If you're a designer, just pick up a pencil and train yourself.

Its important as it raises your value as a designer. If given a choice, who'd rather take a designer that 'can't draw' if theres one that 'can draw' around?

But drawing is relative, honestly I don't find a big a difference in drawing and sketching.

At the end of the day, as a designer, its YOUR way of visually showing your client what he/she needs. Trust me when I say, verbal discussions on a project is the most f***tarded way to do things. Your margin of error is huge when you don't have a sketch to fall back on.

So, as for me,.. as a designer. Yes, it is important.

Pick it up,...

hmm, all i can say being a designer is you must be really CREATIVE..

also, drug does not make ur mind become more creative...

and smoking doesn't exactly take all your stress away..

drugs and cigarette just makes u feel worse...

sketching is not really a must, but it helps u in developing your idea...and drawing is more to detail sketches...

well, unless ur very good in digital illustration, i suggest stick to the ol' pencil and paper...with sketches, u can come up with wacky and new ideas...

i'm a design student, and sketching is a must in my development...and there're here to stay until i digitise and start on screen work...plus, sketches are a great plus to be put into your portfolio...

but wat i heardsf from my Lecture..was told me abt..
in the Our Market Field..there are..2 different type of position..

one is Graphic Artist..whom u need a Drawing/Sketching Skills..

and another one is Graphic Designer..whom more base on using Softward To DO..


It depend..which position..u are applying from..
Netherless..i dun even know how Hand Sketching ..sob sob.instead of using softward
i am affraid..is it an Essential to hv it..in the future jobs??
(correct me..if i am wrong)

Yea..for me.to say honestly,i am not those creative type at all..all my ideas..is came from wat i Read/Seem from Magazine,Graphic Books,Friends,GF,Internet
Do must practice hell more alotz..only can get to improved

did u know that design creativity does not correlate much to the ability to draw?

ofcourse, there are connections, but to assume design creativity=ability to draw is far fetched. i'd like to share from my reading that creativity is a whole different media. it all boils down to two type of thinking:

convergent and divergent.

intelligent people, most based on logics and order, are tend to be convergent thinkers. they are more conforming and compliant, eager to seek approval of their elders or superiors.

divergent thinkers, the creative lot, are more independent and tend to set their own standards.

divergent thinkers tend to like art a lot, hence our tendency to relate art with creativity. but we could understand, simply, that being creativity doesnt necessarily need art. hence back to the my main argument:

designers need to be creative. artists need to be creative too. although artists are solely divergent thinkers, designers actually have both: divergent AND convergent thinking. designers must solve externally imposed problems, satisfy the needs of others and create beautiful objects.

artists, on the other hand, satisfies their own needs.

there are a whole bunch of designers out there, but little could actually differentiate themselves between designers and artists. so where do u draw the line?




pretty bogged up argument eh? this is what i've been studying for the past year. my nose is bleeding now...

i am in the middle of the line..haha~

Drawing is wat get me into digital design.

Personally, web developer/artist no need master hand-drawing. All u need to do is get in touch wif coding and design softwares.

Graphic designer need to understand art foundation in order to Output a Standard work. Mostly into graphics composition & color picking.
At last know how to imitate art should be a potential "artist" oredi.

If u can draw nicely, it is a self-pleasure too.. haha.
So, why not learn to draw better?!

I had seen a guy opened a topic at www.conceptart.org 3 years ago. He was completed not into art-life. He put the first sketch of him. He done pretty bad.

After three years(now), he can do impressive portrait. He is willing to capture the essense of art. HE WAS THE ONE DECIDE HIS OWN DESTINATION.

So, neva say drawing is a hard thing. It takes determination & patience.

IMO, Drawing is to draw it stylish not perfectly~!

ahaks! well in my case, it does slow down my heart beat and i can be calm and steady when the dateline is around the corner...

well...it just me...