INDEX

Abstraction, 4.1, 4.2

Arrows, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 5.1

Audience

seeing interrelationships

trust, graphic structures and

Axonometric projections

Cast shadow/reflection

Cause-and-effect diagrams. See Fishbone diagrams

Circles. See also Ellipses

drawing

ellipses and

Closure principle

Collaboration

brainstorming sessions

design strategies

forms of drawing

general drawing and pin-up

group visual narratives

hired-gun sketching

idea discussion/development, 4.1, 4.2

nonpersonal critique tips

planning, running drawing activity

visual charades

white-boarding

Color

advance/recede principle

basic applications

enhancing communication, 1.1, 2.1

in explanatory sketches

term definitions, 2.1, 2.2

tone and

using judiciously

value

Common fate principle

Communication

color and detail for. See also Color

persuading, selling ideas and

Concept model/map, 4.1, 4.2

Conceptual frameworks

Cones, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Continuity principle

Critiques, 3.1, 4.1. See also Pinning up drawings

Cubes

basics

form-divide-detail-animate practice

matte-finish

two-point perspective

Curved planes

curved lines and

cutting and shaping with

drawing

grids to divide

plants, natural forms and

rectilinear planes compared to

ribbons

simple and compound

three-dimensional forms from

Curvilinear drawings

arrows, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 5.1

lines

planes. See Curved planes

Cylinders

constructing

ellipses and, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

form-divide-detail-animate with

shadows

Design(ing)

getting ideas on paper, 1.1, 2.1

researching topic for

role of drawing

sample of six for

team approach. See Collaboration

Details, in sketches. See also Explanatory sketching, detail features

Diagrammatic maps, 4.1, 4.2

Diagrams, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

Dinner tablecloth

Doodles, 1.1, 4.1

Drawing. See also Sketching; specific items to draw

good environment for practicing

this book and, itr.1, 1.1

on white boards

“Drawing through”

Ellipses

cylinders and, 2.1, 2.2

drawing, 2.1, 2.2

Explanatory sketching

about: overview of, 4.1, 4.2

choosing graphic structure. See Graphic structures

content–audience relationship

content–message relationship

details. See Explanatory sketching, detail features

message–audience relationship

planning. See Explanatory sketching, planning

questions posed by

using metaphors, 4.1, 4.2

Explanatory sketching, detail features

title blocks and drawing frames

titles

vignettes

Explanatory sketching, planning

finding message

knowing audience

seeing interrelationships

understanding content/making relationships

Fishbone diagrams, 4.1, 4.2

Flow maps, 4.1, 4.2

Form-divide-detail-animate, 2.1, 2.2

Frames, drawing

Geometric humanoid forms

Gestalt principles, 4.1, 4.2

Gestural figures, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Glossy materials

Glossy shapes, 2.1, 2.2

Graphic structures. See also Visual layouts

about: overview of choosing

abstraction, 4.1, 4.2

audience trust and

classifying

common examples

diagrammatic maps, 4.1, 4.2

diagrams, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

formality, 4.1, 4.2

isometric and axonometric projections

maps, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

modifying projections

orthographic projections

qualities and considerations

scale and simplicity of

sketches, schemas, proxies, and models

thumbnails of possibilities

Graphs

Grids, 2.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2

Group work. See Collaboration

Hands and interaction

Hatching, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4

Hired-gun “collaborative” sketching

Holding pen/pencil

Hue, defined. See also Color

Human figure

advanced figures

drawing guidelines, 2.1, 2.2

geometric humanoid forms

gestural figures, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

hands and interaction

movement mechanics

silhouette figures, 2.1, 2.2

wireframe figures, 2.1, 2.2

Icons, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1. See also Pictograms; Symbols and signs

Ideas. See also Notational sketching

developing

getting on paper, 1.1, 2.1

good environment for sketching

recording and exploring

team development. See Collaboration

Ideation drawings

Ishikawa diagrams. See Fishbone diagrams

Isometric projections, 4.1, 4.2

Labels

Lateral thinking

Layouts. See Visual layouts

Lighting, 1.1, 1.2

Linear perspective (relative position)

Lines. See also Rectilinear forms

drawing, 2.1, 2.2

sketching tips, 1.1, 1.2

straight, horizontal, 2.1, 2.2

styles of

weights (thicknesses) of, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1

Mapping. See also Graphic structures

to clarify data/relationships

Maps, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4. See also Diagrammatic maps

Masking

Materials, rendering

Matte-finish shapes

Memory, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1. See also Muscle memory

Mentzer, Mark

Metaphors, using, 4.1, 4.2

Mind maps

Mock-ups

Models, 4.1, 4.2

Muscle memory, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Narratives. See Visual stories

