Comments on: Tracing Paper Layers

By: Coloured Interface Sketches › Wireframes Magazine

Coloured Interface Sketches › Wireframes Magazine — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:15:22 +0000

[...] Tracing Paper Layers [...]

By: J. Anderson

J. Anderson — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:48:24 +0000

one more thing about tracing paper: i love to use my warm and cool grey Prismacolor artist markers, and tracing paper takes ink really well without bleeding.

thanks for the post, Jakub! i'm flattered!

By: drew

drew — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:15:04 +0000

yea, you're right. i wasn't too clear above. at this point in time, those particular sketches have no practical value–i'm not working on those projects anymore. but they do serve as good (somewhat-plesant-looking) reminders of the critical thinking and development that went on through the process. this design strategy, like many of the others you've covered, leave the creator with tangible "snapshots" of hard work. I like that; i've kept those sketches and I still feel proud of 'em. they're sources of inspiration for future projects.

thanks for the site.

By: Jakub Linowski

Jakub Linowski — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:00:49 +0000

I'd question the "practical value" part – sketches such as these are rapid, collaborative, invite feedback, and flexible to change, amongst other things. :)

By: drew

drew — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:06:19 +0000

this is something that worked for me in architecture design studio in college. it's so nice to end up with artifacts that you feel proud of–even if they don't have any practical value.