Kirkgate Market maps

With the questions that I asked at the final crit for the publication to what I should add onto the back of these said 'posters' the feedback given was that experimenting with the idea of having a map would work best. So with this idea in mind, I researched already existing maps of the market. With the market being so vast and categorised into the era's and the rows, the market is difficult to map out as a consequence. The official map of which can be found on Leeds.gov's website, has two maps with showing the area of kirkgate market as well as the inside map. With the complexity, the inside map uses a grid with coordinates, with the key on the left hand side of which you can correspond with the map to find the place of which you are looking for. The other map is more simple as it just uses the rectangular shapes, without having a grid or a key to follow from. With the expansion to kirkgate market in 2016, introducing a new big space with seating areas, nine street food units and a stage for events, the map had to be developed in order to show this large new space. The new map, of which is found on Leeds.gov, is a more rough version, of which looks like a temporary one for now. 

With these maps in mind, I will take inspiration and reference to in order to create the map to be experimented with for the publication. The map will just be the inside of the market as the content and purpose is on the emphasis of the stalls inside, looking at the signage. The map isn't going to have a grid or the list of the shops as I still want to incorporate the slight out of context feel when looking at the designs of the publication, but yet still able to have a rough idea of where you can find the context. I am going to experiment with different ways of which the map can be incorporated, like wrapping up the contents or having it included, or having it on the back of the 'posters'. 

kirkgatemarket.wordpress 

leeds.gov