Reflection Map Presentation

We had a chance to take a map at random for analysis in this class. We each had the opportunity to analyze the maps we had chosen and had to make our own map. This portion of the project aims to evoke and represent a “sense of place” in the form of a mapped experience. But I just wanted to analyze the landmark map with decode and encode.

Overall Analysis of Map

This landmark map of Iowa State University and Ames was sponsored by the Government of the Student Body at Iowa State University. It was made in 1985, and Media Maps produced maps in Tulsa. The map’s front side has illustrations, and the biggest area on the back is a 2D roadmap with the locations of the stores the lists information from many stores. The map is about 34 x 40 inches, and there is no folding line; it is difficult to carry while we look for someplace with the map.

The landmark of Map (The backside)

The roadmap occupies the largest area on the backside. The roadmap is a combination of alphanumeric characters so that the area can be found in red boxes. Next to the roadmap is the landmark’s location information and phone number to find the stores in the index. However, the text written on the roadmap is so small that it is difficult to read, and it is practically impossible to find the exact location. Also, you can see that the landmark is within the red area, but you cannot find the exact location within that area.

Encoding _ Landmark Map of Iowa State University

The map that I encoded with the landmark map of Ames but a different concept by applying the theme of the selected map as it is. I tried to design the location with the logos easily because logos are part of the symbol that easily recognizes the place on the map. Other complex elements have been removed so that you can quickly find landmarks using the logo.

First, I considered the target audience when making the landmark map. The target audience was Iowa students, visitors, and villagers. And I thought about what information they needed. One of the most important information for students is probably transformation, and then I thought about whether it would be a grocery store. On the map, only the logo was used to designate the location of the landmark buildings, and I tried to make it as simple as possible. The legend of the map has only the name of the place. However, it does not seem to be a good case for a building where the logo is unfamiliar. The names of the school’s buildings were difficult to label as each did not have a unique name. Also, logos of educational institutions using the same design may confuse users when looking for buildings.

The illustrated map can be a good example of representing landmarks. In cities where the government industry is the main source of income, there are many cases where landmark designs are produced as illustrations and sold as tourism products to tourists. In addition, landmark buildings with world cultural history have symbolism that many people can recognize just by their building shape, so it is easy to find the area even if you use a simple picture or symbol without using a real photo. Ames’s most recognizable and iconic buildings were mainly placed when making this map.

Reflection of classmate’ presentation

The Main Street Map

This is one of my classmate’s maps. She draws the map with her own experiences. For example, the red color circle represents a building where she spends most of her time in that building because it is her workplace. Behind the big red circle, brown with a small circle represented the building with a bad memory. She used the brown color to reflect her emotional sense in this map.

This is the legend with the map and she explains the map with it.

The interesting part of this map is unconscious, but the colors she used for her favorite building were warm, but she used a bad experience with dark colors.