Wayfinding

Navigating you way through a new city, especially one as large and busy as London, can be really tough, and confusing. I myself have gotten lost more times than I care to admit, but luckily there are a plethora of maps and signs to help out lost travelers trying to find their way. But what makes up an effective map. In my opinion the most effective map of the three shown would be the one in the upper left corner. In this map it is very easy to tell where you are, and instead of just providing road names as a guide, the map also gives use famous landmarks in order to orient ourselves and find our way. Comparatively, the other two maps are not as clear, they are kind of a mess of streets and buildings. In my opinion thats what makes the map that includes image most effective (also since I am more of a visual learner having visual landmarks to associate with the directions helped me find my way).