Make It Visual
Here’s another design thinking tip from Change By Design: Make it visual.
Some things are hard to describe in words. In fact, many things are hard to describe in words. Try describing in detail the bedroom you spent your childhood in. My guess is that you will have a hard time describing it well enough for someone else to recreate it. The same is true for new ideas. Words may be a start, but they often lack the precision and clarity required to describe a new idea to someone else. Photos, sketches, and data visualizations can make complex ideas easier to understand and share. That’s why portfolios beat résumés, and young designers are still encouraged to carry a sketchbook.
This week, try recording your observations and ideas visually, even if just as a rough sketch in a notebook or a picture on your camera phone. If you think you can’t draw, too bad. Do it anyway.
Mind mapping can be an excellent way to get visual about abstract ideas. For example, check out the design thinking mind map used in Change By Design, which you also can see in my recent post, "Start Designing Your Life."
AI Enthusiast, Author, Project Management Professional
12 年I will try to do that from today which is the first day for my capstone course to finish my graduate program.
Landscape Architect
12 年Cheat and use the internet to search images. I found Houzz.com helpful in collecting residential design ideas. I think its a quick way for client who'll "know it when they see it" to collect and edit images. I'm sure there are some other great sites that aggregate high quality images, sorry I didn't review all the comments yet.