Etsy - Your place to buy and sell all things handmade, vintage, and supplies. UI Genius: CityMaps Uses Brand Logos To Make Maps More Useable. In 2009, an Oscar-nominated short called Logorama spent 16 minutes breaking down our entire society into logos and trademarks. It was fantastic satire. But now someone has pretty much done the same thing in real life. CityMaps is a view of New York City, Austin, and San Francisco through its logos alone. Rather than using satellite images, Street View, or legends for schools and restaurants, the map uses branding in its purest form--along with offers for all sorts of corresponding coupons--to help you discover somewhere you’d like to go.
To be honest, it’s a relatively cold, commercial way to look at a city. (There’s no architecture whatsoever!) But as Elliot Cohen, cofounder and CEO explains, it’s also a pretty effective way to break down geography. The only problem is, hidden gems actually fare a lot worse in their logo-based map than the big businesses. That criticism aside, CityMaps is extraordinarily easy to read. Logorama If you want to try it out for yourself, CityMaps is online. Design Thinking – Business Innovation. Shitter. Camisetas Personalizadas Online - Só na Kamisetas. Trip Planner | Tripomatic. Flinc | flinc Ridesharing Carpooling. O Analista de Modelo de Negócios.