Absolutely agree,
There is only one distinction to be made, externalisation in order to communicate ideas to third parties or as part of the search in the problem space to build those ideas? (Goldschmidt, G 1997). My point is that Gero (previously cited) gave us evidence that you can build excellent ideas without the need of sketching, communicating those ideas to others is another matter, evidently essential in practice.
As project managers and/or industrial design lecturers our interest I suppose is in the search for those great game-changing ideas, not discriminating a priori because a lack of communication skills, which can be developed.
best regards,
Victor G. Martinez
Post Graduate Researcher
Centre for Design Research
Department of Design
Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences
Northumbria University
www.trophec.com
www.vgmtheory.com
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Goldschimdt, G. (1997). "Capturing indeterminism: representation in the design problem space." Design studies 18: 441-445
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Holly
I accept that capability to sketch (externalise with a high level of efficiency/meaning) will vary between the visually creative design disciplines. For my field of industrial design, this can be a particularly challenging skill to master but is central to being an competent and employable practitioner. From what I have seen of the work from other disciplines, sketching still remains a distinctive and core capability for the designer.
Thanks
Mark
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Sent: 23 August 2013 09:54
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Hi Mark
I can probably agree generally with your comments (I think, I might need to ponder them for a bit longer) except for one point.
You write:
"I also espouse that if you can’t sketch, you’re not a designer."
I don't generally sketch, and don't claim any talent in it at all. But I'm still a designer. There are many other ways of "externalising complex, beautiful and ingenious design solutions" in my experience. Unless you mean 'sketch' in the very broadest sense I do not agree.
Holly McQuillan
School of Design
CoCA
Massey University.
www.hollymcquillan.com
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