Sketch, Sketch and Sketch away

 

When we think, we do so in patterns, shapes, numbers and much more. Thought, as an entity doesn't have a physical form.

Here is where sketching steps in; it provides a visual identity to an idea.

Sketching provides two solutions - The first, is the very creation of an idea - providing the idea a form, color, texture and more physical and tangible attributes. Secondly, its a manner of iteratively designing something - the very act of sketching makes us think in multiple modes before it enters the real world.

Storytelling is one of the primary aims of a sketch - it exists as a manner of communicating complex ideas through a series of simple strokes. Its meditative quality also helps generate ideas with a sense of inherent passion, something that we call "style".

When we sketch, we do so with a raw understanding, the sketch never starts perfect. It is this aspect of sketching that empowers us to find the merits and flaws of the idea we have and thereby reimagine the design that is necessary.

Our memory can grasp powerful images. A sketch thereby has the mechanism to enter our thinking and remain as a remembrance.

Essentially these aspects of sketching save time during the inception of design. We have the chance to create, re - create and do it all over again before giving a tangible form to the thought.

At the end, sketching essentially remains a tool to foster creativity as it knows no bounds - and that, is something that gives immense power to the creator.