#TalkThree 14: What’s “Thematic Space”?

Partonomy, Taxonomy, and Space Affordances (10 min read, 2173 words)

The above picture is shared by Pascal BORNET on Linkedin. This is a tiny example of “Thematic Space”.

So, what’s a Thematic Space? How to understand the concept of “Thematic Space”?

The concept of “Thematic Space” combines Thematic Thinking and Spatial Thinking together.

If we make a list, then it refers to Thematic Thinking.

• Name
• Email
• Website
• Instagram

The above tiny list only contains four items which are four categories. Thematic Thinking sees things in differences and similarities.

In contrast, Spatial Thinking cares about the meaning and value of spatial structures of environments without considering categories.

• {<maggie>[@(singingbearshop].com)}
• {email}
• <name>
• [Instagram]
• (Website)

Thematic Thinking and Spatial Thinking follow two different logics.

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