- select key words
- each word/image must be alone and sit on its own line
- lines must be connected/radiating from the center
- organic and flowing, thinner as they are farther from the center
- make the lines as long as the word/image
- foundation structures
- develop personal style
- use emphasis and associations in your Map
- keep Map clear by using
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radiant hierarchy
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numerical order
- outlines to embrace your branches
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symbols
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codes
- dimensions
- brain-reflecting structures
- use throughout your map
- develop your own colour code
- start in the center with a three-color image