Abstract :
In 1990 Steve Garner produced a school text
book titled Design Topics: The Human Factors of
Design. He briefed the various graphic artists
engaged by the publishers, Oxford University
Press, via nearly 140 thumbnail sketches. A
comparison of these sketches with the final illustrations
reveals important values of drawing. Not
only do the comparisons enable the viewer to
see something of the intent of the sender, they
reveal processes of interpretation, selection,
rejection and development, which are normally
not available to examination. The paper seeks to
contribute to substantiating the value of sketches
to these processes of design team working.
Since the author is also the originator of the
sketches an additional level of insight and
commentary is made available to the reader via
a process of reflection.
