Photo: Subte Map, Buenos Aires, 2001
Nice shot of the distinctive Subte map in situ. Opened in 1913, the Subte is the oldest underground system in the Southern Hemisphere. Source: sftrajan/Flickr
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Unofficial Map: Boston “T” Map Made From Pipe Cleaners
In a similar vein to this London Tube Map made from paperclips, here’s a perfect little Boston “T” map made from other innocuous household objects. Created by the very talented Andy Woodruff of Axis Maps and Bostonography, who obviously had way too much spare time on his hands one day.
Photo: Single Journey Ticket Issuing Machine, Hong Kong
I’m loving how the Hong Kong MTR map (April 2012, 4 stars) has been integrated into the ticket-purchasing process. It’s as easy as selecting the station you’re travelling to on the screen, inserting money, and getting your ticket: Ticketing and route information all in one! Source: wunelle/Flickr
Photo: Station-ery
Cute title. Made back in 2007, so the Circle Line is actually a loop, rather than the… ahh.. paperclip… it is now. Nicely done piece of whimsy. Source: Zach_ManchesterUK/Flickr – link no longer active
Submission: Cross-Stitched New York Subway Map
Submitted by Sabina Wolfson, who says: The cross-stitched “T” map you mentioned reminded me that I have been meaning to submit this for awhile. Cross-sittched NYC subway map from 2010. I took a map and made it into an x-stitch pattern and then my Aunt stitched it for me. Transit Maps says: Wow! The 45-degree angularity of most transit maps means that they work well with this type of “pixel-based” art, but Sabina must have […]
Historical Map: Diagram of Tube Services, 7:00am, September 28, 1940
Here’s a fantastic historical document – a tube map used by engineers in London to mark out the status of services on the Underground during World War II. By the look of it, this map was updated at least daily, if not even more often, as this date falls squarely within the Blitz – a period where London was bombed for 57 consecutive nights by the Luftwaffe. The map itself looks like a modified hand-drawn […]
Photo: Moscow Metro Line Maps
A good example of how something that’s probably perfectly clear to locals can be totally confusing to foreign visitors. The first obstacle is obviously the Cyrillic text, which automatically makes things very tricky for non-natives. Now, I’ve spent quite a bit of time translating and cross-referencing the text here with a Moscow Metro map, and I think I’ve got it worked out — but this isn’t exactly a luxury that you would have when you’re […]
“Stitched Subways – London” by Susan Stockwell, 2007
One of the loveliest reinventions of the London Tube Map I’ve seen so far – simply red thread stitched onto rice paper. It’s bigger than it looks: 100cm wide by 30cm deep, so it would certainly look impressive on a wall! Source: Susan’s website
What Fresh Hell is This?
Possibly one of the worst uses of the “subway map” design metaphor I’ve ever seen. I can’t even bring myself to comment any further. Source: wtf-viz/Tumblr – link no longer active
Future Map: FutureNYCSubway by Andrew Lynch
An updated look at my futureNYCSubway proposal using an expanded Vignelli map. More excellent work from Andrew Lynch (aka vanshnookenraggen) – this time, an astoundingly well-considered analysis of future plans for the New York Subway. The resultant map is quite beautiful as well, based as it is off Massimo Vignelli’s 2008/Weekender revision of his classic 1970s map. I strongly encourage you to click through to Andrew’s website and read the full rationale behind this map: […]