New York Subway Map Massimo Vignelli

MTA New York City Transit Bergen Street Sign Shop New York NY. 1972 modernist subway map by designer Massimo Vignelli who also designed the New York City Transit Authoritys Graphic Standards Manual in 1970. Massimo vignelli recently updated his iconic 1972 new york city subway map for the may 2008 issue of mens vogue. Massimo Vignelli explains his infamous 1972 New York Subway map and the controversy it caused.

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Massimo Vignelli Joan Charysyn Bob Noorda Unimark International Corporation New York New York Subway Map 1970-1972 Not on view When New Yorks independently managed subway lines came under centralized governmental control in 1953 it became clear that the perplexing experience of navigating the vast network needed to be addressed.

New York Subway Map Massimo Vignelli. Each station is represented by a dot and. Born in Milan Italy in. Porcelain-enameled steel 24 12 x 54 x 1 622 x 1372 x 25 cm.

New York City Subway Street-Level Sign. In 2011 the MTA introduced a digital and interactive map a reinterpretation of Vignellis Subway Map to show customers service changes on weekends. Then he realizes what he should have done instead.

Once you understand the story and logic behind the design of the NYC Subway system youll likely never look at it the same way ever again. Each station was shown as a dot. This simplified map is not geographically accurate simplifying the subway system into a diagram of colored lines.

Who had for some time been considering how they would do the map differently. If youre a New Yorker you are familiar with the work and aesthetics of late graphic designer Massimo Vignelli whether youre aware of this or not. He had been ill and died at his Manhattan.

How Vignelli S Design Still Influences Nyc S Subway Maps Today By Allen Hillery Nightingale Medium