
290 ◾ Software Designers in Action: A Human-Centric Look at Design Work
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16.5.4 Persistence
is study focused on sketching at the whiteboard during early design, on the process of
sketching, and on how it shapes and reinforces the representations generated. Yet, white-
boards also persist; oen the product of discussions remains on the board aerward, and
is available for further scrutiny and discussion until the board is reused. e attention this
study draws to some notion of sketch history is a reminder about the further use of white-
boards in the soware development environment, which are familiar featu ...