Notational sketching

graphic shorthand notations

icon and pictogram tips

keeping loose or roughly rough

keeping mistakes

recording and exploring ideas

seeing with

starting with thumbnails

structure

style

thinking with

Occlusion depth clues

Orienting features

Orthographic graphic structures

Orthographic projections

Overlap/interposition

Paper

choosing

for sketchbooks

types of, 1.1, 1.2

Pens and pencils

types of, 1.1, 1.2

Perspective

linear (relative position)

oblique

planes in space example

practicing

relative intensity/atmospheric

size/texture gradient

two-point, 2.1, 2.2

Pictograms, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2. See also Icons; Symbols and signs

Pie charts

Planning drawings. See also Explanatory sketching, planning

Points, connotation of

Posture, 1.1, 2.1

Precision, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 4.1, 4.2

Preparing to draw

attitude

building confidence and

getting ideas on paper

holding pen/pencil

overcoming apprehension

posture and, 1.1, 2.1

Principles

Projections

cutaways and sections

explosions and disassemblies

isometric and axonometric, 4.1, 4.2

modifying

orthographic, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1

subtractions

Proxies, 4.1, 4.2

Proximity principle

Quick-start worksheets

Rectangles

Rectilinear forms. See also Lines

basic three-dimensional forms. See also Perspective

basic two-dimensional shapes

cubes

orthographic projections

shadows

squares and rectangles

Reflection, cast shadow and

Relative focus

Relative intensity/atmospheric perspective

Rendering

sketch refinement levels, 1.1, 1.2

time-saving tips

tools for

volumetric primitives

Ribbons

Roll sheet collaborative drawing

Rotational forms. See also Cylinders

about: overview of

form-divide-detail-animate

profiles demonstration

Rough drawings, 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1

Roughly rough, 3.1, 3.2

Route/flow map or diagrams

Sample of six

Scale, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5

Schemas

Seeing

with notational sketching

researching design topics and

spirit of sketching and

tips for

Shading

Shadows, 2.1, 4.1

Signs and symbols

Sign shapes, connotation of

Silhouette figures, 2.1, 2.2

Similarity principle

Site maps

Size/texture gradient

Sketchbooks

constructing

examples, illustrated

good, characteristics of, 1.1, 3.1

good sketching behavior for

Sketches. See also Explanatory sketching; Notational sketching; Sketching; specific items to sketch

accuracy of

building confidence

color and detail in

concept development tips

developing

“drawing through”

getting ideas on paper, 1.1, 2.1

line weights

overlapping lines

pens for

pinning up, reviewing, 1.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

planning drawings

refinement levels, 1.1, 1.2

roughness vs. precision, 1.1, 4.1

rough, refined, rendered, 1.1, 1.2. See also Rendering

setting goals for, 1.1, 5.1

showing underlying structure

on white boards

Sketching. See also Drawing; Explanatory sketching; Notational sketching; Sketchbooks

roughly rough, 3.1, 3.2

time-saving tips

top characteristics for

Spheres, 2.1, 2.2

Squares, drawing

Stick figures, 2.1, 2.2

Stories, telling. See Visual stories

Storyboards

Structure-based collaborative drawing

Structure, layout

Structure, notational sketch

Studio, set-up of

Supplies. See Paper; Pens and pencils; Sketchbooks; Tools

Symbols and signs

Symmetry principle

Tables, 4.1, 4.2

Text

annotations, callouts, labels

content and composition

for explanatory sketches

placement

spacing, scale, contrast

style

titles

Thinking, with notational sketching

Three-dimensional forms. See Rectilinear forms

Thumbnails, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1

Time lines, 4.1, 4.2

Time-saving tips

Title blocks and drawing frames

Titles

Tone, color and

Tools. See also Pens and pencils

for making sketchbooks

rendering

sets, 1.1, 1.2

Value, defined. See also Color

Venn diagrams

Vignettes, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 5.1

shape of composition, 4.1, 4.2

structure

thumbnails for

visual associations and

waylines and

waypoints and

Visual narratives, group

Visual stories

adding impact

arrows, graphic details for

detail/resolution levels

filtering ideas

formal framework (AEIOU) for

free-form narratives and sketch clouds

intent

linear progression (or not)

multiframe vignettes

narrating to audience

planning narratives

preparing to draw narratives

quick-start worksheets

setting scene

sketching action over time

storyboards

strategizing and sketching

Watercolor, 1.1, 2.1

White boards, drawing on, 1.1, 4.1

Wireframes, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 4.2

Wood, rendering

Worksheets, quick-start

Workshop on team drawing. See Collaboration

Zooming in/out

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