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Submission: Unofficial Proposal for Integrated Mobility Map of Mexico City by Eric León, 2020

June 23, 2020

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bus, Eric Leon, metro, Metrobus, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico City Metro, submission, subway, Tren Ligero

Submitted by Eric, who says: Hello! I am a graphic designer from Mexico City. For almost 4 years I worked in this project of integrating all transportation systems in a single map, which did not exist at that time (2016) as something official. Now as part of a new administration and under the guidance of Lance Wyman it was possible to carry it out. My proposal is different from the official one in several concepts: […]

Official Map: Integrated Mobility Map of Mexico City, 2019

April 17, 2019

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2.5 stars, bus, commuter rail, Lance Wyman, metro, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico City Metro, subway, Tipo Metro, Tren Ligero, Tren Suburbano, typography

I’ve had quite a few requests to review this new map out of Mexico City, so here goes… The first thing to note is that Lance Wyman, the designer of the original Mexico City Metro logo and much of the design language of that system (the original station icons and the distinctive Tipo Metro typeface, for example) was involved in this work, though I’m not certain as to what extent. Certainly, the Movilidad Integrada “MI” […]