Practice Thumbnail Sketches: Translating Ideas To Form (3) - Unit 3: Idea Generation & Concept Development
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Thumbnail Sketches: Translating Ideas to Form

Practice - Thumbnail Sketches: Translating Ideas to Form

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a thumbnail sketch?

💡 Hint: Think about sketches that help in the early stages.

Question 2 Easy

Name one cognitive benefit of thumbnail sketching.

💡 Hint: Consider how we remember things easier.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of thumbnail sketches?

To create detailed designs
To visualize ideas quickly
To finalize products

💡 Hint: Think about the early stages of design.

Question 2

True or False: Chunking helps simplify complex designs for memory.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember the cognitive strategies discussed.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Create a series of silhouette studies for three different products and explain why recognizability matters in design.

💡 Hint: Think about famous logos and how their shapes are instantly recognizable.

Challenge 2 Hard

Develop a timebox plan for sketching several iterations of a single idea. Discuss how this method might change your design outcome.

💡 Hint: Consider how quickly you might sketch compared to spending too long on one idea.

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