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The Magic of Mind Maps by Jessica Greenwalt

Thought Organization for Graphic Designers When most people look for graphic design tutorials, they expect a slew of quick lessons on altering images or manipulating vectors, but before any designer fires up her favorite program and starts working on a client’s project, her ideas should be organized by thoughtful planning. Working as a freelance designer for over 6 years, I’ve acquired a large collection of clients. As a result, I have to balance a dizzying assortment of projects at any given time. When starting a new project, I’d find it increasingly difficult to separate and recall the minute details of each client’s open projects. That is, until this week, when I rediscovered mind mapping. According to Michael J. Gleb’s How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, mind mapping is thought organization process inspired by da Vinci’s … Continue reading →