Comments on: How to Sketch, Doodle, and Draw Data Visualization Drafts by Hand https://depictdatastudio.com/how-to-sketch-doodle-and-draw-data-visualization-drafts-by-hand/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:33:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Michael Pemberton https://depictdatastudio.com/how-to-sketch-doodle-and-draw-data-visualization-drafts-by-hand/#comment-99368 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:33:30 +0000 http://annkemery.com/?p=7610#comment-99368 Love this work. Thank you for showing it. I do a lot of hand sketch work, especially on whiteboards during meetings. Although now, I tend to use a Wacom Sketchpad Pro in virtual meetings. Or is flip my camera around and draw on paper on the desktop using felt tip pens.

I use GIMP to clean up images. It takes less than 2 minutes for an image. I cleaned up a couple of yours if you’d like to see the results.

I pretty often take them into Inkscape, convert them to vector, and replace my hand written text with a handwritten font. I can then move parts around, combine different parts into a single drawing, and publish then as SVG or copy them into PPT.

]]> By: Ann K. Emery https://depictdatastudio.com/how-to-sketch-doodle-and-draw-data-visualization-drafts-by-hand/#comment-32419 Sun, 28 Nov 2021 16:01:14 +0000 http://annkemery.com/?p=7610#comment-32419 In reply to Johan.

Hi Johan, Yep, I still suggest sketching on paper first.

]]> By: Johan https://depictdatastudio.com/how-to-sketch-doodle-and-draw-data-visualization-drafts-by-hand/#comment-32411 Sun, 28 Nov 2021 09:47:28 +0000 http://annkemery.com/?p=7610#comment-32411 Hi Ann, It is a great sharing. I am working as a business analyst and usually I need to design and create dashboard but I seldom make sketches before I start doing the work with the software like PowerBI. My way is to make the sketches on PowerBI directly and select which one is better. So I skip the step to discuss the sketch with my colleagues. I am very bad at making a paper work that’s why I like to make the sketch on computer. Do you suggest me still try to make sketches on paper before starting working on the software? Thanks for your advice.

]]> By: Kevin Lehrbass https://depictdatastudio.com/how-to-sketch-doodle-and-draw-data-visualization-drafts-by-hand/#comment-614 Sat, 10 Sep 2016 15:42:37 +0000 http://annkemery.com/?p=7610#comment-614 Hi Ann. Great post! I really like the idea of getting away from the software and sketching out what we really want to discover whether it be charts or data model design.
Cheers,
Kevin Lehrbass

]]> By: Peter Merante https://depictdatastudio.com/how-to-sketch-doodle-and-draw-data-visualization-drafts-by-hand/#comment-613 Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:16:17 +0000 http://annkemery.com/?p=7610#comment-613 Love your blog Ann and especially like this post. I have read some quicker reads like Back of the Napkin by Dan Roam and Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds and this post speaks to both! It is a valuable exercise to work in “analog” before jumping into our digital tools. When I was in college (a long time ago) I was an avid flash card user and have tried to instill that into my kids. I think the process of physically writing out ideas, thoughts…. CHARTS is a great way to stimulate the mind differently than via a keyboard. Keep it up – are you hiring? : )

]]> By: Ann's Blog | The Simplest Excel Hack You’ll See Today https://depictdatastudio.com/how-to-sketch-doodle-and-draw-data-visualization-drafts-by-hand/#comment-612 Tue, 05 Jul 2016 15:09:07 +0000 http://annkemery.com/?p=7610#comment-612 […] In my prior post, I sketched a few options for a performing arts organization’s fictional ticket sales data: […]

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