What if Google Maps had been designed in the 1920s? πŸ‘€ For the #revival challenge, I reimagined G...What if Google Maps had been designed in the 1920s? πŸ‘€ For the #revival challenge, I reimagined G...
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What if Google Maps had been designed in the 1920s? πŸ‘€
For the #revival challenge, I reimagined Google Maps through the visual language of Soviet Constructivism. Routes become bold diagonals, turns become oversized arrows, and ETA and distance become strong typographic statements. Navigation stops feeling like a quiet interface and starts feeling like a piece of graphic propaganda telling you exactly where to go.
Such a fun exercise in taking something extremely familiar and asking how differently it could have been designed in another time.
Your turn! What modern product would you send back in time, and to which era? πŸ‘€
Rohan's avatar
The Constructivist direction makes the map feel like an active piece of visual communication rather than a passive interface. The oversized arrows and tight typographic rhythm give the navigation a wonderfully confident voice.
Artur's avatar
Curious whether the diagonals fought you at phone size β€” Constructivist posters were built for one long look from across a room, while a nav screen only gets half-second glances from someone already moving. For your question: airline safety cards, sent back to 1960s Swiss...
Julia's avatar
Such a good point! The tension between bold visual language and instant readability was definitely part of the experiment πŸ‘€ And airline safety cards in 60s Swiss design? I need to see that now hahaha
M Aadil's avatar
Vintage took me back in 19th's...πŸ”₯
Jake's avatar
Hmm this kind of design it seems too hard and too much and besides why use red like that
Julia's avatar
ouchπŸ˜…
Ajeya's avatar
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β€’ Sep 21
Love this
Alamgir's avatar
Wow! what a design and motion! What software did you use to creative this amazing motion?
Julia's avatar
Thanks Alamgir! I made this in Flora, using GPT Image 2.5 for the static, and MiniMax for the motion graphics πŸ˜„
Mena's avatar
I really enjoyed watching it
Julia's avatar
Thank you Mena!
Anna's avatar
the shouting woman as the navigation voice is sending me. this is the version i'd actually listen to
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Good workπŸ‘πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
ZOHAIB's avatar
Amazing
Mark's avatar
Love this concept🎁
Daniel's avatar
this is such a cool way to rethink google maps beacause the typography and those bold arrows really sell the 1920s feelingπŸ”₯
SofΓ­a's avatar
I love it! Given the history of the era, "Turn Left" might work better.
Wb 's avatar
Nice
Juice's avatar
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β€’ Oct 6
This is such a clever visual reinterpretation. The bold typography and constructivist direction work incredibly well together. πŸ”₯
Muhammad Osama's avatar
This is so cool
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