Redrawn Tube Map – Out of Station Interchanges
A final revision to my redrawn Tube Map, exploring a way to visually depict out-of-station interchanges. Also, I've integrated some potential near-future extensions to the Tube lines, just for fun.
Month: February 2016
Do Know of a Version of the New York Subway Map Done in a Tube Map Style?
Somewhat surprisingly, no. I thought perhaps that Maxwell Roberts had done one at some stage, but he’s actually done the reverse: the Tube Map in the style of the Vignelli New York subway map. As you can see, he’s carried across the New York style of showing all the service patterns on the map. In New York, this is used to distinguish between local and express services, while in London, it reveals the secret inner […]
Submission – Unofficial Historical Map: Sydney Suburban Rail, 1950 by VoomMaps
Submitted by VoomMaps, who says: Inspired by this schematic map of the Sydney Suburban Network from 1969 (June 2012, 2 stars), I decided to create a retro-looking map of the rail network in 1950 in a similar style. Transit Maps says: I think you’ve nailed the look and feel of this piece quite well, although – like me with my digital recreation of a 1939 map of the Sydney network – you’ve discovered that modern computer-designed […]
Submission – Official Map: Bus Map of Kielce, Poland, 2016
Submitted by Cyryl, who says: Kielce is a mid-sized (200,000 inhabitants) city in Poland, well-known across transport enthusiasts for its extremely inefficient transport system, consisting of over 60 infrequent (most of them make under 10 trips each way per day) lines. Local transport authority tried to make things a little bit easier… and produced something equally awful. It’s not easy to make meaningful scheme when you have nearly fifty lines on one stop, but this […]
Historical Map: Inauguration Poster for Metro de Santiago de Chile, 1975
A lovely celebratory poster for the Metro’s opening year, showing the overall envisioned network at the time. Only a short section of the red Linea 1 was actually open initially – as can be seen running across the poster about a third of the way down – and the eventual system as built today is substantially different to this vision (March 2014, 3.5 stars). Of particular interest are the black diamonds dotted liberally around the […]
Submission – Maps from the 1977 “Golden Gate Transit Guide”, showing South Marin and Larkspur Ferry Bus Services
Submitted by Denis Agar, who says: Check out the Marin County transit maps on page 110 of this thesis (source below). They’re so distinct! Maybe you’ve seen them but I couldn’t NOT send you these. Vignelli much? Transit Maps says: I haven’t seen these before, Denis – and you’re right: they’re absolutely fantastic. I feel that the mid- to late-1970s was a time when America actually embraced clean, modernist “European” design, especially on the West […]
Submission – Berlin’s Transit Network, as Drawn One Piece at a Time by a 7-Year-Old
Submitted by cellardoor85, who says: As special educator, I work with a 7 year old boy who has memorised the complete Berlin S-/U-Bahn, bus and tram network. Every day, he draws exactly one section of the network (without any mistakes, of course) and gives it to me as a present. Last month I started to puzzle all the parts together into one big map on the wall of my office. The common project is not finished […]
Quick Project: Accessibility on the London Underground
Other maps have shown the extent of accessible services on the Underground before, but the newest one I know of is from 2011, which is before the distinction between "street-to-platform" and "street-to-train" was made on the map. Here's my version of those two maps, with before and after comparisons with the whole map.
More Design Notes on the Redrawn Tube Map
Wow! I've been completely blown away by the (mostly positive) response to my redrawn Tube Map. Thanks to everyone who has left me a comment or note – all of your thoughts help to inform future revisions to the map. There's a few more parts of the map that I'm personally really happy with that I'd like to highlight in a little more detail than the already lengthy initial post allowed. Read on for the details!
Fantasy Map: Washington, DC/Baltimore Rail Map from “The 100” TV Series
Via: aaronginsburg: The 100 – S3 – Behind-the-Scenes In case it wasn’t already clear, our Props Dept. is incredible. Here is a close up of Roan’s map of tunnels and hideouts – an old subway map. Look closely, you can find clues to the greater world… A “near future” combined DC/Baltimore rail transit map from the TV series “The 100″. Looks like the Wyman design of the DC map won the day when WMATA and […]