Pencil Me in: The Business Drawing Book for People Who Can't Draw

Want to get better in business? Learn how to draw.

There's no faster, cheaper prototype in the world than a sketch on a sheet of paper. What's unclear in words is suddenly crystal clear in a sketch, and you--and your team--can tackle problems in entirely new ways. Play around with ideas. Document your process. Think on paper. Visual thinking brings a whole new power to work.

Think you can't draw? Don't worry! The simplest sketches are the most effective at communication and problem solving, so you can begin drawing in less time than your average coffee break. Pictures and visual communication harken back to the stone age for good reason--they're natural, they're quick, and they work. And they'll work for you.

If you're looking for the next tool to help you solve your hardest (and most interesting) challenges at work, try a paper and pencil. This book teaches you how to use them well--and have a bit of fun along the way.

With contributions from Amelie Sarrazin, Aleksandra Micek, Taylor Reese, Dan Brown, Daniel Cook, Kate Rutter, Eva-Lotta Lamm, Matthew Magain, Sunni Brown, Cristina Negrut, Daryl Meier Fahrni, Marc Bourguignon, Laura Klein, David Gray, Melissa Kim, Mike Rohde, Brian Gulassa, Andrew Reid, Rolf Faste, Raph Koster, Stone Librande, Robin Hunicke, Alicia Loring, Erin Malone, Stephen P. Anderson, Giorgia Lupi, Alex Osterwalder, Noelle Stransky, James Young, and Dan Roam.

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Pencil Me in: The Business Drawing Book for People Who Can't Draw

Want to get better in business? Learn how to draw.

There's no faster, cheaper prototype in the world than a sketch on a sheet of paper. What's unclear in words is suddenly crystal clear in a sketch, and you--and your team--can tackle problems in entirely new ways. Play around with ideas. Document your process. Think on paper. Visual thinking brings a whole new power to work.

Think you can't draw? Don't worry! The simplest sketches are the most effective at communication and problem solving, so you can begin drawing in less time than your average coffee break. Pictures and visual communication harken back to the stone age for good reason--they're natural, they're quick, and they work. And they'll work for you.

If you're looking for the next tool to help you solve your hardest (and most interesting) challenges at work, try a paper and pencil. This book teaches you how to use them well--and have a bit of fun along the way.

With contributions from Amelie Sarrazin, Aleksandra Micek, Taylor Reese, Dan Brown, Daniel Cook, Kate Rutter, Eva-Lotta Lamm, Matthew Magain, Sunni Brown, Cristina Negrut, Daryl Meier Fahrni, Marc Bourguignon, Laura Klein, David Gray, Melissa Kim, Mike Rohde, Brian Gulassa, Andrew Reid, Rolf Faste, Raph Koster, Stone Librande, Robin Hunicke, Alicia Loring, Erin Malone, Stephen P. Anderson, Giorgia Lupi, Alex Osterwalder, Noelle Stransky, James Young, and Dan Roam.

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Pencil Me in: The Business Drawing Book for People Who Can't Draw

Pencil Me in: The Business Drawing Book for People Who Can't Draw

by Christina R Wodtke
Pencil Me in: The Business Drawing Book for People Who Can't Draw

Pencil Me in: The Business Drawing Book for People Who Can't Draw

by Christina R Wodtke

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Overview

Want to get better in business? Learn how to draw.

There's no faster, cheaper prototype in the world than a sketch on a sheet of paper. What's unclear in words is suddenly crystal clear in a sketch, and you--and your team--can tackle problems in entirely new ways. Play around with ideas. Document your process. Think on paper. Visual thinking brings a whole new power to work.

Think you can't draw? Don't worry! The simplest sketches are the most effective at communication and problem solving, so you can begin drawing in less time than your average coffee break. Pictures and visual communication harken back to the stone age for good reason--they're natural, they're quick, and they work. And they'll work for you.

If you're looking for the next tool to help you solve your hardest (and most interesting) challenges at work, try a paper and pencil. This book teaches you how to use them well--and have a bit of fun along the way.

With contributions from Amelie Sarrazin, Aleksandra Micek, Taylor Reese, Dan Brown, Daniel Cook, Kate Rutter, Eva-Lotta Lamm, Matthew Magain, Sunni Brown, Cristina Negrut, Daryl Meier Fahrni, Marc Bourguignon, Laura Klein, David Gray, Melissa Kim, Mike Rohde, Brian Gulassa, Andrew Reid, Rolf Faste, Raph Koster, Stone Librande, Robin Hunicke, Alicia Loring, Erin Malone, Stephen P. Anderson, Giorgia Lupi, Alex Osterwalder, Noelle Stransky, James Young, and Dan Roam.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780996006033
Publisher: Cucina Media, LLC
Publication date: 09/18/2017
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 170
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.36(d)

About the Author

Christina Wodtke trains companies to move from insight to execution as principal of her firm, Wodtke Consulting, and teaches the next generation of entrepreneurs at California College of the Arts and Stanford Continuing Education. Christina has led redesigns and initial product offerings for such companies as LinkedIn, Myspace, Zynga, Yahoo!, Hot Studio, and eGreetings. She has founded two consulting startups, a product startup, and Boxes and Arrows, an online magazine of design; and she co-founded the Information Architecture Institute. Currently she teaches at California College of the Arts and Stanford Continuing Education. She speaks everywhere from conferences to universities to boardrooms, and opines across the internet, but most often on eleganthack.com. Find out about her work as an author and speaker at cwodtke.com.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction

Drawing, Drafting and Doodling

Equipment

A History of Mark Making

Reason to draw #1: Communication

Reason #2 to Draw: Better Problem Solving

Reason #3: Draw to Remember

1. How to Draw

Are you afraid to draw?

Start with Lines

Line Exercises

Practice Making SHAPES

3-D Shapes

Shadow & Texture

Exercise

Draw to relax.

How bad is your handwriting?

Personalize your Alphabet

Exercise

Become a Fan of Good Enough

Exercise

Let’s Make People!

A Better Stick Figure

Hands

Faces

Part 2: What Can We Make?

Hard Problems take a better kind of thinking

Make Sketchnotes to Listen and Remember

What should you learn to draw?

Fancy sketchnote elements

Draw Your Customers

Empathy Maps

Customer Journeys

Customer Journey Storyboard

Drawings you need for Storyboarding

Draw to Brainstorm

Draw your ideas!

Concept Sketches

Map All the Concepts!

Model Your Ideas

Examples from Game Design

Draw when you are designing new products and services

Three Useful Diagrams for Product Design

Things to learn to draw for Digital Product Design

Interfaces

Make Complex Ideas and Data Make Sense!

Hold a Visual Meeting

Techniques for Visual Meetings

Canvases Shape Thinking

Put the Techniques Together and Hold a Design Charette

Books I read and you should too

Websites & Communities

Draw All The Things

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