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# Project Description The Distance Between Maps and Wheels Shiying Du Summary Final work I am a graphic and media designer currently studying internet equality. I work well in multicultural environments and enjoy collaborating across different perspectives, drawing energy and creativity from the process of working together. I am a graphic and media designer currently studying internet equality. I work well in mult... College UAL Creative Computing Institute Course MA Internet Equalities Graduation year 2025 Final work The Distance Between Maps and Wheels Research and process The Distance Between Maps and Wheels Blender landscape sample model which gathers scenes that stand out in my fieldwork and in public social-media posts in five layers: 1. The navigation interface: Within this layer, I show how the app visually presents a route: a single blue line that marks the shape and length of the path. 2. The missing but necessary accessibility information: I visualise slope, accessibility features, and ground texture using colour and dotted patterns. This layer lies completely underneath the blue line in the first layer. 3. Psychological responses: I use the volume of cloud to show how my emotion is shaded under the cloud of disability led by the environment. 4. Physical responses: I use changes in plane height to show how even a small step can be a major barrier, and how a short but steep slope can require even more effort and time than a long, gradual one. 5. The actual conditions of the route. Share this project This video focuses on the distance between what navigation apps imagine and the lived experiences of wheelchair users. Through visual languages, it present the collision between the "map’s fantasy" of accessibility and the "body’s reality." Centered on the core proposition of whe... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard
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