In the beginning of class we had a guest speaker named Renee. He talked to us about a program at CSULA called GAUGE. This program is organized by students on campus and aimed to help designers further their knowledge on design and connect with one another.
Todays class was focused around mind mapping. When class began we were asked to move all the furniture to the back of the room so we could all sit together and look at and discuss the idea of mind mapping and how they work. Jimmy showed us different slides of different types of maps and we discussed each one and how which were the most effective types. Then he asked us to create our own mind maps and left the subject of them up to us. I really liked doing the mind map because it was a great way to get me to start thinking of ideas. Once you start writing your ideas begin to flow and sketching them out on a map makes them easier to think about and understand.
After working on our mind maps for a half hour we got to walk around the room and look at everyones. Some peoples mind maps were basic, like mine, others have really funny ideas and some were drawn out perfectly. The idea of the mind map wasn't so much how it looked but more what the content it contained. We learned that a later in the day when our mind maps that we did for homework were posted on the wall and we discussed why the ones that were hanging were successful. Mind maps can be totally unique according to each individual and how they choose to share their ideas.
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