patterns l drawing f'12

Found repeatedly in nature, it would be unusual not to see patterns emerge in the sketchbooks. 

Check out the following website with multiple examples for further inspiration:

http://www.creativefluff.com/arts/traditional_art/repetitive-splendor-patterns-in-art-and-design/

sketching ideas l drawing f'12

Have trouble with a concept? Let go of it and doodle. Try a variety of mediums. Toss in some objects, both drawn and pasted, and stir it all up. As Alan Pipes writes in Drawing for Designers, “the concept stage in the design cycle is where the designer can have the most fun, sketching out the wildest ideas before having to think of practicalities.”  Where the designer ultimately pulls in the reins for a client, the artist propels forward, testing the infinite possibilities for him or herself. 

The following are students' examples of the sketchbook process:

doodling l drawing f'12

There have been articles written, a TED talk given, and a website founded, all to promote the doodle. Proof of an unfocused mind, doodles are usually found scrawled among students' notes and on scraps of paper. In my drawing class, doodling is an assignment in the sketchbook. It is where the mind flows freely - both in and out of consciousness -  and I get a first peek into each design student's creative world.  (The doodlers are not identified, since their process is continuing.)

gestures

Day one: How much information can you get down in one minute? Each communicates the object. Yet, the line variations, values, and energy, communicate more about the hand that is sketching.

Alice

Robert

Stella

Ana

Carly