What:
Collaborative sketching technique layering may design options onto one very large sheet of paper. Starts by posting criteria like discovery findings and then sketching and arranging potential solutions nearby--first as thumbnail sketches and then as detailed screens.
Why:
Design the big picture of a site or application without getting bogged down in incremental detail like wireframes can. Collaborative low-fi format keeps project criteria at hand to build common ground. Large paper background offers "roll up and go" portability to take the work to others on the team.
Resources:
Sketchboards are a technique pioneered by our friends Brandon Schauer and Leah Buley at Adaptive Path.
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Posted in on April 8, 2008