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Everyone has their own style of handwriting. but not everyone’s is legible.
It is advisable to use an ISO compliant lettering guide. They are available notation
in a number of sizes but for the purpose of A3 sketch books 5mm and
3.5mm are recommended. Brands of lettering guide Stano-type and
Staedtler Mars 572S.
notation
Avoid overuse use of text on sketch sheets. Remember a sketch can tell
more than a paragraph of text. Use it when it is required but never to fill a
page or replace a sketch. When adding notation begin to use the correct notation
terminology (draft angles, planes, centre lines, cross section, etc.) in order
to develop an appropriate design vocabulary.

4.1 Fonts and Sizes
Notation Product designers use an upper case style of writing, mirroring the fonts

used in ISO lettering guides. This style can take time to master but with
Sketchwork and notation go hand in hand. In design sketching the use of practice it will become second nature. The development of speed and
notation is required either as a note to the sketcher for future reference or accuracy will happen over time. When choosing a font as a bench mark
as a way of communicating to a third party. Together with sketching it is choose a sans serif font such as Arial, DMSans or Calibri. Study the font,
essential that writing is legible and does not detract from the sketchwork. understand it and emulate it closely.
There are standards that govern notation, most notably BS-8888 and
ISO 3098 / 1B. This is directly linked with technical drawings as an industry
standard.
Arial
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890
Sketching is the glue in the design process that synthesises
Calibri
research, idea generation and product realisation. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890

Design is a verb not a noun. There are two sizes of writing needed for any sketch sheet - headers and

general notes. This is the standard lay out for these formats.

Header Notes

3mm
2mm
notation JOE BLOGGS 5mm 3.5mm
2mm
3mm

Fig 4.1 Stano-type Lettering Guide Fig 4.2 Lettering Template Guide
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