Draw 3-4 branches from the big idea and write Secondary Big Ideas relating to the big idea.Think about The BIG Idea and write it in the center.I use the outline format for simplicity and color code the steps to correspond with the Map: The step by step process I use to create my MindMaps is very simple and, with her permission, I’m using a recent starter MindMap I created with one of my mentor clients as an example below. Scroll down for some fun examples below, ranging from extremely elaborate to absolutely no frills.
You can use colors, patterns, symbols, anything you’d like in order to organize your MindMap. Your Map can be diagrammatic, pictorial or it can be a simple outline. Subsequent supporting ideas branch off from those ideas and so on. Basically, the process is to put the BIG idea in the center and then branch off with other related ideas from there. This post outlines the hand drawing process from start to finish, but I would recommend simple is best for beginners.
This is a fun blog with lots of inspiration for hand drawn MindMaps and this site is totally devoted to MindMap art and artists. If you Google MindMapping, you can find many useful tips, information and digital templates, but I think its much more fun to draw it out yourself in your sketchbook. I have used MindMapping many, many times since, mostly for writing and research purposes when my studio work has shifted and I need to figure out where its going. I was lucky enough to actually find my grad school mind map and after some photoshopping, it’s proudly featured at the top of this article.
I first heard about and used MindMapping in my grad school seminar course when it came time to write my thesis paper and it turned out to be an integral tool as I could barely write an artist statement at that time. Basically, it’s a diagram with a big idea in the center and smaller, supporting ideas branching off from it-sort of like an idea tree. What’s interesting is that MindMapping is a VISUAL tool and I’m always surprised when I find that most visual artists have never heard of it. Alyson Stanfield writes about MindMapping for art business and many other art related purposes in this blog post. MindMapping is used in many applications and most prevalently in education, business and psychological circles. MindMapping may seem like a relatively new concept to most, but its actually been used for centuries to brainstorm and organize ideas, to streamline them and keep from getting overwhelmed. Do you silently cringe, not knowing what to say when someone asks you what your work is about? Have you tried time and again to write an artist statement but don’t know where to begin? In my first Resolutions post I challenged you to read everyday something that is pertinent to your work, but what if you don’t know what books to get? If any of these questions resonated with you, making a MindMap will help you.
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