Sign language and symbols: Ideatoons helps to generate new ideas by developing and using abstract symbols instead of words.
Although written language evolved from pictures and symbols, this does not automatically mean that modern written language must be superior on every occasion!
Last but not least, the introduction of symbols (icons) was a great leap in the modernization of computer user interfaces. When we learn to use visual thinking and verbal thinking on an equal footing, a creative window opens for us. Our thinking becomes more flexible when we look at visual and verbal thinking like a rubber glove that is red on the outside and green on the inside. Turning the inside out means not only the color change, but also still the fit for the other hand.
Symbols are a visual language deliberately used by a trio of architects as a creative technique to invent new building designs.
This symbolic language consists of a number of abstract symbols that you invent yourself as substitutes for words. Drawing talent plays just as little a role as the creative quality of the image. Simply draw the individual aspects of a challenge on moderation cards and play around with them.
Ideatoons is a tool that allows you to express and perceive your challenge differently and in a new way. Always rearrange the cards in relation to each other. The symbols and the patterns that emerge help you gain deeper insight into the given situation. When your imagination can no longer be stimulated by words – try picture language.
