The main aim of the writers toolbox is to show that brainstorming and writing down ideas with words and images at the same time can stimulate the brain. It claims to help organize a designers thoughts and to make the creative process easier if it is written down in a concept map that can be connected to more than one possibility.
From a personal perspective the concept map idea wasn't adopted by me until right when this group project started. We were required to choose an object and to write down ideas that could be implemented into making it better without the use of pictures. It took a lot of negotiation and thoughtfulness but we were able to pull it off by the use of verbs and actions that describe the object.
For me when I create characters I do not focus on writing down the characters name and writing a concept map. Though I do have a similar method when it comes to the creative process. I tend to implement writing by thinking of a characters personality and their likes and dislikes and sometimes even their personal history. These character bios that I write are documents that I can refer to when I design the concept art.
The writers toolbox basically says that writing is a massive helper when it comes to creating something either visually or just with words. Writing helps you brainstorm and it helps you develop the concept further than with just images alone. Though I work most with drawings, writing does massively improve the characters I create and the drawings I make that much is for certain.
No comments:
Post a Comment