In response to my worry about my diagram not being 'visual' enough, I drew out some little icons for each point in the diagram, to make it look more interesting as well as interact more with the audience.
The most important icon is the mobile phone with the cross through on every point in the diagram, advising the viewer how to pursue and enjoy the activity without using technology and social media.
I then traced around my little icons and added them to the diagram; I had to do a lot of re-shuffling and re-sizing to get them to fit in appropriately.
At this stage, I asked a few of my peers to have a look at my diagram to see what they thought and a few of them suggested that I add some arrows in to show the flow of the diagram, otherwise it looked as if it was set out in columns as opposed to a flow chart.
The Final Diagram
Reflection
I am pleased with the outcome of my visual diagram considering how worried I was that it didn't include enough visual elements. The space used is rather jam-packed and busy and can look a bit chaotic from a distance, but that was a better alternative to not including all of the information that was required.
I have carefully taken into consideration the text and colour used within the diagram to fit under the calm, uplifting theme of mindfulness.
My diagram is a positive thought and action based solution to the wide scale problem of society being addicted to using social media and technology, which has resulted in problems such as laziness, becoming more antisociable (ironically), narcassism, obesity, ignorance and many more including mental health issues. I identified some of the key reasons why society might be so addicted to engaging in this kind of activity, some of which being that it is free, and so easily accessible.
As a solution to this problem, I realised that practicing mindfulness is just as cost-free and easily accessible, and could encourage us to appreciate the real world more than the virtual world.
In each cloud section, I have listed a productive, uplifting activity that could improve an average persons day, and over an extended period of time have an impact on their wellbeing. By listing a negative technology and social media based alternative/ instruction against using underneath each specific cloud, I have highlighted the negative areas and effects that they could lead to.
I hope that others will view my diagram and think twice about how much they engage in using technology and social media, and be informed about how practicing mindfulness on a daily basis can improve their overall mental and physical wellbeing.
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