Comments on: Pencils, Pens & Markers Sets

By: Website Wireframe Resources « Mário Andrade

Website Wireframe Resources « Mário Andrade — Sat, 29 May 2010 11:35:40 +0000

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By: Wireframes Magazine

Wireframes Magazine — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:44:21 +0000

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By: agenerousdesigner

agenerousdesigner — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:09:48 +0000

Thanks for the post. Just bought my first Copic Ciaoset. :)

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:09:41 +0000

I swear by my Copics. In case of emergency, I grab my Copic set and if time allows my bleedproof marker pad. Copic Sketch with the brush-y tip is stellar.

OK to totally not sound like a spam comment I'll add that other markers are available. ;-P

I do agree with Dave R. that it's veeeery important not to spend too much time adding highlights and such. The power of paper sketches spells fast iterations, which requires both fast feedback and effective feedback.

By: Jason Robb

Jason Robb — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:22:39 +0000

Nice post! Thanks for sharing my tools. It's great to see what people use for sketching. :)

By: Pencils, Pens & Markers Sets | Konigi

Pencils, Pens & Markers Sets | Konigi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:10:05 +0000

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By: Dave R

Dave R — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:59:52 +0000

Thanks for the useful post, interesting stuff.

"a piece of art rather than just any old plain wireframe"

I think this is a bad thing in many situations. The value of sketching comes partially from the fact that sketches are quick and disposable. Once you start using 6 different types of marker on a fancy piece of paper they are quickly becoming less quick and less disposable. It becomes art, not a sketch – not necessarily a bad thing, but it has a different purpose.

One test I think about when sketching: Would a colleague or customer (with no artistic talent) feel comfortable drawing a huge red x and arrow on my sketch to state her idea. Would I get annoyed if the person did it? If the answer to either is yes, your pretty sketch may be less valuable then an uglier counterpart.

By: My wireframing kit | seventy6

My wireframing kit | seventy6 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:57:00 +0000

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By: Jakub Linowski

Jakub Linowski — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:56:34 +0000

Perhaps it has something to do with the tradition that colour is often avoided at the wireframe level. I still use colour just to emphasize certain elements, and red for actions.

By: Jakub Linowski

Jakub Linowski — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:54:41 +0000

Sorry. Fixed.