The MTA and many commenters have noted the 2025 map's similarities to a 1972 design by Italian designer Massimo Vignelli and Joan Charysyn. Because of the massive pool of riders and the length of ...

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 new look takes cues from the equally divisive 1972 map designed by Massimo Vignelli which proved unpopular with commuters but was widely praised by designers, leading Vignelli to become one of ...

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 ...

The baby wasn’t thrown out with the bath water, however. While the new map indeed evokes Vignelli’s prowess, it maintains certain elements that worked from the Hertz version. Or, to quote ...

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 new map takes inspiration from previous versions (primarily, the 1972 Massimo Vignelli creation and its later updates) while simplifying essential travel information in a “readable ...