English Wayfinding

This week, I focused on the things that help me get around London without getting (too) lost.

This first image is a map from Dalston, where I went on a Type Safari this week. (It was so cool! Type is everywhere.) This map has two maps, each with a dot indicating where you are on the map and each giving a circle that provides a walking time radius. The top map gives you a circle where everything on the edge is a 15 minute walk, and the bottom map gives you a 5 minute walk circle. Also, these maps are zoomed in to different degrees to help you find streets that are varying distances away from your location. They are also color-coded, which makes it easier to find things. Overall, this is a very effective map design because it is easy to find places on and easy to read.

This second wayfinding sign is a sign in a tube station indicating which way to get to the Piccadilly line towards Kings Cross and Cockfosters. This is a very effective sign because it has the logo of the London Underground on it, which helps you to know that it is directing you to another tube line. Also, the text is large and in a very readable font, which helps it to stand out, so that everyone can see and read it without any trouble. Additionally, the sign was in a good location, so that you could see it easily while you were walking through the tube station.

BONUS MAP!

This week, I went to see Wicked, (!!) so I had to include the map of the Emerald City. The show was AMAZING and so was this map. The Emerald City portion was lit up in green to make it stand out from the other destinations on the map and it was right in the center because that was where a lot of the action in the musical took place. Also, the text on the map was script because it was not a real map, unfortunately, but it was still very readable, so that the audience could look at the map before the play started and during intermission.