What if graphic design was affected by dementia symptoms? 1

DISORIENTATION MAP

This map is a metaphor to convey the constant feeling of disorientation that people with dementia usually experience.

My grandparents are not able to identify most of the places that used to be part of their daily life. If they remember some of those familiar places they cannot recall the way to get there, even if they used to do it everyday.

The place they are able to recognize most is their home. Everything revolves around it. Therefore I used the house as the centre of rotation for the different layers. Each colour represents a forgotten regular route or a special place that they cannot remember anymore. The places that are most present in their memories have the smallest degree of rotation/disorientation.


Experiment done with the Central London bus map from TfL.