{"pk":25401,"title":"The London Underground Diagram as an example of cognitive niche construction","subtitle":null,"abstract":"The London Underground Diagram (LUD) is a cognitive\nartifact and a well-known example of representational efficiency,\nhaving been copied by urban transportation systems\nworldwide. Here we describe the design of the LUD as an\nexample of cognitive niche construction happening through\niconic meaning of a problem space. We argue that the LUD's\nmeaning is grounded on the offer of opportunities for action\nthrough diagrammaticity. Our examination suggest that\niconicity is at the core the cognitive niche construction.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[{"word":"Cognitive niche; Iconicity; Diagrams; Cognitive\nsemiotics"}],"section":"Papers","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7mx0z2jq","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Pedro","middle_name":"","last_name":"Ata","name_suffix":"","institution":"Institute of Arts and Design, Federal University of Juiz de Fora","department":""},{"first_name":"Joao","middle_name":"","last_name":"Queiroz","name_suffix":"","institution":"Institute of Arts and Design, Federal University of Juiz de Fora","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2015-01-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/25401/galley/15025/download/"}]}