Mindmapping myself

I actually had a great time doing mind maps of myself! Without the pressures of time or any arrangements or deadlines, I was really able to relax and just flush out anything that came to mind about me, what I love and what I aspire. So here's what I came up with:


After listing them all down, I took it a step further by exploring these items and transforming them into concepts/ideas I can come up with campaigning myself(haha), and here's what I narrowed them down to:

1.DesignSport- I love sports. More than the camaraderie, the exercise and the gear, I love the feeling of pain(yes!), and how, with great sacrifice,endurance and hard work, it is transformed into energy, success and greatness. I love how sports are a metaphor for life, and for this one, design. I believe that talent can only get you so far, with a lot of hard work, training and sacrifice, I believe that those things are what really sets a designer apart from just a guy who can draw cool logos.

2.LogoIcon- I have this philosophy that if you can't say it in a few words, then it's not worth saying. I love the genius in visual communications and the idea of the "one off", on how you can say so much(everything) in a sentence, a word, a picture, a logo. This is what I aspire most as a designer, to not only be a communicator but a creator of great symbols, icons and messages( in 2 words or less hehe).

3.BlackandWhite- Night and Day.Plain and Simple. You get it or you dont. The list goes on. I'm a minimalist by heart and action and the cleaner things are, the better. I believe that design is simple, without frills and amazing in its humility and purity. The aesthetics of blacka and white are so clear cut and simple and that is how I work, how I see things and how I want my messages to be seen.

How's that??

for next week: mind maps and further developments!