Week 4: Mind Map

Mindmap is a visual outline of ideas to produce concept in a much literal way.

Our mind unfortunately is usually too complex that even at our will is almost impossible to impose a strong foundation in solidifying our ideas or concepts.

Thus, mind map's purpose is to simplify, organize and justify the main focus on a topic.


Mind map however is never specific, unless you set certain parameters. For instance, selecting a topic alone will lead to an endless roots to a problem or solution. All thoughts and ideas are interconnected and thus, is a challenge.

Rather, by thinking of an outcome to a problem or idea, will simply narrow keywords and roots to a cause. As such, eliminating most of the interconnected topics relating.

Personally, I have difficulties in fortifying my ideas, let alone mind mapping for starters.

It takes practice, and never realizing mind mapping can also be an art form.

It brings our more concept ideas which not only fortifies but brings out more ideas onto a topic.

Though the method tends to lead you astray onto the focused topic idea. Such as now.(LOL)

It takes trials,experimentation and research to come up with keywords. Images are usually a cue to easily memorize a point of a branch. By specifying that branch to its output, this simply brings out a clearer logical to the sub-topic co-relating to its requisites.






And no, do not be confused with logic gates and a flowchart, these are not ideal to innovate and create new things but rather, focuses on logic within the area. Though, these are good methods in solidifying a prototype or a product.

Thus, mind mapping is indeed a necessity to all designers, to maintain originality and sustainability in innovating their produce.

I recently did some basic mind map on my own. A perfect design of a happy life.

I do realize all that is written are intertwined thus, i therefore conclude, time is a currency, happiness is the product. Without time, happiness is invalid. - Value time!