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23/06/21

The Secret History Of The Great Subway Map Debate Of 1978 Revealed / Gothamist

 

“This is the same conversation that designers have every day, anyone designing a website, it’s not just about print or about maps,” he added. “It’s this idea of a hierarchy of information and how you can present information to the public in a really efficient way. It’s this same idea of form versus content and minimalism versus maximalism.”

New York Subway Map Massimo Vignelli
New York Subway Map John Tauranac
New York Subway Maps Side by Side

https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/secret-history-great-subway-map-debate-1978-revealed