The effect of hand sketches in the development of designer creativity

Everybody can learn how to use technology, but this does mean that everybody can be an artist. The human, as a social creature by nature with his/her existence firstly in small communities afterwards various organized and growing societies, has been evaluated by subjective and objective reality around. The artists that come from such societies grow up in a social environment and with the societies` style of living and thought. The main factor to an artist's creative improvement is the environment can environment. Because some people may be born with a talent and in a good be much improved. Every artist reflects that performance on his/her artistic production according to their creative dimensions. The most effective way that enhances social values, provides more developed and advanced quality of life and at the same time protects people's culture from alienation is what judges an artistic production. An improved education system will automatically improve artistic production and consumption. In the last years in the design domains, specifically the graphic design either in the practical or in the academic fields; there is a trend towards the using of hand sketching instead of technology in the design process. While until now there is a huge use of technology in the design process. In the basic steps in the design process the hand sketches are a must. However, in this times some designers skip using the sketches and start directly by computer programs (Adobe illustrator ,Corel draw etc..) this affect in the quality of the design work. From my experience as academician, I am looking to explore the importance of hand sketching in the design process and to what extent it affects in the critical thinking skills of the designer and its importance to present his visual and creative skills. Additionally, I am discussing how the computer programs affect in the design process especially in the first steps of the design and what are the positives and the negatives sides of using them. Keywords: Designer, Art, environment, artist, creativity, art education, Design, hand sketching, computer drawings.