Revisiting the iconography of Apple Maps
A few years ago we published a post examining the point of interest (POI) icons within Apple Maps titled More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Apple’s Spotlight Location Icons. POI icons have existed in Apple Maps since Google was the maps provider.
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I highly suggest checking out this piece by Mercury Intermedia. Icons are something that we see everywhere and take in with just a quick glance, but behind the scenes there’s people selectively picking and iterating these little guides.
I am currently redoing a lot of the icons in Caramel so this article couldn’t have come at a better time.