The Incredible Shape-Changing Island The distortion of Manhattan on NYC subway maps over the years, expressed as a height-to-width ratio. Fascinating stuff from a NY Times article in 2010 enumerating the changes in the latest version of the map.

The Incredible Shape-Changing Island

The distortion of Manhattan on NYC subway maps over the years, expressed as a height-to-width ratio. Fascinating stuff from a NY Times article in 2010 enumerating the changes in the latest version of the map.

  1. 3rd July 2012
  2. Notes: 51
    3. #transit map #subway map #subway #MTA #New York #USA #United States of America #Manhattan
New MTA Wayfinding Signage Nice supplementary wayfinding signage at New York’s Union Square Station. YOU ARE HERE. (Source: Nick Sherman/Flickr)

New MTA Wayfinding Signage

Nice supplementary wayfinding signage at New York’s Union Square Station. YOU ARE HERE.

(Source: Nick Sherman/Flickr)

  1. 24th November 2011
  2. Notes: 50
    3. #transit map #cartography #wayfinding #Manhattan #subway #photography #New York #USA #United States of America