Meaning Of Idea's+Concept And A Cycle Mind Map

My Meaning of Idea's

An idea is a thought or a process that you or someone has designed or is thinking, An idea can be non existent or can be influenced my a existing idea, that you re-design it in a differnt way. 

My Meaning of Concept: 

-How you approach something/someone

-How you build or go around something

-what reaction you have

-how you communicate or feel

Online dictionary meaning of idea

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/idea

online dictionary meaning of concept

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/concept

A few different ways to generate ideas:

1- LIST

Here is have created a list, of the different artists that may relate to my work later, or that could inspire my work. I have then described briefly what i feel their work is about and what it looks like. i feel this was very useful and helped me start off this project. 



2- FISHBONE

To gerate my ideas, i could use the fishbone technique, it is called this as it looks a small amount like a fish. in the box i would change this too "CYCLE" and on each scale i would put a different cycle,such as life; then in the smaller lines attached i would go in to depth, human life, plants, animals etc. I have never used this technique as such but i can see myself using this in other projects as i find it very useful and looks organised.

3- MIND MAP

I have chosen to use a mind map, and this is the technique i felt it would work better with me, but once looking at the fishbone technique i feel i would see the ideas clearer if i used that technique as it is more organised and neat.




I then read a book which my tutor gave out, it contains many different problem solving techniques, some of the techniques i have used are also displayed in this book: 

This image above is the from the front page of the book.

 Here is the fishbone and mind-mapping above.

 I have used the brainstorming, but i came across the NEEDS technique. below i will try and use this as it sounds helpful. 

NEEDS:
(a) what research do we need to make:

i need to research artists that are connected with my work, research on different cycles.

(b) who else will we need to involve: 

I will need to involve anyone who i bring into my work, e.g friends if i do the cycle of friends, and i also need to involve other artists techniques or relate my work to artists? 

(c) what materials and facilities do we need? 
I will need a scanner, computer/laptop or mac, books, internet, photoshop, camera, photocopier, ideas, artist and a concept.

(d) how much time do we need?

I have five weeks to do this project but i feel that i would need more to actually complete my idea, and make it.

(e) how much money do we need and where will it come from?

I have shop credit so can buy paper ect from there, also have a full time job so could save up for objects, materials i need.

(f) what else do we need to carry out this project?

i need to come out with a clearly understood, organised, have a clear theme. i need to have clear ideas and a clear concept.



I feel that this technique would help me more if i used it at the end or near the end of my project.