Examples of map illustrations

By Dawid Wolkowicz

Harry Beck Research

Interactive Media research

Primary photos of Ealing Broadway

Interactive Map ProjectInteractive Map Project

About Interactive Media

Text Wrangler

Flash

Photoshop

What is Interactive Media Authoring? - Interactive Me-dia Authoring tools are programs that allow users to create multimedia Applications, that any users of the application can in-teract with. Interactive authoring tools help the design-er to create an interactive experience for the users.

What is Interactive Media? - Interactive Media is some-thing that has a computer-based system which can in-teract to the user’s interactivity. The computer- based system can respond to the user’s interactivity by changing text on the display, start playing a music, play a video or change slides or pages.

Examples of Interactive Media Authoring Tools. - Some examples of tools are Photoshop, Text Wrangler, Script, Flash.

Research - Interactive MediaGaming consoles

Gaming consoles like Sony Ps series or Microsoft Xbox series or Nintendo etc… has a controller and a video decoder. Gaming con-soles allow the players to play any kind of games in a high quality. Gaming consoles have their very own controllers which can be connected by a wired cable or by blue-tooth connectivity. There are many buttons on the controller which can be interacted with, each of the buttons have their very own purpose in different games. Gaming controllers also come with a video decoder. Video decoder essentially is a machine that uses CD’s to turn the CD into electri-cal image that is displayed on your TV/monitor screen.

Gaming consoles have operating systems too. For example, an Xbox 360 uses Windows 2000 operating system and a newer console like Xbox One uses Hyper-V and Windows 10 based Xbox OS. Other known consoles like Sony Playstation 4 uses a different operating system. Ps4 uses Orbis OS which is a modified version of FreeBSD

Interactive mapsInteractive maps can often be found in large shopping centres like Westfield for example. These interactive maps are set out all around the shopping centre to make it easier for newcomers and tourists to find their way around when lost or to find a shop they are specifically looking for, or to find where exactly in the centre they are at. Interactive maps like the ones in Westfields have inter-active displays, you can use your fingers to navigate through the menu and check where the stores are at.

Mobile phonesMobile phones take a very big part of our everyday life, most people today cannot imagine their life without one. Mobile phones have a lot of features to offer to us. The users. A mobile phone is able to type and send messages, send e-mails, it also has a blue-tooth con-nectivity which allows the user to use wireless headphones, speakers, anything that has blue-tooth connectivity. Phones are also capable of taking a high quality pictures/images, play games with high graphics as well, or even listen to music while using the google maps and gps. All this is carried out on an interactive screen that is displayed and can be manoeuvred around with just a simple touch of a screen.

There are many different brands of phones and many different types of operating system for the phones. Most known operating systems are called Android and Apple IOS.

This type of Interactive Media is non-linear as you can go to differ-ent places and apps, It does not move in a sequence but in a random order.

Atm/ cash machinesAtm / cash machine is something that you can interact with. It allows you to browse in its displayed screen using buttons on the sides to manoeuvre around. Atms allow us to withdraw money from our bank accounts, or, to check your account balance. Atms became a part of our world, every day thousands of people use atms to withdraw some money.To use the atm machine, you first have to insert your bank card that is equipped with a small gold chip, you insert it into the atm machine that is equipped with a chip reader, keypad, display screen , cpu, function keys. Then the atm machine asks you for your PIN code, after entering the code you will be able to check your balance and withdraw money from your account.

Most of the atm machines use operating system such as Windows XP Professional or Windows XP, however, more modern atm machines may use operating system like Windows 7.

This type of Interactive Media is linear as you have to go in a se-quence to complete your action, which is withdrawing your money out of your bank account.

Smart watchesSmart watch is a wearable computerized device that can act as a nor-mal watch. However, smart watches have much more to offer. Smart watches can also take and recieve calls, recieve messages, can be used to read your heart-beat while doing an exercise and many more different interesting and useful features.

There are different types and brands of smartwatches, however, the most famous smartwatches are from Apple. They use operating sys-tem called watchOS.

This type of interactive media is is non-linear as it does not follow any specific order, a sequence. You can go into random apps in any order that you would like.

Sat-navSat-nav such as TomTom use global positioning system (Also known as GPS) to show your location and where in the world you are. Sat-navs detect signals that are send from the satellites, no matter where you are in the world, a satellites will send signals to you which then will be transmiited to the Sat-nav.A sat-nav has features like built-in touch screen, speaker, built-in functioning buttons.

There are many different brands of Sat-nav, but the most known is a TomTom sat-nav. TomTom’s operating system is Linux.

