Subway design

What was transit like in New York City before the Uber’s, Waze’s, Google Maps and Lyft’s of the world existed? Decades ago, prior to cunning app developers employing technology as a means of optimizing travel, the powers that be at the New York Transit Authority sought solace in a little known graphic designer named Massimo Vignelli.

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massimo vignelli recently updated his iconic 1972 new york city subway map for the may 2008 issue of men’s vogue

Emiliano Ponzi, in collaboration with the MoMA, has created a book introducing young readers to the work of iconic graphic designer Massimo Vignelli. Using illustrations of “trains, subway stations, and the NYC skyline”, Emiliano's book tells the story of how Vignelli created an “easy-to-navigate subway map in 1972”. _The Great New York Subway Map_ aims to show how graphic design can be used for “problem-solving” and turning “chaos to order”.

I was taken on a tour of Singapore’s mass rapid transit system in early March to see its new signage system. As lead designer Samuel Lim guided me through a station, he stopped dead in his tracks. “Oh dear!” he said, “Here come the paper signs...” A portable stand was holding up one A4-size sheet

the metropolitan transportation authority (MTA) has launched a live digital map that lets users navigate the new york subway system in real-time.

In the 1960s, the New York subways were a mess, sign-wise. Station names and metro lines were spelled out in a hodgepodge of sizes, shapes, and styles. The original mosaic tiles had been joined by cut stone and terracotta—all of which clashed with newer enamel signs. They were not only inconsistent in terms of style but also in where they were placed, so straphangers didn’t know where to look for directions on how to get from point A to point B.

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