Final Concepts

The very first concepts we made were all very different with different approaches. During a creative session where we discussed all the concepts we decided to combine several of these different aspects into our final concept. So we used the sketchy style and the enclosing contour of concept 2, some of the pictures of concepts 2 and the style of the canals and text of concept 3.

Map K: Cultural Route

Map P: Shopping route

To indicate the route we made use of some of the theories from the book of Colin Ware ‘Visual Thinking for Design’. We implemented a basic pattern-defining mechanism to establish relationships between the graphical entities. We used an enclosing contour and a common color gradient region. By using a connecting contour people will recognize these visual patterns and relationships between the different components. (Chapter 3, p.58)

To indicate the highlight in the city center of Delft we used pictures of these places. The environment around these objects is left out and replaced by a very basic and clean visualization of the circle and the canals. This creates a feature-level contrast between the objects and the surrounding, what makes that the objects distinct and pop-out. (Chapter 2, p.29)

We have related our graphical objects, used to indicate different highlights in the center of Delft, by giving them the same texture, contour color and style. These objects are indicated by a circle. The size of these circles shows which objects are most important. In our case the two different circles, clockwise the ‘Cultural route’ and anticlockwise the ‘shopping route’, do have an order in circles by different sizes. People will perceive the large circles as more important unlike the small pictures. Therefore it is more likely they will start the route at the object with the biggest circle. (Chapter 3, p. 63, 64)

Our concepts.

Last week we designed 3 concepts. With all a completely different approach. 

Here you can view them all:

Inspired by the Delft Blue tiles this concept emphasizes the depth of the circle by using a oval shape. The buildings close by, are larger than the buildings further way.

The icons used are based on photographs of the actual buildings. 

With the use of images the tourist will be able to recognize the buildings which he will pas when walking the route. The images where the tourist should start are shown completely and the images which he will see at the end of his tour are shown partly. 

This concept uses no pictures but only icons of recognizable figures along the route. Inspired by the London-Tube Map. The tourist will know how to walk the route because of certain streets or canals he crosses over or passes by. 

More maps

The further away you get from the entrance, the smaller the objects become.

A classic version of maps with small icons.

It still works, this could be interesting to see why this (still) works so well and is used to often.

Black and white, with a touch of color to indicate the place to be.

Bright colors close by and grey tone colors that indicate the houses are further away.