This type of interactive media is linear as you have to complete series of steps to complete an action which is setting up your starting and ending point on the sat-nav.

CameraA camera is a device that can be used to record a video or to record a photo image, these videos or images can be stored in a camera’s storage space. Photos that have been take on the device can be transmitted to a SD card which then can be transmitted onto a com-puter. A camera has features like built-in flash, recording device, optical zoom and much more.

There are many different brands of cameras and many different operating systems they will use. Cameras like Cannon may be using operating system as VxWorks and more recent Samsung cameras will use Android operating system.

This type of interactive media is non-linear as it does not follow a series of steps/ a sequence. This means you can go from one place to another in a random order.

Self-checkout machinesIn self-checkout machines you can pay for your groceries without being served by a cashier. To purchase your item, you have to use the tills built-in barcode scanner which scans your item’s barcode and automatically displays the price of the item on the display screen. If you scan more items on the till, the total list of items and the price will be displayed on the screen. To finish your transaction you have to selet what kind of payment type you will be using. It can either be by cash, debit card, gift cards or coupon. A self-checkout machine will have built-in features like a touch screen, speakers, barcode scanner, weighting scale.

This type of interactive media is linear as you have to complete series of steps to complete an action which is purchasing your items.

Research - Interactive Media part 2

Research - Harry Beck

Henry Charles Beck was born in Leyton, London, 4 June 1902 and died on the 18th of September, 1974 (Aged 72) in Southampton, United Kingdom.

Henry Beck was an English technical draughtsman.

Harry Beck’s London Underground Tube Map was drawn in his spare time while working as an engeering draftsman.

Harry Beck’s London Underground Tube Map is inspired by an electrical circuit diagram.The London Underground Tube Map has been laid out geographically. However Harry Beck who had the idea of creating a full system map in colour. He believed that Underground passengers were not concerned with geographical accuracy and were more interested in how to get from one station to another and where to change trains.

Harry beck submitted his idea to Frank Pick of Lon-don Underground in 1931 but it was considered too

radical because it didn’t show distances from stations to stations.

Harry beck’s Under-

ground Tube map was

give its first full publi-

cation in 1933 ( 700,00

copies)Harry Beck influenced

many other countries to

design their tube maps like

he did.

He is known for creating the present London Un-deground Tube Map in 1931.

Harry Beck’s tube Map

The picture below shows the old London tube Map. The old map was particularly difficult to work out as it was all over the place. It confused people who were using it.

Old London tube Map

This is a map Harry Beck de-signed. It was a revolutionary design which changed the whole idea of what the Tube Maps should look like. Instead of the map being all about the place, the map was designed to be simple but innovative. This means the railways will no longer be messy and all about the map, but be in organised order. Beck’s map was also colour coded. Each district had their own colour which made everything seem easier to be read.

Google Maps

There are many interactive maps that allow you to find a specific place or a shop. How-ever, the most used interactive map is called - Google maps. It allows people to track their location, or to get from one point to another, google maps can show you how to get from one point to another turning on a gps on the map. You can also use a tool called “Street view’ which allows you to look from the stree point of view and look all around that area. You can use your arrows keys to move along the street while in ‘street view’ mode to ex-plore the street a little bit.

Ordnance Survey (OS Maps)

This map is very similar to Google Maps. It also has a lot to offer to the user. Just like Google Maps it shows you your location, or the location you want to get to, it shows you the best routes to take to get to your destination as quick as possible. However, it does not have a ‘street view’ feature like Goog-le Maps has. However, it has other interesting features that Google Maps do not.

Ealing Broadway - Street veiw.

Examples of maps.I have chosen these top 3 map illustrations as i found the way the ground/land looks like. I think that in my own pro-ject, i will try to make my interactive map’s ground look like that as it gives it a realistic look.

I also like the fact that, all the maps are set on an island. I think that is some-thing i will be going for too in my interactive map project.

I have chosen these bot-tom 3 map illustrations as i was looking for maps that have unique and in-teresting map Icons.

Those maps will give me a rough idea on how i should make my own res-taurant icons look like.

For example, Wagamama restaurant. I can create an illustration for that build-ing like the second bottom map illustration done.

Primary research of restaurants at Ealing Broadway

Opening times and other information about the restaurants.

