The role of drawing in the graphic design process

doi:10.1016/0142-694X(91)90025-R

Design Studies

Volume 12, Issue 3, July 1991, Pages 168-181

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Abstract

The role of drawing in the graphic design process has not hitherto been subjected to detailed investigation and characterization. A research programme based on interviews with designers, the observation of drawing practices and the analysis of designers' drawings has been conducted with the aim of clarifying the ways in which drawing is employed. Designers were observed to use drawing throughout the analysis and development of design solutions, beginning with the initial briefing session, and furthermore, drawing was found to be used for conducting managerial procedures, for fostering creative behaviour and for various forms of communication by members of the design team. A representative model for the graphic design process is discussed.

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