Tech Tools: Webspiration and Gliffy

Webspiration and Gliffy are two very useful sites that allows you to design concept maps, flow charts, diagrams and even floor plans. You start with a single idea and expand that idea into multiple ideas while collaborating with your fellow peers and employees. Whether its for a marketing map, designing a video game, or just a plain simple idea mapping, it can do it all. The fun thing about these tech tools is they allow you to make them unique by adding color, fun text, and photos to the charts. The shapes are very helpful if you have and idea (grocery list) with lets say four categories (dinner food, beverages, snacks, toiletries) and then items connecting the four categories. The shapes will allow you to distinguish the differences amongst the idea, categories, and items by applying different shapes to each. I have found concept maps to be very useful and make a wonderful presentation. Using Webspiration and Gliffy on the web sharing your ideas with others whether they are in the same room or in another state these tools allow you to open your exact work onto another persons computer to build ideas together.

I can see myself certainly using Webspiration and Gliffy as tech tools in the advertising field. It is a great way to come up with an idea with an ad, for example an ad or marketing plan will be able to section of into how i can connect with the consumers, where to locate, find a pricing strategy. Allowing me and my co-workers to jot down some ideas and mix-and-match what would work best for our promotional efforts. Also, its a great way to finish my work outside of my office and in my home and still be able to collaborate with others. These concept maps will do great for presenting a new product into a market.

The video below was choosing do to the specified directions it gives on how to create a concept map using Webspiration. I know when i first designing concept maps i did not know to do everything and couldn't find where thing were located. This video will certainly have you fully prepared to build a concept map no matter what your usage is for.