With Richard, we looked at artists who used mind maps or posters to explain and rationalise the process of creating work. For myself, I was really drawn to the more humorous side of the mind maps, particularly ones that had little pictograms next to them or were presented in a more visual way.
For my own process of work, I took inspiration from what others had previously said around me and what I thought of myself; although I am quite critical it allowed me to realise the "mistakes" I make in my own work and the processes I should change to improve upon my work. This was clear when I realised everything I do, I do back to front, processing the final piece only a few weeks into the project. This is quite reassuring for me to do, but prevents me from looking at a lot of ideas for a brief and limiting to me to what I can do. It also prevents me from researching anything as I've already selected an idea and means a lack of wide research.
I really liked this exercise as it made me rationalise my thought process a lot more and realise I'm quite motivated by one idea/piece of work, and not through lots of researching. It was also quite fun to add a humorous twist on top of this.
