In today’s fast-paced creative world, sometimes words just aren’t enough.
When ideas are still forming—or when you’re trying to explain a concept to a cross-functional team—visual thinking is the most powerful way to explore and communicate.
Whether you’re mapping UX flows, brainstorming product features, or aligning your team’s vision, here are 7 visual thinking tools in 2025 that help creative teams work better—and how to use Clipbo.red to capture your best insights before they disappear.
🎨 1. Excalidraw – For freehand sketching and messy ideation
Excalidraw is perfect for:
- Brain dumps
- Wireframes
- Lo-fi journey maps
It’s simple, collaborative, and feels like a real whiteboard.
📝 Clip it: Use Clipbo.red to capture your best sketches, notes, or quotes during brainstorming and paste them into Notion or design docs later.
🧠 2. Miro – For visual collaboration and workshops
Miro excels at:
- Sprint planning
- Team retros
- Sticky note brainstorms
It’s great for async collaboration across time zones and teams.
📌 Pro tip: Capture key post-it insights using Clipbo.red and turn them into to-dos for next sprint planning.
🔧 3. Figma – For interface design, flow mapping, and prototyping
While known for design, Figma is also fantastic for:
- Journey maps
- Annotated flows
- Interactive visuals
Visual thinkers can create and test in one place.
📋 Save reusable interface copy or annotations using Clipbo.red as a design clipboard.
🖼️ 4. Whimsical – For fast flowcharts and sticky-style thinking
Whimsical combines:
- Wireframes
- Mind maps
- Flowcharts
It’s perfect for when you need structure—but not complexity.
📎 Clip ideas or flows mid-session and tag them in Clipbo.red to review or reuse in product planning later.
🧾 5. FigJam – Figma’s own whiteboard tool
FigJam is growing fast in the product/design space with:
- Emoji reactions
- Interactive markers
- Voting & templates
It keeps energy high during team workshops.
🧠 Use Clipbo.red to track feedback, side ideas, or action items that surface during whiteboard chaos.
🖍️ 6. Milanote – For mood boards and visual storytelling
Milanote is used by:
- Brand designers
- Creatives building mood boards
- Teams organizing research visually
It blends images, notes, and links beautifully.
🧲 When collecting reference material, clip copy, links, or colors with Clipbo.red before adding them to Milanote boards.
🔎 7. Lucidchart – For UX diagrams and systems mapping
Lucidchart is great for:
- Technical workflows
- User system maps
- Team architecture
Perfect for PMs and UX strategists working with devs.
📌 Quickly capture diagram annotations or structure ideas into Clipbo.red and refine them later.
🧩 Why Creative Teams Need a Clipboard Tool
Every tool above is great at visual creation. But none of them help you:
- Capture your best thoughts in the moment
- Store scattered insights across tools
- Turn ideas into action
That’s why Clipbo.red is the perfect companion. It gives you:
- A central clipboard to save content from any visual tool
- A syncable inbox for creative sparks
- A way to review and reuse your most valuable thinking later
✅ Try It Now: Don’t Let Good Ideas Slip Away
Sketch in Excalidraw, brainstorm in FigJam, design in Figma…
But clip your best thinking to Clipbo.red before it’s gone.
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Your visual ideas deserve more than a forgotten tab. Save them. Tag them. Build on them.