Will sketching survive with the use of artificial intelligence tools?

Abstract

As the designer has to conceive and develop solutions for specific problems which may be of different nature, sketches may present themselves as an operative support for conceptual reflection, problem solving and critical analyses within the several phases of the design process. One of the main questions we would like to find answers is if the nowadays wide use of new technologies doesn’t invalidate the important role played by hand drawing as a stimulating instrument when sketching the first ideas and as a critical verification of the hypotheses. Sketching survival facing nowadays artificial intelligence growing importance is this research main issue.