Cartographers – Kim, Cameron, Stella
The name of our project is called the ‘memory map of London/GCDMAP’. The project is about bringing the gcd cohort together by sharing recommendations of an area in London. The outcome of our project consisted of an Instagram page and prototype app designs. These outcomes consisted of utilising the London tube map to create an interactive map allowing people to share what their favourite station is and the reason behind their choice. The project helped to make connections between people, create a feeling of being part of a broader community, and allow people who are not too familiar with the city of London to learn more about it.
Great idea! To take this idea further it would be great to see how the Underground base map might change or distort with the user input. There are lots of interesting projects around the idea of creating personal maps or adding annotations to existing maps, and they get really interesting when they allow the participants’ input to change the shape and design of the map, eg. biomapping.net
See also some great adaptations of Harry Beck’s original underground map: http://www.tom-carden.co.uk/p5/tube_map_travel_times/applet/
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https://www.fastcompany.com/1669080/what-if-londons-geography-were-as-distorted-as-its-tube-map