*you are here*

Posted: April 2nd, 2009 | 4 Comments »

You are here

The different way to express the famous “you are here” sign on maps (San Francisco, Zürich, Geneva, Saint Etienne and Zürich again). Regardless of the map type (w/o transportation system, with different granularities of environmental description and scale differences), the way your position is indicated can be described in a wide array of signs. Circles w/o arrows, w/o the “you are here” symbol, etc.

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Perhaps the best one is the following: a sign which indicates that you are where you are (“here”):

You are here

4 Comments on “*you are here*”

  1. 1 Aurelien said at 4:21 pm on April 3rd, 2009:

    Et le fameux
    http://www.jemeclate.com/Chat/vous_etes_ici.gif

  2. 2 Mayo said at 11:35 pm on April 5th, 2009:

    An excellent contribution from Torino, Italy – pretend digital?
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotx3/3416048710/

  3. 3 raphaël said at 2:29 pm on April 6th, 2009:

    voir aussi http://perdu.com

  4. 4 Pasta&Vinegar » Blog Archive » You are here / We are there said at 12:11 pm on November 29th, 2009:

    [...] do I blog this? An interesting add-on to a previous discussion about “you are here” signage: the inclusion of the destination next to the [...]

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