Being pragmatic
Capturing and discussing ideas through sketching improves your designs. However, you need to make an effort to keep the process productive. Here are some considerations to speed up your exploration of ideas.
The perfect is the enemy of the good
Your sketches should not be intended to be presented at a museum. Sketches look unfinished because they capture evolving, unpolished ideas. You can spend time making sketches reflect your idea better--adding annotations and even highlighting some elements--but you should spend no time on purely aesthetic or style considerations.
If you are a perfectionist, you'll need to practice being comfortable with lines not being straight. You need to remember that moving fast will save you time that you can spend on polishing the details of the most promising solutions later.
Don't try to preselect only the best ideas in advance. When exploring ideas, don't be afraid of bad ideas. A bad idea can lead to a really good one in the next iteration. Make...
