Submitted by Kristofer, who says:
This is the new official map for the Östgötatrafiken network in Norrköping. Line 2 and 3 is tram, the rest is bus. I like the overall design of the map, but think it is very hard to read the stop names, because of the very thin font on dark background. Also it is a little strange to denote the lines as unidirectional in the legend (e.g., Line 2 From: Fridvalla To: Kvarnberget). And they misspelled the main stop Resecentrum (Transport hub, by the railway station) on the map.
Transit Maps says:
Overall, I’d have to agree with Kristofer’s summary of this map – the labelling (in what looks to be Helvetica Condensed Light) seems a little too small and spindly to be read easily, especially reversed out of the darker background. The misspelling of the network’s main hub station is pretty unforgivable as well (oops!).
I’m not thrilled with the delicate ticked lines for the tram routes, although they do differentiate them from the bus routes, I guess. Again, it just seems very spindly against the dark background – the red Line 2 in particular seems to get lost in the background.
I do think the dark labels for the localities work well, although the labels for Hageby and Rambodal could easily have been set horizontally instead of on an angle. For that matter, the southern terminus of line 119 at Trumpetaregaten could easily be horizontal as well. Being the only angled terminus label on the map really makes it stand out like a sore thumb.
And yes, labelling the routes in the form of “To” to “From” does seem to confuse things a bit. Hopefully, common sense kicks in and everyone realises that the routes go both ways along the line!
Our rating: Striking at first appearance, but much of the text could stand to be a bit larger and bolder. There’s a lot of empty space on the canvas, so some reworking could use that space more effectively. Two-and-a-half stars.
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