Scenarios

Requirements:

• Restaurants must be highly visible
• Street context for navigation
• Muted background (food photos overlay)

Recommendations:

• Use bold, warm colors for restaurant markers (red, orange)
• Gray out background (low saturation)
• Keep street labels clear but not dominant
• High contrast for selected restaurant
• Mobile-optimized touch targets

Scenario: Real Estate Map

Requirements:

• Property boundaries clearly visible
• Neighborhood context
• Price differentiation

Recommendations:

• Use color scale for price ranges (green=affordable, red=expensive)
• Show parks and amenities prominently
• Include school zones if relevant
• Label neighborhoods clearly
• Show transit access

Scenario: Data Visualization Overlay

Requirements:

• Data layer is primary focus
• Base map provides context only
• Multiple data points may cluster

Recommendations:

• Monochromatic, low-contrast base map
• Use data-ink ratio principle (minimize non-data elements)
• Base map grayscale or single muted hue
• Remove unnecessary labels
• Consider using light base for dark data, vice versa

Scenario: Navigation/Routing

Requirements:

• Route must be unmissable
• Turn-by-turn clarity
• Current location always visible

Recommendations:

• Route in high-contrast color (blue or purple)
• Animate route line or use dashed pattern
• Large, clear turn indicators
• Dim unrelated features
• User location: pulsing blue dot
• Next turn: prominent arrow/icon