Drawing Product Ideas

CHAPTER NINETELLING ENGAGING STORIES

Now that we're assembling our drawings into flows, let's have some fun and take things a step further. Let's focus on the art of sharing drawings with colleagues and enabling them to connect with your ideas.

One of my favorite paintings is the Great Wave Off Kanagawa, as illustrated in Figure 9.1. Do you know what this painting is about? Take a guess. At first glance you might suspect that it is a depiction of a tidal wave, or a ship that's about to capsize. After all, these elements are prominently featured in the composition.

FIGURE 9.1

Source: The Great Wave off Kanagawa, by Katsushika Hokusai

It turns out that this is a depiction of Mount Fuji, which is pictured in the background. In fact, The Great Wave Off Kanagawa is one painting in a larger series, Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Figure 9.2, Figure 9.3, and Figure 9.4 highlight a few pieces from this series. You'll notice that each painting in the series features a unique composition that provides a view of Mount Fuji. The volcano is more prominently featured in some of the works and less in others. It typically appears as a background element.

FIGURE 9.2

Source: Part of the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, no. 02, by Katsushika Hokusai

FIGURE 9.3

Source: Enoshima ...