A site devoted to the design and social impact of transit maps - subway maps, metro maps, bus maps, rail maps, ferry maps and more!
A site devoted to the design and social impact of transit maps - subway maps, metro maps, bus maps, rail maps, ferry maps and more!
While they may just be a map to some of us... These carte, mapa, mappa, karte, kaart, kort, karta, zemljevid and various other European translations are more than just a means to find out how to get from A to B. Harry Beck's schematic London Underground tube map still is the benchmark for great design…
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Transit Maps of the World is the first, comprehensive collection of every rapid-transit system on earth. Using glorious, colourful graphics, Mark Ovenden traces the history of urban transport systems, including rare and historic maps, diagrams, and photographs. Transit Maps could not be more relevant to our modern existence. It uncovers the way many of us are able live and work day to day. It is an inspiring compendium for graphic designers and transport enthusiasts alike.
Scientists are taking lessons from psychology and cognitive science to figure out what works—and what doesn’t—in transit map design.
A site devoted to the design and social impact of transit maps - subway maps, metro maps, bus maps, rail maps, ferry maps and more!
Graphic designer and self-described "lifelong transit nerd" Peter Dovak has proven that no two subway systems are alike with his series of Mini Metros.
Page 10- The TRANSIT MAPS thread (hand-drawn or computer-generated, all are welcome) Skyscraper & Urban Art
Mini Metros is an ongoing series of worldwide public transit maps that have been “shrunken and simplified” into tiny diagrams by D.C.-based designer Peter Dovak. So far he’s completed over 200 light rail and metro systems and made them available in different configurations as posters and mugs on Society6. (via Kottke)
I got a review copy of Mark Ovenden's "Transit Maps of the World" in the mail today and promptly fell down the rabbit hole with it. The book does pretty…
Anyone who loves cities almost certainly loves transit maps: for well over a century, they've not only played an essential role in the navigation of urban spaces but developed into their very own distinctive form at the intersection of utility and aesthetics. Open Culture, openculture.com
Mapmaker Brian Stokle has created two visions of the Bay Area’s transit systems exclusively for The Urbanist. One is a map representing all of the transit routes in the Bay Area to illustrate the potential for connectivity between existing systems. The second is a somewhat utopian vision of what Bay Area transit could look like in the future.
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19 minutes ago - Read & Download Here : https://joinfreemusic.blogspot.com/?book=0143112651 PDF Transit Maps of the World: The World's First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth Paperback “ October 30, 2007 kindle Transit Maps of the World is the first and only comprehensive collection of historic and current maps of every rapid-transit system on earth. Using glorious, colorful graphics, Mark Ovenden traces the history of mass transit-including rare and historic maps, diagrams, and photographs, some available for the first time since their original publication. Transit Maps is the graphic designer's new bible, the transport enthusiast's dream collection, and a coffee-table essential for everyone who's ever traveled in a city.
Wilson, Norman D. Map of Greater Winnipeg Proposed Rapid Transit Subways in Relation to Present Surface Transit Routes [map]. 1:47,520. In: Norman D. Wilson. Future Development of Public Transit in Greater Winnipeg. Toronto: 1959, map 3. A report submitted to the Greater Winnipeg Transit Commission by Norman D. Wilson on March 4, 1959. The report can be found online at: uwto.org/documents/transit_1959normanwilson.html
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