The Evaluation of the Graphic Design of Tokyo Subway Map Using a Visual Search Task

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  • KOBAYASHI Takehito
    Design Psychology Unit, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University
  • HIBINO Haruo
    Design Psychology Unit, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University
  • KOYAMA Shinichi
    Design Psychology Unit, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University

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Other Title
  • 鉄道路線図の表記方法と検索性
  • 東京の地下鉄における実験
  • A Study of the Tokyo Subway Map

Abstract

The easiness to find the best route is one of the most important features for the design of transit maps. In the previous studies, Nagao et al. (2002) and Ukai et al. (2002) proposed guidelines for the graphic design of lines and station symbols. In the present study, we evaluated the usability of the current Tokyo Subway Map from psychological approaches. The results suggested that users occasionally misread the map when (1) one station has more than one name, (2) crossing lines have similar colors, and (3) the easiest route look longer than the other lines and that minor redesigning of station symbols may improve the usability of subway maps.

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  • CRID
    1390282680585506176
  • NII Article ID
    130005454005
  • DOI
    10.11247/jssd.60.0_189
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    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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