Friday, May 31, 2013

Design Drawing Workshop

Design Drawing Workshop Design Drawing Workshop A half-day workshop at Quinnipiac University for the Interactive Design students

Designers draw before they sit down at the machine: http://pinterest.com/pattiebelle/design-drawing/

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Finger Drawing




































Electric Finger: an experiment in touch surface drawing
Our fingers are electric. They emit electromagnetic frequencies that allow us to interact with touch screen technologies. It’s called “finger capacitance” and it’s this conductive property of our fingers that makes capacitive touch sensing possible. Mobile devices, such as my iPod Touch, are designed to respond to the taps and caresses of my fingertips, providing access to necessary but mundane information or allowing for moments of unique creative exploration. For decades, it has been possible to draw with a computer using a mouse or stylus, but now we can carry electronic sketchbooks in our pockets with the tools for mark making at the ends of our arms.
TRACEY: Drawing and Visual Research, Loughborough University School of Art & Design, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Drawing flowers through the microscope

Microscopy Triptych

Connecticut Natural Science Illustrators (CTNSI) has educational programs in natural science drawing, painting and illustration. This was a two day workshop that I took with my daughter during July 2012. We learned the terminology, parts and kinds of flowers as we dissected and drew from a variety of species.

 Drawings and photos from the workshop.

Connecticut Natural Science Illustrators (In Collaboration with Yale Peabody Museum) www.ctnsi.com