Ideas about maps, technology, & usability.
by Justin O'Beirne
Google Maps: Which Highway Is Which?
The Problem: Google Maps puts highway shields (i.e., highway labels) on top of highway intersections, making it unclear which highway the shield corresponds to.
Three Examples of The Problem:
Highway shields are labels.
A label’s purpose is to clarify.
In the above instances, the labels confuse instead of clarify, negating the purpose of adding labels in the first place.
See also: “A Style Guide for Online Maps”
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