An Impressive Collection of Hand-Drawn Mind Maps [Ian's Messy Desk]

I’ve always been envious of the mind maps that illustrate Tony Buzan’s books. Full of colourful lines and images, they make my mind-maps look anaemic.

Graphics and colour are an integral part of mind mapping. A number of the guidelines Tony Buzan suggests for creating mind maps involve using graphics and colour:

  • Start in the centre with an image of the topic, using at least 3 colours.
  • Use images, symbols, codes, and dimensions throughout your Mind Map.
  • The lines must be connected, starting from the central image. The central lines are thicker, organic and flowing, becoming thinner as they radiate out from the centre.
  • Use colours – your own code – throughout the Mind Map.

Yesterday I visited a site with a collection of hand-drawn mind maps. Paul covers a variety of topics with his maps. This map below outlines a variety of uses for mind maps. (Click on both maps below for full-size image.)

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The map of his favourite painters reminds me of the works of those painters.

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He has maps on inspiration, spirituality, diabetes, and more. He has a good summary of Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats illustrated with… hats.

If you want to see the kinds of mind maps Tony Buzan envisions, this site will give you a load of ideas. If you’d like to give it a try, Paul has a number of templates that you can download to get you started.

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Original post here: Ian McKenzie

29 May 2008 | Mind Mapping | Comments

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