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Hello Alma, You could check this (sketch book of « Villard de Honnecourt » ) as one of the oldest references to my knowledge in the western world : http://classes.bnf.fr/villard/feuillet/index.htm <http://classes.bnf.fr/villard/feuillet/index.htm> From folio 35 onward, you might notice the combination / transition of descriptive and schematic (« principle ») sketching For something that would be closer to what we call technical drawing (descriptive), you could check (also the same period) : http://diglib.hab.de/mss/114-1-extrav/start.htm <http://diglib.hab.de/mss/114-1-extrav/start.htm> What I understand from your question could open different avenues, but you probably explored them (sorry then) : - one is to look at the history of technical drawing, and of course specifically architectural drawing. I am sure there are plenty of excellent resources in English, including facsimile (not being English, I don’t know them). This might help better situate the relative role of sketching / drawing / rendering within the design process. Gothic architects had a simple « false » square to - another route is to look at the status of the image within the document that you have at hand. What I mean by that is that you can have a sketch that is an organizational principle, a drawing that is a technical drawing (closer to a plan or an elevation) or a descriptive drawing (closer to some kind of « rendering »), or a diagram, or even a « wild object ». I would suggest, as an easy reference likely to be in your library the sketchbooks of Louis Kahn, where all these aspects are demonstrated (and what is great is that there is no linear order within a given project, meaning by that that a descriptive drawing might be followed by a diagram and then a technical sketch and another diagram etc.) Maybe this is clearer than words : 1firstunitarianchurchandschool.jpg <http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu/themakingofaroom/images/1firstunitarianchurchandschool.jpg> Or this fascinating page : https://www.design.upenn.edu/louis-i-kahn/broadway-church-and-office-building <https://www.design.upenn.edu/louis-i-kahn/broadway-church-and-office-building> Thanks, I just discovered that there is this fantastic resource — but not totally free :( — : https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/co_display_images.cfm/480049?IMAGE_GALLERY_SORTBY=projectname&IMAGE_GALLERY_PAGE=31 <https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/co_display_images.cfm/480049?IMAGE_GALLERY_SORTBY=projectname&IMAGE_GALLERY_PAGE=31> As a final note, I did some work on the status of « drawing » or « sketching » in danse : maybe you can find the book « traces of dance » by Laurence Louppe (a book of the mid 90’s). What I found interesting to look at was how each choreographer was attempting to resolve via the graphical medium, which is an excellent indication of « what is at work ». My 2 cts, Jean > Le 11 janv. 2018 à 17:33, Alma Hoffmann <[log in to unmask]> a écrit : > > Dear all, > > I have a question I was wondering if any of you can help me. > > I need help finding sources, articles, books, references, or anything to help me with understanding of how sketching came to be the ideation process before committing to a final design solution. > > I realize we define sketching in different ways and we use sketchbooks for a range of things: from idea brainstorming or thinking, doodling, drawing studies, sketch notes, notes, idle thoughts, communicate or externalize thoughts, etc.. But how, in the history of design, did we start using sketches as the preliminary step to solve a problem? Or as an utilitarian tool of the design process? > > From what I understand and from what I have studied in the past about the history of dance, the study of drawing and dance were part of the education of a child during and after the Renaissance (until we eliminated it from education in schools). And drawing was also considered a method of teaching observational skills— unless you were studying to be painter or were a painter or an artist, where drawing was much more than observational skills. > > So, how do we go from drawing to observe and understand the world to sketching as a tool to generate ideas for a solution and as tool that other designers can use to finalize or replicate a project solution? > > I have been thinking about this and I think it has to do with building boats and other machinery but I wanted to see if anybody here had some thoughts as to where to look for more information? > > Thank you in advance! > > Alma > > > Alma Hoffmann > > Assistant Professor > VAB 348 > 501 North University Blvd > Department of Visual Arts > University of South Alabama > Mobile, AL 36688 > > p. 251-461-1437 > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> > Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design > Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design > ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------