Roberts M and Vaeng – EXPECTATIONS AND PREJUDICES USURP JUDGEMENTS OF SCHEMATIC MAP EFFECTIVENESS 2016

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This 17-page academic paper, “Expectations and prejudices usurp judgements of schematic map effectiveness,” was authored by Maxwell J. Roberts and Ida C.N. Vaeng from the University of Essex, UK, and presented at the DRS2016 Design Research Society 50th Anniversary Conference in June 2016. As a peer-reviewed conference proceeding (DOI: 10.21606/drs.2016.123), it offers a trustworthy and significant contribution to design research, particularly in cartography and human-computer interaction. The document is well-illustrated, featuring multiple London Underground map variations and detailed data visualizations that underpin its findings on usability. It highlights a critical divergence between objective performance and subjective user perception of schematic transport maps. Importantly, this work is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License, allowing for broad non-commercial use.