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has unveiled a new subway map—and it’s already in use. The new map takes inspiration from previous versions (primarily, the 1972 Massimo Vignelli creation and its later updates) while ...
New NYC Subway Map, Courtesy of the MTA The map echoes a short-lived 1972 map created by Massimo Vignelli. That version, designed as a service map, introduced straight lines and minimized ...
reminiscent of the iconic 1972 subway map designed by Massimo Vignelli. “It’s not every day that we get to unveil a new New York City icon,” MTA C hairman Janno Lieber told reporters ...
The famous Massimo Vignelli subway map lasted between 1972 and 1979. (Courtesy MTA) The subsequent 1979 and 1998 maps were designed by Michael Hertz Associates. (Courtesy MTA) The new subway map ...
The New York subway system map just got its first full redesign since 1979. One of the world’s most iconic and controversial maps just got a major redesign. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ...
instead returning to the more abstracted view of the beloved 1972 map from Massimo Vignelli. Subway lines are no longer mapped out with exact curvature, but with lines as straight as possible.
The MTA has a new subway map, and it’s directly inspired by ... That old map, created by the late Italian designer Massimo Vignelli, remains beloved by design aficionados. Nearly 50 years ...
Its design combines the type of chunky lines that were on the MTA’s subway map that officials put in place during the 1970s, which was created by famous Italian designer Massimo Vignelli.
Taking inspiration from the beloved NYC subway map design of the late ... The new look takes cues from the equally divisive 1972 map designed by Massimo Vignelli which proved unpopular with ...
It is easier to read with its bold colors while honoring past maps. It plays off Massimo Vignelli's iconic 1972 geometric subway map and retains the brand colors of the maps from 1979 and 1998 ...