustrations for manuals or documentation is one such method demonstrated next. Often little details like dotted lines can imply assembly direction or movement.
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The illustrations above are examples of usability study images that communicate different actions to help demonstrate a way a object or display may function. Often in focus group settings I like to use this technique as it is very clean and clear and easily understand.
line art illustrations
Above: is architectural illustration used to demonstrate orthographically a buildings form. This type of drawing is great when its important to clearly demonstrate textures or scale and dimensions. Below: is a perspective drawing with similar technique but more of a playful approach
During my carrier as a designer I have always been fascinated with the process of ideation through sketching. So many times I have been successful in communicating my ideas with other team members if I can clearly break it down. Below is an example of a sketch created to help me understand and communicate the part break up of the form.
The illustrations above are examples of rapid sketching used to help conceptualize packaging solutions for rigid boxes with molded pulp.
packaging sketches
Above are examples of XBox packaging. To clearly illustrate each concepts with the accessories in the box it was necessary to use a more detailed line art approach with subtle shading. Below is a carousal of images drawn in a 2D method to allow us to simply add various graphic applications on a flat surface in each view to bring the concepts to life.
