Legible London Maps
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- uan0
- stewart0
i thought it was still in prototype.
anyone from london who can send me a paper one?
- raf0
Ask them: http://applied-espi.com/
- monospaced0
holy crap, found it:
page 26
- monospaced0
- < PDF of the whole project, there are some detailed ass vector maps in theremonospaced
- page 26monospaced
- monospaced0
ok, other than finding that incredibly detailed map in that system architecture pdf, this is my last post because it too is cool. The entire design standard behind the project:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/…- I love mapsmonospaced
- and people are always asking for identity guidelines, and this one is comprehensive!monospaced
- "i love maps", haha.jadrian_uk
- maikel0
Oh, THOSE maps...
It looks like it is becoming a standards, at least for most cities in England. There's a similar scheme being developed for NY, and a few in the middle east. Apparently now is the time to become a wayfinding specialist... plenty of projects out there and not many studios dealing with them.
- Continuity0
Those London maps are fantastic. My first time the city last year, I found them not only handsome and well-designed, but incredibly useful and intuitive.
- maikel0
^ I've been working on the project since the pilot scheme and the amount of though put on them is remarkable. They are sturdy, look good, they are easy to maintain and actually help people to reach the place they want to go. For once I'd say it was money well invested.
- The only thing that I had a bit of trouble with was the fact north is show relative to the way you're facing, not at the top of the map. Got used to it quickly, though.Continuity
- Got used to it quickly, though.Continuity
- raf0
I went to a lecture on them by Tim Fendley some two years ago, he explained the philosophy behind the maps.
They studied how people perceive places and relations between them and it turns out most people suck at judging distances, even in areas they know. For example, people "think" one way is shorter than another while it's not true. Another thing, people don't really have good mental maps of areas they frequent or that they pass through often—they mostly remember landmarks and main intersections, can omit whole blocks when recalling from memory.
This was just about the time TFL printed Tube maps without the Thames and people got completely lost—the river was a major landmark Londoners used to build their mental maps of the city.
- omg0
map of london
http://www.etsy.com/listing/8408…
- lowimpakt0
my internal compass is mangled.
the best way to get round london is ask a human, especially a shop keeper.