So, last night in my Information Architecture Class, my professor talked briefly about the connection and enhancement that physical gesture has on the thought process. He used the example that blind people 'talk with their hands.' Not only blind people talking to people with sight, but also blind people who are talking to other people they know are blind. Even more than that, people with and without sight make similar gestures.
It is curious to me, then, how directly this idea is connected to the interior design process, particularly regarding sketching. It is more than mere 'best practice.' There is something cognitive that happens when one sketches and talks instead of simply talking about an idea. I think in this profession people understand this, but they don't necessarily understand why.
Really fascinating. Hearing gesture : How Our Hands Help Us Think by Susan Goldin-Meadow is next on the reading list.
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I have been talking about drawing/sketchbooks alot the past few weeks in my Art Ed grad seminar. I think that it's a good combination when something is drawn, looked at and talked about. I use the example when a student draws a schematic "lollipop" tree. They haven't really "looked" at what makes up a tree. But if you ask a student to describe a tree, their drawing will most likely be alot more realistic.
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting...I think I could use a fresh look at things, maybe consider them the way a child might, perhaps for the first time.
ReplyDeleteAt least in the design field, people hesitate to sketch because of the pressure for it to "look good." But if we understood on a deeper level all that was happening, we would probably be less hesitant.