See what you mean —
without needing the right words.
This online tool lets you create a BioGraff online by dragging colored squares onto the canvas to represent parts of an experience, relationship, or inner landscape.
Each square stands in for something — a feeling, thought, role, desire, obstacle, value, or moment in time.
What matters isn’t what the squares “mean” on their own, but how you place them in relation to each other.
Then you'll be able to download what you create. Share it with someone you care about so they can understand you better, or to start an important conversation.
For best results, use a computer, not a phone
How to use the BioGraffs free online
BioGraff-making tool
About sharing your BioGraff with
someone you care about
Why Sharing helps
When you show someone your BioGraff, you're not asking them to agree or fix anything.
They’re being invited to understand your inner map.
This kind of visual sharing:
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Slows the conversation down
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Shifts attention away from “right vs. wrong”
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Makes room for curiosity and empathy
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Helps listeners respond to what they see, not what they assume
You can begin simply by saying:
“This is how it looks on the inside for me right now.”
How to use it in conversation
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Share the image first and tell them what it means to you
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Let the other person notice what stands out to them
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Stay with curiosity rather than conclusions
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Invite them to make their own about this topic, or something else
Often, the most important part isn’t what the BioGraff means.
It's what it makes possible between two people.
Need
Inspiration?
Look through these BioGraffs that people have made with the physical version of BioGraffs - they might inspire you to explore the language of cubes to express your own meaning.
Many of these were made at one of the BioGraffs Interactive Art Installations put on between 2016 and 2020, where we collected nearly 1000 BioGraffs.
In some cases, the words that the cubes stand for have been removed for privacy.
