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I’m 75 years old – I’m working full time in a school for engineering students. I came to this work from a prior career in a machine shop. Our students are makers in a project centered curriculum that requires them to propose original design solutions for problems described to by others. Sketches are often the best way to convey their initial ideas for possible solutions in order to get feedback and improved understanding of the problem under consideration. I want to get better at sketching in order to better help these students.
Today we are working on a prosthetic design to prevent thumb injuries that sometimes (more often than you’d think) afflict ski racers when a ski pole gets stuck in the snow and yanks the skiers arm while pulling the thumb that grips pole out of its socket.
Hey Kevin, thanks for sharing your journey.
TIP:
You may not just want to protect the thumb but reimagine how to pull the pole easier eventually with your prosthetic solution.
The number 1 thing when you draw a product is to draw the people first.
Imagine different positions on how to pull the pole with the prosthetic solution. (Pull by 1 hand, 2 hands? Squatt position? Standing position?…)
Then start to take photos (hands pulling the pole from different angles for example). Use them as underlay and draw ideas of the prosthetic on top.
The first sketches don’t have to be drawn with precision, they can be very “ugly” but convey the main idea and function.
Then, it is good to redraw the doodles neater.
Think of it like a sculpture where the more you work on it, the more definition it becomes.
Last touch, add aesthetic features / codes that relate to the users.
Hope it helps!
Chou-Tac
United States. 80. Improve my skills and learn new techniques, etc.
Looking into micro Ink pens, etc.
Hi Larry,
Hope you find plenty of content you like here!
You may like that one, it is about my student testing some pens:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/how-to-choose-a-ball-point-pen-for-sketching-with-brent-george-test-selection/
Chou-Tac
Different email worked, thanks SO much! It looks great. You are so generous with your resources and tutorials.
Trying from another email!
nope – here is error I keep getting:
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Guru Meditation:
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Varnish cache server
Trying from another email!
Trying again from another browser!
Hi again – having some trouble receiving my Designer Starter Kit so I’m trying again…
67 years old, more time on my hands now. I truly don’t know hw I found your blog, I’ve been subscribed for a while.
Hi Edie,
I believe the system is set has “book sent” already. This is why it did not resend it to you again.
Glad you got it with a new email! 😀
Hi! I’m Sofia, a mum from Portugal with near 40 years old. I really want to learn how to draw.
I discovered your blog because of the Ricardo Yamaguchi YouTube Channel.
Thanks!
Hey That’s cool! 🙂
Welcome on-board Sofia!
Chou-Tac
Hi I’m Jaco de Bruin from South Africa, a Design and Technology Teacher. from Google I’m 57 and I looking for ways to teach my student product design ideation.
Many Thanks
Hi Jaco,
Feel free to share the Designer Starter Kit with your students.
It is a good start for beginners. 🙂
About ideation, you may like this video:
https://www.thedesignsketchbook.com/21-drawing-tips-to-make-a-super-cool-designer-sketchbook-with-antonio-member-of-sketch-like-the-pros-from-madrid/
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
Interior Designer, Syrian, 30 years old.
Sketching enhances my design flow and presentation.
Discovered your blog through YouTube.
My problem is getting designer’s block too often and not even being able to doodle.
Plus, I want to start digital drawing and publish my designs.
Currently browsing your channel and website, aiming to find amazing tips.
Thank you.
Hi Luna,
What do you mean by not being able to doodle? What blocks you?
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
I come from Australia and love to draw.
I want to learn to do better sketching to professionally present images.
I discovered the site from google search
Whenever you have a question or a topic you would like to have in the blog, let me know Paul 🙂
Cheers,
Chou-Tac