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Maps!
I’m taking a really cool class called Mapping and Diagramming with Prof. Karen Moyer. For our first assignment, Karen asked us to redesign a terrible map she found in the design building (many years ago). The map was put up to announce the closing of one of the main exits from the building, and looked like this:
Note that, among other things, this map is of the third floor of the building! It also didn’t have any exits labeled, though you can tell where they would be from my scribbling. I think I was pretty successful in fixing things up. Take a look:
A few notes on process: I chose a gray background because the sign would be hung on a white wall, and I wanted it to stand out. I didn’t want it to look too good though (because it will be in the Design building, where things that look really good are, as a rule, announcements of speakers and presentations), so I left a white border, as if it came out of an office printer. I also chose Helvetica for the font because we are used to seeing the big ‘H’ on street signs and other such official notifications. Finally, I included the street and UC building in order to offer context and orientation to people who are less good at spatially positioning themselves.
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January 26th, 2008
Posted by Paul in CMU, Communication Design, Typography |