{"id":2875,"date":"2026-01-06T22:30:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.mymentalpal.com\/?p=2875"},"modified":"2026-01-06T22:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:32:55","slug":"design-sketching-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymentalpal.com\/blog\/product-design\/design-sketching-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideas on Paper: How Sketches Shape myMentalPal’s Designs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every image starts with a sketch. A sketch captures an idea in the first stage, to start its journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A sketch may seem like a small thing, a simple thing, a messy thing, but it is the first step in creating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, before sketching, you have to conceptualize what you want your end result to be by clarifying Who? What? Where? When? Why?

To do that, I ask myself these questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2b50\ufe0fWho is seeing it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2b50\ufe0fWhat exactly do they need to see? What do they need to know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2b50\ufe0fWhere are they seeing this illustration or design?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2b50\ufe0fWhen? How fast does this need to be done?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2b50\ufe0fWhy do they need a visual for this function?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The two most important are Who and What. Our current audience is a general audience. This means I need to make our illustrations resonate with a variety of people from different generations, genders, and cultures. To make it easy to read, I keep it as neutral as possible, depending on the topic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

     But we are looking to create for a specific audience within the general. Someone who likes meditation, who is looking for wellness, who wants to practice productivity, self-improvement, and strengthen their mind based on best-selling books. And much of the time, we are creating based on an emotion. Which helps with the direction of shape language, color, and mascot choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Sketching is fun and can result in some silly ideas coming out in the process,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0But it is also super important to the creation process and can lead to some great and successful images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And it never takes just one sketch. Ideas can always be improved upon, but it’s always super important to take that first step in starting! Can’t finish a project if you don’t start.<\/p>\n\n\n

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