question for designers: draft out on paper first?
 

when you start a design, do you draft out ideas on paper first or no?

i never have, although i think i'm going to give it a try since i was always pretty good w/ pencil design as a kid... and i think i know the programs well enough to accomplish what i'd draft out on paper first...

speakin of pencil, heres a pic i drew when i was in like 6th grade, fuckin a', although her face looks disfigured to shit

http://dreamache.com/Drwgirl2.jpg

Nice stencil.

I don't draft on paper, I think of my ideas on the monitor. Moving layers around, etc.

I almost always use a paper draft to start off a new project. Even if its just roughly sketching out the layout and writing down in list form the ideas that may work or may not work- it helps to get the ideas flowing.

stencil?? shieet. freehand you bastard :P

Er... I meant freehand.

I dunno why I said stencil. :winkwink:

mmm art, while we're in to sharing it here is a painting a friend of mine did ... this is just a bad photo taken of it with a digital camera and doesn't make it justice but still... ;)

http://purity.dynip.com/painting.jpg

i don't, but whenever i force myself to, the results are better

Never do...I use a graphics tablet alot though that I use to sketch out rough ideas as they pop into my head. can not remember the last time i used a pencil and notepad..