A Vignelli-esque fictional map that explores all the different ways we can say “AWESOME!” And it makes a nice little “thumbs up” shape – also awesome! The slightly distressed effect in the printing is also pretty neat. Apparently this was produced for a show that opened here in Portland yesterday, but the link to the event’s Facebook page is broken. If I’m going to be slightly picky with this ever-so-neat design, I’d have to say […]
Someone ripped the map off the wall, so a kind soul thoughtfully drew the routes and stations back on with a pen. If it’s done from memory, that’s fairly impressive work. Source: Josh Kruger/Twitter – link no longer active
A neat little “on the subway” character sketch, complete with a cameo from the New York subway map in the background. Love it! Source: amirocks/Flickr
Submitted by Pedro, who says: This is an unofficial map for MetrôRio, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I find the official map hideous (May 2012, 2 stars), so I made this one. I haven’t yet ridden this subway, so I based my map on the maps I could find online. Because lines are hard to be distinguished if you are color blind, I have decided to put the line number on their last stations. I […]
The inspiration for this tattoo (which looks real) is really quite obvious when you know what you’re looking for. This is H.C. Beck’s first unsolicited attempt at a Paris Metro diagram from around 1939, and has been reproduced quite faithfully (although without the station names). Source: zachhaschanged/Instagram
Looks pretty nifty! Maybe it’d go well with this subway map coat stand, or some other transit mappy furniture? Designed by Alan Wisniewski, and available for just $32 from the Umbra website.
One of 26 panels on the walls of the platforms of this U-Bahn station that show the history of the subway before the First World War. Source: bentchristensen14/Flickr
teded: Behold! The bustling metropolis of our brains! From the TED-Ed lesson How playing an instrument benefits your brain – Anita Collins Animation by Sharon Colman Graham Brain/Tube Map animated GIF? Reblog.
Submitted by emotingviamemes, who says: This is an old Boston Elevated Railway Company map from a user guide I purchased at the wonderful Ward Maps store in Cambridge, MA. It’s a lovely relic of its time! The rest of the guide gives transit directions to landmarks and points of interest. I’m not exactly sure why the modern day Blue and Red Lines are the same color on here, unless some color had faded with age. […]
Because Godzilla and subway map. Together. Source: gameraboy
