Today I used the affinity diagram from IDEO method.This is a useful way to identify connections between issues and reveal innovation opportunities.

(Cluster design elements according to intuitive relationships such as similarity, dependency, proximitycluster design elements according to intuitive relationships such as similarity, dependency, proximity )

Through the previous research, study, questionnaire survey, I got some keywords：
Ego \ world \ connection \ art & design \ memory \ photo\box

Through the affinity diagram, I can clearly see the relationship distance between each keywords and my theme "ego", analyze the source of inspiration for each keyword, and summarize what visual elements are used to express these keywords. This also clearly shows why I use these elements.
Affinity diagram is very helpful to my process. It helps me organize and summarize my previous work, makes my thinking clear, and also let me know which elements should be used for visual experiment in my development stage.