Introduction
Chapter 1: Sketching: A short history
Chapter 2: Sketching: Visual information processing
Chapter 3: Interviews: What sketching means and looks like for other designers
Chapter 4: Sketching: Purpose, attributes, and types of sketches
Chapter 5: Sketching: Exercises and tools
Chapter 6: Exploring beliefs and practices about sketching in higher education and in the design profession
Appendix: Survey questions
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Alma R. Hoffmann teaches graphic design at the University of South Alabama. She is also a contributing editor at Smashing Magazine. She freelances and practices lettering and calligraphy. She has received several awards for her work, has written several articles, and presents her research on creativity and sketching at international and national conferences.
"Sketching as Design Thinking provides a brilliant overview of sketching and how designers use it to communicate and demonstrate their ideas. The interviews are a great highlight of the book, and offer such insightful takeaways and a better understanding of how sketching looks like in other disciplines of design."
Iris Lješnjanin, Senior Editor, Smashing Media
