Posts tagged ‘storytelling’
Aug
05
2010
Locals vs Tourists
The places people experience in a city differ depending on whether they are tourists or locals. Mapping geo-tagged photographs illustrate the distinction between tourist shots (red) and local shots (blue) in Montreal. These maps tell a narrative of one’s journey through a city through either the eyes of a local or tourist, highlighting the varied points of interest of each group. And indeed, they are usually quite representative of people’s expected patterns of movement. More city maps here.
Source: Urban Photo
Jun
19
2009
Another Use for Post-its
Post-its are a versatile tool for designers for brainstorming and organizing thoughts. It also adds a little colour to an otherwise dull whiteboard!
A student from Savannah College of Art and Design created a fabulous stop-motion video using Post-it notes to animate. The Röyksopp song adds the perfect “pixelated” feel to the entire piece.
Apr
25
2009
The Crisis of Credit Visualized
Jonathan Jarvis uses the power of visual storytelling to explain the economic crisis in a clear and comprehensive way. By breaking down the complex situation into simple parts and using strong graphical lyricism, he is able to communicate the causal relationships between all the various stakeholders in this system.
Apr
09
2009
Traveller Safety Net
Focusing our concept direction on the idea of the “safety net”, we provide the traveller a sense of security that they are connected back home and have medical records tracked and stored with him or her. This idea stems from insights acquired from interviews detailing situations where even the most adventurous traveller wanting to explore on his own can feel terrified in medical emergencies, particularly, when he has trouble communicating his situation or understanding his medical condition. I have personally found myself in this situation too in a foreign country and have felt the panic of not only trying to communicate with the local hospital staff, but also trying to connect with family back home.
Our direction will be exploring the idea of tracking the history of travel locations and medical/physiological data in order to address the health concerns of travellers while maintaining a connection with people back home.
