![]() You may also put more elements to debunk, but it is hard to have more than three levels in that case. Below is an example of using fishbone to debunk one problem in 5 levels. ☆ Fishbone diagram: A more explicit expression of causality. ☆ Organization chart: A chart best for showing the hierarchy of a pyramid structure. ☆ Timeline: A chart that indicates the sequence of events or procedures. It can be a bonus point if you read the map on the mobile, though. However, the chart can get pretty long when you expand your ideas. But in XMind, it is more like a single-sided mind map. It helps people to follow the logic sequence of the thoughts. ![]() ☆ Logic Chart: Narrowly speaking, the logic diagram only refers to a chart that displays formal logics. But because the information is spread out, it is not easy for readers to tightly follow the logic sequence. ☆ Balanced Map: The most basic structure of mind mapping, which helps you to brainstorm more possibilities. But different structures have their pros and cons. XMind 2020 provides a variety of thinking structures in the software. Today we focus on visualization part of structures. We highly recommend you to check out The Pyramid Principle for logic training. However, we are not going to uncover the logic part in detail in the following guide. Clear structure and outstanding focus can significantly improve the readability of mind maps. The structure is the backbone of a mind map, reflecting the logic of your thinking. Proximity and alignment - Structures and layouts Next, we will dive into XMind features that "beautifies" our diagrams. The contrast in text sizes are not big enough to create a clear visual and informational hierarchy. And the repetition usage of the color blue in two different branches might mislead readers to associate them.Īll in all, it is a good-quality mind map. ![]() This hand-drawn mind map shows good readability. The branch color palette shows both repetitions (saturation and brightness) and contrasts (hues). ![]() The color orange highlights key topics for readers. In terms of repetition, the strategy part displays consistency in branch shapes, text colors, and text sizes. It puts the strategy map at the top and the additional section at the bottom. This map uses classic alignment: center aligning. It takes good care of proximity, alignment, and repetition. With the four design principles in mind, let's look at a hand-drawn mind map and see what it does well and poorly. Not because merging maps is wrong, but that it would break the consistency in design patterns. We often find a mind map can go nasty if mind-mappers combine several ones into one. Once settled, keep it across the entire sheet. You need to design and plan, from top to bottom, about the patterns across the map. This principle helps us connect all the other three principles. Repeated elements of the design help achieve unity and strengthen audience' understanding of the map. To differentiate between the primary and secondary levels, we can use contrasts of certain attributes, such as colors, shapes, sizes, lengths, fonts, thicknesses, and brightnesses. Differentiation makes your entire map richer in meanings.Ĥ/ Repetition - Exert consistency across the entire map If there are more free-style diagrams in your mind map, aligning them in a certain order will greatly improve the readability of the entire map.ģ/ Contrast - Highlight inside the same group The MECE principle (Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive) is a good framework to review whether you classify and organize in the best way.Ģ/ Alignment - Organize different diagramsĮvery element on the map should always align to a certain benchmark. With the alignment, no matter how complexed the information it is, the entire diagram is organized with a better visual association. The principle of proximity not only helps your presentation but can force you to achieve the clearest organization ever. For similar or related ideas, we can organize them by grouping or merging (boundary, summary, creating parent nodes, applying the same style, etc.). By thinking through these four principles, you can present key information more quickly, effectively, and intuitively.ġ/ Proximity - Group related items inside the same group These four principles are the most fundamental in design. Today we will make the case of how to use features in XMind 2020 to draw beautiful mind maps.īefore diving into features, we can first take a look at four major principles from The Non-Designer’s Design Book. When a mind map is complicated, the readability of the mind map is highly challenging to the audience.Īlthough it is okay if you only make mind maps for yourself, your audience might not think the same. We use it to visualize our thoughts and get big pictures. How to Create a Beautiful Mind Map - Principles, Examples, and Tips ![]()
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