A set of quick pencil sketches with a few notations that help me outline my story.
A set of quick pencil sketches with a few notations that help me outline my story.

Sketching visual cues for my story plots

Scribbles, doodles, scratches all come in handy

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Being a good communicator does not mean to always having to impress, but rather to inspire emotions in readers that might make them change their perception of the things being presented.

I grew up in a family of accomplished scientists. Except for my artistic granddad who composed linseed-drenched canvas oil paintings of romantic still-lives of exploding flowers in delicate porcelain vases, I am the odd one out with my creative tendencies.

My siblings drill me in hundreds of discussions about the importance of empirical evidence and data-driven intelligence.

Atoms, molecules, numbers, and structures are all elaborated upon at great length over and over again.

Although I do like math to a certain degree, pun intended, and the logic of coding, most of it passes me by.

I need a visual cue.

A scribble.

A pencilled reference.

A doodle.

A scratch.

A fantasy scrawl.

The scribble that only makes sense to me

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Eva Schicker

Hello. I write about UX, UI, AI, animation, tech, fiction, art, & travel through the eyes of a designer & painter. I live in NYC. Author of Princess Lailya.