This initial idea phase can of course take weeks depending on the scope of the project, but weвЂ™ll settle for a single page of sketches for now. Most of the time it also gives the viewer enough information to make a decision as to whether or not the idea has potential. I do this because itвЂ™s an easy way to build up volume and to quickly get your ideas down on paper. To start things off I often go for a front, side, or top view (if the product allows it). You can see a quick speedpaint of this process below. The product IвЂ™ve chosen to design is a smaller digital camera, but the steps in this tutorial can be applied to almost any product.

вЂњYou donвЂ™t want to spend several hours sketching a concept that might not go any further in the process - just enough time to make them presentable and understandable.вЂќ Usually a design process like this is backed up by research, but in the case of this tutorial weвЂ™ll go straight into the ideation phase. I will then go on to make a final presentation render of the chosen concept through a step-by-step guide. In this tutorial I will go through my sketch process from the ideation phase all the way to the final presentation render.В You will get some insight into how I work around ideas, see how I compose my concept sketches, including how much time I usually spend on them. There are some excellent tips in here that anyone who is learning the ins and outs of product design will find very useful - especially with regards to using perspective guides, lighting, and shading. We previously featured him on the SketchBook blog withВ 10 Tips for Product Design Sketching, but we asked him back for aВ detailedВ step-by-step process for making a product render. HeвЂ™s also very good at explaining his process. Filip Chaeder is very good at designing products.

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