Map Dimensions True to Current Size, 26 x 32" - Under a collaborative group effort of 5 people (Dawn Balhorn, Meaghan Mercado, Tiffany Ng, Bi Lu and I), we worked together to restructure the logic of the MTA subway system. In order to improve inconsistencies with the design we streamlined the typography, the nomenclature of station names, and the grouping of trains, along with the frequency and places a subway line may go.
Overview of New Labels for Trains and MTA mark; credit: Bi Lu - Under a collaborative group effort of 5 people (Dawn Balhorn, Meaghan Mercado, Tiffany Ng, Bi Lu and I), we worked together to restructure the logic of the MTA subway system. In order to improve inconsistencies with the design we streamlined the typography, the nomenclature of station names, and the grouping of trains, along with the frequency and places a subway line may go.
Labeling the landmarks, neighborhoods, and locations found on the MTA map - Under a collaborative group effort of 5 people (Dawn Balhorn, Meaghan Mercado, Tiffany Ng, Bi Lu and I), we worked together to restructure the logic of the MTA subway system. In order to improve inconsistencies with the design we streamlined the typography, the nomenclature of station names, and the grouping of trains, along with the frequency and places a subway line may go.
Detail of Downtown Manhattan; Terminals depart from the stations they share - Under a collaborative group effort of 5 people (Dawn Balhorn, Meaghan Mercado, Tiffany Ng, Bi Lu and I), we worked together to restructure the logic of the MTA subway system. In order to improve inconsistencies with the design we streamlined the typography, the nomenclature of station names, and the grouping of trains, along with the frequency and places a subway line may go.
Stations with Multiple Trains Convene and Divide; White Circles are Express; Black are Local - Under a collaborative group effort of 5 people (Dawn Balhorn, Meaghan Mercado, Tiffany Ng, Bi Lu and I), we worked together to restructure the logic of the MTA subway system. In order to improve inconsistencies with the design we streamlined the typography, the nomenclature of station names, and the grouping of trains, along with the frequency and places a subway line may go.
Lines are labeled on track strips to aid user - Under a collaborative group effort of 5 people (Dawn Balhorn, Meaghan Mercado, Tiffany Ng, Bi Lu and I), we worked together to restructure the logic of the MTA subway system. In order to improve inconsistencies with the design we streamlined the typography, the nomenclature of station names, and the grouping of trains, along with the frequency and places a subway line may go.
MTA Key Explains Map's Logic and System; International Style icons were edited and modified - Under a collaborative group effort of 5 people (Dawn Balhorn, Meaghan Mercado, Tiffany Ng, Bi Lu and I), we worked together to restructure the logic of the MTA subway system. In order to improve inconsistencies with the design we streamlined the typography, the nomenclature of station names, and the grouping of trains, along with the frequency and places a subway line may go.
Contextual Stations Such as the 6 line are divided to show the station's up/downtown divisions - Under a collaborative group effort of 5 people (Dawn Balhorn, Meaghan Mercado, Tiffany Ng, Bi Lu and I), we worked together to restructure the logic of the MTA subway system. In order to improve inconsistencies with the design we streamlined the typography, the nomenclature of station names, and the grouping of trains, along with the frequency and places a subway line may go.
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MTA Subway Map Redesign
Jon Lee
Graphic Designer & Illustrator Brooklyn, NY