Group Sketching

I’m a big fan of sketching and whiteboarding while considering new features or rethinking existing page components. Sketching outlines the big idea of the product, it allows for different solutions to be shared quickly without a big investment of time.

Its important for product teams to sketch together. With a developer, a designer and project manager discussing and whiteboarding everyone can have their say and leave the meeting more confident about where they’re headed.

“Group sketching allows a team to get on the same page very quickly. In addition to preventing confusion or conflict, group sketching can circumvent the need for more time-consuming documentation or higher-fidelity design assets, which means faster time-to-market for product improvements.” –Giffco

When finished the session take photos of the whiteboard or whatever you used for sketching. Use these resources for future reference when questions arise while building.

Here is a video called Sketching a Better Product by Idan Gazit. It will open your mind to how good design requires sketches.

Original post from June, 2013