“you are here” updates
Posted: March 21st, 2010 | 3 Comments »Recent encounters in London with other “you are here” signs”. The first one is interesting because it also add a “walking time” limit through a circle:
This other one is a bit old and intriguing as it does not use a textual “you are here” but replace it with an elegant pointing finger:
Why do I blog this? i simply continue the systematic list of “you are here” elements that i encounter. Can be handy when working on location-based services interfaces as examples of current practices.
I really appreciate when they bother to make the map face the direction of the sign — it’s more intuitive. I was surprised when someone once asked me ‘which way is north on a map?’!
you are here
[...] Se calhar fazia sentido ter uma solução de design para isto. O Pasta & Vinagar um blog de eleição (e de quem eu roubei acabar sempre Why do I blog this?) tem pelo menos um post com exemplos de sinais “You are here“) [...]