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A large format (A1 or A0) roll plotter, pencils, compass, protractor and set squares. Obviously highly dependant on what you do. After being heavily screen onl
by kimburgess 4y ago
A large format (A1 or A0) roll plotter, pencils, compass, protractor and set squares.
Obviously highly dependant on what you do. After being heavily screen only for most of my professional life, having the ability to print off a table sized drawing of an engineering diagram, review it, mark it up, and work with others in that process is really nice. It’s definitely more efficient in pure IO terms to work solely in the digital realm, but the forced interaction barriers help provide a little more room for rough thought before returning there for fine tuning.
- snickmy 4y agocan I ask in what field you work ?
- kimburgess 4y agoAudiovisual systems integration. It's a mix of systems engineering, software development, DSP, acoustics, interaction design and physical infrastructure. Think of the tech that makes or captures sound or light at a venue, in meeting room, stadium or other bits of built environment. It's a fairly eclectic mix of disciplines and a lot of fun.
- themodelplumber 4y agoI did something similar for a while with a drafting setup. One thing I liked about it was the utility in simple visualization techniques like drawing quickly in perspective or in various media. After doing that for a while, I found Inkscape and Free mind/Freeplane to be pretty reasonable alternatives that are still digital. Even in plain text mode I learned later that there are some practices that also help the big picture emerge faster, so the spacial effects aren't as necessary in many cases. Still, it's fun sometimes to get out the supplies and work in that way...