Thomas Porathe
List of John Benjamins publications for which Thomas Porathe plays a role.
Articles
2016 Information design in nautical charts: Dynamic NoGo areas Traffic & Transport: Part II, Simlinger, Peter (ed.), pp. 82–91 | Article
Conspicuous grey shading or blue colours are traditionally used in printed nautical charts to represent shallow water. The problem is that what is “deep” water for one size of ship might not be so for another size. To understand the extent of navigable water the bridge crew has to make a number… read more
2008 Measuring effective map design for route guidance: An experiment comparing electronic map display principles Highlights of Vision Plus 12: Information Design - Achieving Measurable Results, Strand, Lennart and Peter Simlinger (eds.), pp. 190–201 | Article
Route guidance systems in vehicles has started to use an oblique, slanted view of the map, mimicking something of the egocentric perspective the driver sees through the windscreen. Is this an effective strategy? What is the most effective map design to convey route guidance to drivers, and how can… read more