Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design

This is not the book I was looking for. It is really about Sketching as a process, a methodology I have already been employing. There is nothing about Designing specifically, just getting the right design by sketching. As such, the first half of the book was not useful. In contrast, the second half goes into detail about sketching techniques and when they are relevant. Many of these were new to me and the case studies were certainly interesting. Overall, not recommended for experienced UXers.

Buxton develops a clearly articulated design perspective on the creation of digital products, based firmly in the seminal activity of sketching. The core part of the book is an inventory of sketching techniques, presented through well-chosen examples and illustrating a breadth of approaches to the key question of how to sketch temporal behavior and interactivity. Buxton lays out two parallel threads to frame the sketching examples – a discussion of professional product development, and a scholarly perspective on the history and significance of sketching in design – which makes the book a highly valuable resource for professional interaction designers as well as teachers and students.

Some great examples of design and design processes, not too preaching although Buxton believes in the cause.