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This paper discusses the influence of hand drawing techniques in my work for toy piano. It is known that composers often respond expressively to ideas and draw compositional strategies from other domains of life, for example, the mathematical proportions of architecture on some compositions of Guillame DuFay, Peter Maxwell Davies and Eve Duncan. For me, a chance comment from an artist friend, Deanna Petherbridge’s book, The Primacy of Drawing: Histories & Theories of Practice (2010) and Elizabeth Cooper’s botanical watercolours of the Australian rainforest tree Stenocarpus sinuatus (Firewheel Tree) offered ideas and techniques for several works for toy piano, and piano and toy piano (one player). While my musical response to hand drawing techniques is largely an expressive response, there is an element of trying to adapt the drawing techniques in a way similar to how artists use them, but in sound.

Freehand sketching is an important part of the design process that allows one to communicate in a quick and gestural way the first ideas about new concepts and is a medium for graphic thinking. It is important for architects and designers because it is a mechanism of representation, conceptualization, and abstraction for the communication between the creators and their audience. All academic courses related to industrial design include subjects aimed at acquiring skills in the use of manual tools of graphic representation, recognizing their importance in the integral training of the designer. However, sometimes the methodologies implemented in some subjects fail to develop adequately the skills of the students, who finish their studies with shortcomings in the field of graphic representation. This paper describes exercises that are part of a methodology designed to help students of industrial design acquire the skills to make an agile and effective use of freehand sketching. Through different uses of the elements of formal expression, the exercises address topics such as shape analysis, composition, light, color, and descriptive illustration. The methodology is applied experimentally in a subject of the bachelor’s degree in industrial design and product development engineering at Universitat Jaume I, introducing the students to different instruments and techniques of sketching and proposing various enriching ways of direct observation of the objectual reality that surrounds them. The paper concludes by evaluating the positive impact of the implemented methodology.

Chinese (Taoist) temples and shrines in Phuket, Thailand have a long and unique history. Although Phuket remains primarily a sun, sea and sand destination, Phuket’s specific cultural tourist attractions such as Chinese temples and shrines lay dormant. Meanwhile, only Phuket’s religious Vegetarian Festival is promoted for tourist’s consumption. This study explores the image of Chinese temples and shrines in Phuket as cultural tourist attractions based on the perspectives of international tourists. The research employed a qualitative approach using open-ended questions, projective questions and projective drawing techniques to capture the image of Chinese temples and shrines in Phuket from 153 international tourists visiting Chinese temples and shrines around Phuket. The data was then analysed using content analysis. The results were triangulated to increase the reliability and validity. The overall results revealed the image of Chinese temples and shrines in Phuket as having statues, figures and gods, while being religious, traditional, fascinating, attractive, mysterious, peaceful and unique. The projective drawings identified the unique features of the Chinese temples and shrines as the altar, calligraphy, columns, the ding, pot or cauldron, objects of divination, the donation safe or box, the firecracker room, lanterns, nature, outside walls, placards, plates and signs, the roof and statues, figures and gods. In addition, Asian and European tourists were found to have different perceptions towards Chinese temples. Asian tourists related to more religious and traditional imagery than European tourists, who experienced greater feelings of peace and fascination. In conclusion, Chinese temples and shrines in Phuket are seen as being unique cultural and heritage attractions. However, the feasibility and profitability needs to be further assessed before the future development of Chinese temples and shrines in Phuket. The managerial implications of this study are also discussed.

234-239 В данной статье рассматривается психическое и эмоциональное состояние детей дошкольного возраста, выявляется уровень их тревожности и беспокойства в семье посредством рисуночных методик "Моя семья" и "Кинетический рисунок семьи". В работе опказано, что взаимоотношения в семье играют важную роль в жизни ребенка. Они влияют на психоэмоциональное состояние детей и их последующее развитие. Хорошая семейная обстановка - это залог психического здоровья ребенка. This article examines the mental and emotional state of children of preschool age, identifies their level of anxiety and worry in the family by means of drawing techniques "My Family" and "Kinetic picture of family".In the work it is said that relationships in the family play an important role in the life of the child. They affect the psychoemotional state of children and their subsequent development. A good family environment is the guarantee of a child's mental health.

In latest years there is a consisting trend in creating educational opportunities for schools increasingly rich and involving for children. Constructivism and technology represent an important combination to define innovative educational courses. Storytelling is the fundamental link to convey the use of technology in didactic paths purposely conceived and structured for children, exploiting their natural fondness to use elements of their everyday culture and communication. This project paper presents our experience in setting up and using a technology-based communication methodology for learning, so as to let children discover about drawing, one of the most ancient communication techniques. Starting from texts and stories, selected based on their age, children learn how to interpret and translate into images the content they wish to communicate, building the storyboard of their digital tale, and using their creativity on texts, images and other components in order to realize a multimedia application.