Pragmatic Sketching
summary
Sketching is framed as a decision process: make choices about strokes, proportions and detail to speed thinking and increase clarity. The method uses simple tools — pen and paper, lifting the pen per stroke, closing shapes — and a three‑part clarity model: formal clarity, structural clarity, conceptual clarity. Examples include a live car sketch refined from a “shitty first draft” to a readable icon by fixing proportions and context. Labels plus images use dual coding to aid recall and the paper becomes a persistent external memory.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:51Pragmatic sketching
- 6:30Clarity
- 8:42Lines
- 14:55Simple shapes
- 15:45First draft
- 23:35Improving clarity
- 34:25Draw before
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