Assignment 2: 2nd feedback session
After the feedback that we got in class, we took the opportunity to get more detailed feedback. We showed not only the first version of the concept, but as well concepts with first improvements. Here we present an excerpt of what we were told. We will try to make some changes, based on the very helpful … Read more
Assignment 2: Pedestrian Map feedback!
After deliver the two concepts of the maps we had a two feedback session. We receive the first comments of our concepts in the lecture room. In the first feed back session we could discover the following: 1) The colors are not effective. Some of the colors gave false cues to the users, for example the … Read more
Assignment 2: Pilot test
Additionally to the feedback we got in class and in an extra feedback meeting, we thought it would be a good time to conduct a pilot test in order to hear the opinion of the actual users of the end product: tourists. Therefore, tourists in Amsterdam who never went to Delft before, were asked to … Read more
Assignment 2: Map concept
CONCEPT B- Delft Museum route: CONCEPT A – Delft shopping route:
Assignment 2: Concept Tourist Map Delft
These three images show one of our previous ideas. We planned to integrate the “D” of the Delft logo because the actual shape of the map and the route ressemble this letter anyway. We present several variations of the d-shape idea. In image number 3 we filled the innerside of the letter with the same … Read more
Assignment 2: Map design
Five Principles of Map Design: http://makingmaps.net/2008/02/05/more-principles-of-map-design/
Assignment 2: Infographics
Today we had a very interesting lecture held by Mrs Apituley, an information designer working at Mijksenaar. What she told us can be very useful for our assignment, she introduced the world of infographics to us. Showing many classical examples of the last century and examples of her firm, was inspiring. We found a lot … Read more
Assignment 2: Inspiration
So? what is a map? examples: this is the hand drawn map association: http://www.handmaps.org/index.php The user: tourists. so we are designing a pedestrian map… simplicity and enough information for the user:
Assignment 2: Delft’s centre map
So, we reach to Assignment 2. What? Design a map of the centre of Delft that it influences the behaviour of the users. We have to design to versions of the map (museum and shopping route). Limiting conditions: • The use of text on the map is not allowed, with the exception of names of buildings, museums, streets … Read more
Assignment 2: Concept Tourist Map Delft
So our goal is to design a map; a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads etc. (Jewell and Abate, 2001). Our target group are pedestrians; persons who are walking along a road or a developed area (Jewell and Abate, 2001). These people need to be supported in … Read more
