Photo: Direction in a Blur of Confusion
Great motion blur photo from the Washington, DC Metro. Source: itsmaddness/Flickr
All posts tagged: subway map
Infographic: Subterranean Veins of Europe
Here’s an interesting “map” of Europe’s subway systems that was originally featured in a weekly cultural supplement to Milan’s Corriere Della Sera newspaper. The map looks fantastic, and allows all sorts of comparisons between the underground rail systems of Europe, from cost of tickets (cleverly shown as a blue ring of differing thicknesses: the thicker the ring, the more expensive a ticket is), users per day, total length of each system and even a simple chronological […]
Photo: Santa Consulting Map in Subway
Santa: “Excuse me, but which stop should I use for Macy’s?” Her: “Why did I sit under the subway map?!” Photo credit: Erich Hartmann
Photo: Barcelona Wayfinding
Not only is this an awesome picture, but it really shows off how the Barcelona Metro map is part of a greater, unified, wayfinding scheme. Here, on one panel, we’ve got a nice big map, information about the Metro, a complete cross-referenced list of stations, and a local area map showing the transportation options around the current station. Wonderful stuff. Source: albertmiralles/Flickr – link no longer active
Photo: Osaka Subway Map, Area Map and Wayfinding System
Nice big maps, and clear (but maybe a little dull) directional signage. A full review of that system map looks to be in order in the near future… Source: Ian YVR/Flickr
Photo: Brussels Metro Map Changeover, April 2009
Here’s an interesting pair of photos from 2009 that show two in-car strip maps that co-existed on Metro trains in Brussels. Together, they show the changes in the system that were occurring with the opening of track between the Delacroix and Gare de l’Ouest stations. Apart from a new look to the map, the system itself seems to have been overhauled completely, with the previous lines “1A” and “1B” becoming “5” and “6”, amongst lots […]
Photo: On Our Way to Asakusa
Here’s a dreamy shallow depth of field photo from Tokyo’s Ginza Line. Yum. Source: Eric Flexyourhead/Flickr
New York by Jenni Sparks
Absolutely wonderful hand-drawn map of NYC by illustrator Jenni Sparks, second only to Paula Scher’s masterpieces. (↬ kottke) This is so gorgeous. Says a lot about the subway’s importance and place in New York’s collective psyche that it’s featured so prominently in the design, cutting vibrant coloured slashes across the landscape. Click through to Jenni’s site to see more of this stunning work.
In-Car Strip Map, Seoul Metro, South Korea
Submitted by Sam Gold, who says: “Taken last week on Line 2 of the Seoul Metro. I found these system maps to be close to unusable!” Transit Maps says: Hard to disagree with Sam here. You’d need some excellent vision or really good glasses to be able to make out all the detail on this map, which crams all of Seoul’s extensive system into an area often used to show just one line or far […]
Historical Map: Pocket Book Paris Métro Map, 1961
Altogether rather lovely. Source: Rumbling Jessie/Flickr