assignment 2 - design direction

Why are we making this map?
Visitors to Delft, not acquainted with the city, they will need a map to find their way around the city centre. They will find one map with directions on a LCD-screen (6 x 8 meter) outside the train station.


How are we going to make it?

The map will be informative

• It will give visitors an overview of the city centre and the relative size of the centre (to understand the distances between different places).
• It will indicate main attractions (and also the landmarks, to help visitors navigate in the city).
• It will give a clear pedestrian route around which they can find some museums and shops of the city.

The map will be influential

• One version of the map will motivate visitors to take the clockwise and the other the counter-clockwise way on the route.

This can be done with use of 3D elements and specific arrangement of landmarks and signs on the map ( see post on brainstorming )


The map, also large in size, will be impressive

• It will combine realism with cartoonist elements.
• It will have 3D elements, to extrude volumes on the map and make the route to stand out.
• The signs of museum and shop will be designed for this specific map.
• It will not be indicative of a specific era. It will not favour old or new Delft.

All of these points we will take into account during the design process of the final version.