Tuesday, 24 November 2009

Comparing basic maps

The maps below were drawn in the first tutorial. We had to draw a map for ourselves, and then a map of a common area with a partner.


This map was for myself. I gave enough detail for the user to be able to navigate, but didn't put things in the i didn't find interesting. This would be useful for someone wanting to get an insight into how i myself used my local area, but not useful at all for someone wanting to find something in particular. Also, the key meant that a person would have to keep checking back, and it wasn't completely obvious where things were in relation to other things. When i don't know where i'm going, i work out my bearings by finding places that are obvious, then working out where i want to go in relation to that. This would be difficult on this map as the labels aren't centralised.


This was my map. My partner drew in red things that i had missed, or events and things that he had experienced that were personal to him.

I labelled his diagram slightly differently, noting emotions and experiences alone.

These were photographs taken on the day of the area that we were drawing!

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