Part 1: Where we are now Part 2: What’s wrong with transit maps Last week we talked about some of the issues in transit maps today. We are going to go over some of those same issues and talk about how to fix them in a broad sense, creating a new strategy for building transit …
Part 1: Where We are Now In the second installment in our series about making the case for better transit maps we are going to look at some of the common mistakes that are made in transit maps. We are going to point out what, in our opinion, are some of the most common …
Part 2: Whats Wrong with Transit Maps Today we are starting a new series on the blog, one that we (and many readers and followers of the transit industry) have been researching and discussing for a long time: why we need better transit maps. At Carticulate a lot of our core work is around building …
With the 2012 Olympics underway this weekend, the eyes of the world have been focusing on London. To celebrate an amazing 2 weeks of brilliant athletes, national pride, and actually decent summer tv programming, here are some unique maps of the city: All maps from the blog Mapping London. Read more about each of these …
The autonomy of Google maps as our navigational interface has sprung up creative solutions to mapping history. Take London, a city so proud of its geography flexes its muscles by transitioning historical, illustrated maps, to a modern interface in Locating London. The application lets you travel the city in the Google maps interface from the …
READ THE ARTCILE In thinking about transit , we sometimes forget to recognize that a map is what takes us through every touch point of our daily journey. Whether we’re trying to avoid a transfer, or picking the most direct line, the map holds the power to persuade us on how to travel. It’s gone …
