Words are abstract thought units that call up a host of subtle connotations and personal associations. Using words for yard and garden design allows for different creative possibilities than using images.
02. WORD LIST:
The cards are essentially a menu of possible choices. It is easier to be creative when we have a set of possibilities before us than when we are starting from a blank slate.
03. TACTILITY:
A card deck engages our sense of touch. Ideas on cards can be held, displayed, moved, and shuffled. The physicality of the cards mirrors the physical spaces we are designing.
04. METAPHOR:
The act of comparing one thing to another is a metaphor. It is a supremely creative act. Comparisons, especially unlikely ones, can result in huge leaps of creativity for our design work.
05. RANDOMNESS:
Drawing or flipping a card from a shuffled deck is the ultimate act of randomness. When we integrate randomness into the design process, we break our normal associative patterns and allow tremendous innovation to enter….and perhaps even a little creative absurdity.
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