Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Associated Mind Map


Here's the other possible usages of a mortar and a pestel.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Logical Mind Map

Before going to the topic of Logical Mind Map, there's something that need to be reviewed first.

Mind Mapping
Introduced by Tony Buzan, this method is a great tool for brainstorming as well as idea generation. It is basically a diagram used to represent, link and arrange items (such as words, ideas, tasks, etc) together around a central key word or idea.

Logical Mind Map
This method of mind-mapping uses stereotypes that are directly connected to each other, regardless of the forms (words, images, etc.)

Novelty, Creativity, Innovation and Invention

Other than just creativity, there's also other things that are essential in being a designer.
And they are Novelty, Innovation and Invention.

Novelty
It defines the quality of something in being new.

Innovation
This term refers to a new way or method of doing something new. It can also be the incremental and emergent, or radical and revolutionary changes in way of thinking, as well as products, processes, or organizations.

Invention
New devices, processes and compositions are related to this term as they can be derived from any ideas or models that have already existed. They can also be conceived through new, radical breakthroughs.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Creativity - A Definition

What exactly is creativity?

Have your ever asked yourself that question?
I have asked myself this question many times before but I've never looked into the topic properly until now.

The basic understanding of creativity is about finding new ideas or methods for something.
That's my initial understanding.

Then I went and look through some references regarding this matter.

Creativity
is indeed about discovering new ideas or concepts, but it could mean the new associations of already existed ideas and concepts. It is like making a new furniture out of a chair and a table, right?
~ This picture is one of Leonardo da Vinci's creative sketches and designs of flying machines.