LIMEYARD

Opening hours:

Moneday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmTuesday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmWednesday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmThursday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmFriday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmSaturday 09:00 am - 11:30 pm Sunday 09:00 am - 10:30 pm

Address: Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, 8 High St, London W5 5DB

Phone: 020 8567 9056

Website: limeyardrestaurant.com/

CHiMiCHANGA

Opening hours:

Moneday 12:00 noon - 11:00 pmTuesday 12:00 noon - 11:00 pmWednesday 12:00 noon - 11:00 pmThursday 12:00 noon - 11:00 pmFriday 12:00 noon - 11:30 pmSaturday 12:00 noon - 11:30 pm Sunday 12:00 noon - 11:00 pm

Address: Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, 23 High St, London W5 5DB

Phone: 020 8579 8443

Website: chimichanga.co.uk/

Opening times and other information about the restaurants.

Côte Restaurants

Opening hours:

Moneday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmTuesday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmWednesday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmThursday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmFriday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmSaturday 09:00 am - 11:00 pmSunday 09:00 am - 10:30 pm

Address: 10, Ealing Broadway Shopping Cen-tre, The Green, High St, London W5 5DA

Phone: 020 8579 3115

Website: cote-restaurants.co.uk

Nando’s

Opening hours:

Moneday 11:00 am - 11:00 pmTuesday 11:00 am - 11:00 pmWednesday 11:00 am - 11:00 pmThursday 11:00 am - 11:00 pmFriday 11:00 am - 12:00 pmSaturday 11:00 am - 12:00 pmSunday 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

Address: Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, 1-5 Bond St, Ealing W5 5AP

Phone: 020 8567 8093

Website: nandos.co.uk

Opening times and other information about the restaurants.

Sowa Restaurant

Opening hours:

Monday 10:00 am - 10:00 pmTuesday 10:00 am - 10:00 pmWednesday 10:00 am - 10:00 pmThursday 10:00 am - 10:00 pm Friday 10:00 am - 10:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am - 10:00 pm Sunday 10:00 am - 09:00 pm

Address: Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, 33 High St, London W5 5DB

Phone: 020 8567 7707

Website: sowarestaurant.co.uk/

The Drappers Arms

Opening hours:

Monday 12:00 noon - 11:00 pmTuesday 12:00 noon - 11:00 pmWednesday 12:00 noon - 11:00 pmThursday 12:00 noon - 11:00 pm Friday 12:00 noon - 12:00 am Saturday 10:00 am - 12:00 am Saturday 12:00 noon - 11:00 pm

Address: Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, 24-25 High St, London W5 5DB

Phone: 020 8579 4107

Website: thedrapersarmsealing.co.uk

Opening times and other information about the restaurants.

Wasabi

Opening hours:

Monday 10:30 am - 10:00 pmTuesday 10:30 am - 10:00 pmWednesday 10:30 am - 10:00 pmThursday 10:30 am - 10:00 pmFriday 10:30 am - 11:00 pmSaturday 10:30 am - 11:00 pmSunday 10:30 am - 10:00 pm

Address: Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, Unit 12a-c, London W5 5JY

Phone: 020 8579 3319

Website: wasabi.uk.com/

Turtle Bay

Opening hours:

Monday 11:30 am - 11:30 pmTuesday 11:30 am - 11:30 pmWednesday 11:30 am - 11:30 pmThursday 11:30 am - 00:30 amFriday 11:30 am - 00:30 amSaturday 11:30 am - 00:30 amSunday 11:30 am - 11:30 pm

Address: Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, 16 High St, London W5 5DB

Phone: 020 3067 0007

Website: turtlebay.co.uk/

Opening times and other information about the restaurants.

SUBWAY

Opening times:

Monday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmTuesday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmWednesday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmThursday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmFriday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmSaturday 08:00 am - 11:00 pmSunday 09:00 am - 11:00 pm

Address: Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, 38 High St, London W5 5DB

Phone:020 8840 4397

Website: subway.co.uk

SUBWAY

McDonald’s

Opening times:

Monday 05:00 am - 01:00 amTuesday 05:00 am - 01:00 amWednesday 05:00 am - 01:00 amThursday 05:00 am - 01:00 amFriday 05:00 am - 02:00 amSaturday 05:00 am - 02:00 amSunday 05:00 am - 01:00 am

Address: Address: 1/3/22C, The Arcadia Centre, 50/52 The Broadway, London W5 2ND

Phone:020 8840 6160

Website: mcdonalds.co.uk

Opening times and other information about the restaurants.

Wagamama

Opening times:

Monday 11:30 am - 11:00 pmTuesday 11:30 am - 11:00 pmWednesday 11:30 am - 11:00 pm Thursday 11:30 am - 11:00 pm Friday 11:30 am - 11:00 pm Saturday 11:30 am - 11:00 pm Sunday 11:30 am - 10:00 pm

Address: Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, Broadway Shopping Centre, 12 High St, Ealing W5 5DB

Phone: 020 8567 7352

Website: wagamama.com

http://www.wagamama.com/

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