[ Part 4 – FINAL]
Version 1.0: Combined five forces into one map
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Mariners campus is a space for a variety of ages ranging from baby to seniors. The campus has an overall slope, and many paths have stairs. I have often seen strollers and wheelchair users coming back in front of the stairs. It can be a difficult route to use depending on who uses even the same space. I wanted to express such a force on the map, and I thought that the 3D was suitable for representing the slope; I chose the direction on the map as a good way to express the slope. Also, consistency of metaphor was maintained according to the same component; uniformity was expressed in a color of each component.
[ Part 3]
Version 0.9: Feedbacks reflected
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Left – Modified map; Right – Original map
#1 “Base map” changes
– Distinguishing between a parking lot and building is difficult.
=> Added detail elements at the buildings as cartoon style, and changed the parking lot to the patterns so that it can be further distinguished from the buildings. Also, stairs and lawn elements were added.
– The representation of the roads surrounding the campus is unclear
=> Added a missing route.
#2 “Accessibility” changes
– The meaning of the zones on the map is unclear.
– Mapping buildings and parking lots of color provide too strong recommendations for users. It feels like people should park in that area.
=> To express the nearest parking lot from each building, it kept several colors of grouped parking lots; added entry routes for the road to the campus. it allowed determining from which roads an good way to enter the campus and which parking lot to use.
#3 “Purpose of the buildings” changes
By expressing the characteristics of each building in a cartoon style, the identification of each building was enhanced. Also, color dots were used to indicate the grouping of the purpose of the building; which lowered the complexity by removing text on the map.
[ Part 2]
Version 0.8: Five forces on the map
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[ Part 1]
Observation: the five forces of Mariners campus
Mariner’s Campus, a church, is a located in a secluded area. All the roads lead to this destination, so guests and visitors are intentionally making the trip. Multiple entries into the campus allow for easy flow of traffic. It’s spacious, accommodating 9 different parking lots. It does not look like there are parking structures, as the buildings show height but the lots do not. I’m not too clear what label “flexibility in the area” means, perhaps additional activities? It looks like there is a pond in the middle near the chapel, though I am not quite sure as the color is purple.
As many people have mentioned, I really think your maps are beautifully done! I love the unique 3D perspective your map brings – its very easy to understand the different layers on each map. However, I was also a little confused looking at the accessibility force, and would like some more clarity on that. I loved the safety factors you included on these maps – you can really tell you put some thought into which forces should go in here!
Youngri, I appreciate the detail you put into the 3d perspective and how you show the Y-Axis dimension of the buildings. There is one space where I can’t tell if its a lot or building: the long rectangle in zone 1. You lose some detail there because is is the entity furthest away in the 3d perspective, there is some detail of height that suggests it might be a building, but it’s not labeled as one in any of your maps, also that space is in the shape of the rectangular lots in zone 4 and 3 so it would be easy to think its a lot. Your Accessibility map associates lots with specific buildings I am I’m interpreting it this way: parking in the same zone as your destination building provides the most optimal route or walking distance, but I could be wrong. I’m wondering if there are other reasons for the zone divisions that are not highlighted in the map. For example are there barriers in the middle of the campus or barriers between the lots that make it difficult to reach buildings in a different zone. I see the lake in the middle and that acts as a barrier but are there others that justify the zone definitions? Another critical thing with the parking lots that I think would help is to indicate the entrance points, they all appear to be continuous shapes, and I can’t tell where you would enter/exit the lots with a car.
Very interesting use or North and South, which goes against every other map we have seen in our lives; I like challenging convention.
Your maps are beautifully done. Your 3d rendering really helps understand the breadth of the compound. One comment on #1, I would like to see, or understand, what each zone means.
Hi Youngri,
I really enjoyed looking at your maps. I like how they have the 3D representation. I am curious to see the final product.
I think your base map layout and design are very simple and easy to understand.
The accessibility zones are clear through the use of different colors. I think it was very clever to use different colored text instead of solid colors again for “purpose of the building” force.
For the Force #3 and #5, I feel that while the idea of using icons was a good idea, the icons themselves are very similar to look at. For example, the different categories under safety factors – stairs, watch your step and under construction look very similar even though they have a different line drawing. You might want to use a different colors for the drawing inside the black square. This might help in each icon to stand out on it’s own.
I hope this was helpful. I look forward to your final iteration!
Hi, Youngri- you and Paul were on the same page here. Very nifty approach with the 3-D perspective. Looks great! Perhaps you could give a little more information on your Accessibility force? For example, I’m not sure what “Zone 1- P1” means in terms of accessibility.
These maps are beautifully done, I think they do a great job of not only demonstrating the forces indicated, but also giving the viewer an idea about the geography of the space itself. Your icons in your map are also very clear and help the viewer to understand what each map is demonstrating and what force factors are being shown. The icons you chose for the key in each map also were clear and allowed the viewer to interpret them logically.