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Is it a competition at Google on who can come up with the brightest and lowest contrast map colors? Maybe it’s like a rite of passage… This is also how a map c

by jug 3y ago

Is it a competition at Google on who can come up with the brightest and lowest contrast map colors? Maybe it’s like a rite of passage… This is also how a map could look: https://postimg.cc/fVZvw8qJ https://postimg.cc/fVZvw8qJ

darkclouds 3y ago
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dorkwood 3y ago
Main roads and buildings are both yellow? It would be better to make one of them purple or something.
Daneel_ 3y ago
I personally find these examples much more practical and easier on the eyes. Traffic lights and roundabouts are marked. Main roads have bold edges, ALL ROADS ARE LABELLED.. Street numbers are shown at regular intervals! https://www.mapsbookstravelguides.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/perth_sd_ubd_sample-14.jpg https://www.mapsbookstravelguides.com.au/wp-content/uploads/... https://www.mapsbookstravelguides.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/south_west_wa_sd_ubd_sample-7.jpg https://www.mapsbookstravelguides.com.au/wp-content/uploads/...
- Izkata 3y ago
  The CTA (Chicago public transportation) has maps like these up at every train station and every sheltered bus stop: https://www.transitchicago.com/maps/downtown/ https://www.transitchicago.com/maps/downtown/
- amf12 3y ago
  They are a bit too cluttered. Its like "find Waldo" all over the map. These make sense at a high-zoom level where you are trying to find a specific house, or something within a few block radius, but not at a higher zoom level.
amf12 3y ago
The colors are a bit too bright for my taste. Also not color-blind friendly.
- Jensson 3y ago
  High contrast is more colorblind friendly than having low contrast shades.
teddyh 3y ago
This is that map, by the way: <http://kartor.eniro.se/m/SC0qM http://kartor.eniro.se/m/SC0qM>