Floriani will discuss measuring technology at the Machine Embroidery Enthusiasts Convention. I turned the visual aspect into the measurement aspect because it gives the digitizer constants. It helps define which stitches to use where. You have to know how to plan. Before laying the first stitch, plot out what you will do and the direction you will stitch in.
More upfront planning means less time testing, sewing, digitizing and editing.
When Goodall began digitizing, she colored her artwork with colored pencils and numbered the parts in the order she needed to digitize them. Like painting, Goodall says to work from the background to the foreground. Where to go from there can be an exception to the rule. It is a thought process you have to practice. I am a firm believer that stabilizer is the foundation of a good design.