Mono Magazine

Sketching
In the early ideation stages of design development, concept
sketching was used to enable, rapid idea generation and object
visualisation. This phase was an exercise in divergent thinking
which involved exploring various different design avenues within
the greater scope of the project. Sketching, in this context,
allowed for quick expression of ideas which resulted in concepts
that revealed qualities and relations that was otherwise difficult
to envisage. This process in the initial ideation stage makes up a
small yet integral part as design refinement progresses quickly
and with greater attention to detail such as aesthetics, material
and part break-ups, manufacturability, and form generation. As
well as concept sketching, system mapping tools were used to
visualise how elements of the system would work holistically and
harmoniously.
A combination of analogue and digital sketching was utilised to
thoroughly explore all elements of the design. Digital sketching
enabled features and applications not necessarily possible through
analogue means. Context composition, material experimentation
and overlaying are some examples of how digital sketching was
used to generate ideas. Furthermore, computer aided design
(CAD) software was used to generate block forms to use as
underlays in both analogue and digital sketching. This was
effective as it assisted in visualising the presence of a form as well
as providing a sense of scale.