The New York Times is reporting that the iconic subway map for New York City has been redesigned. This will be the first overhaul of the map since it was released in 1998. In the new map, the island of Manhattan is made even bigger, while Staten Island is reduced in size. City Island, which was missing on some of the maps, has been added back in.
There are some changes in the map that I think are very good. For example, the subway lines now have drop shadows added to them to make them stand out. However, there are some changes that make me wonder at the design decision behind them. The water in the map has been changed to be a deeper blue. That is fine. But the parks that were colored in green have now become olive. Which would you rather have, a green park or an olive park? Personally, I prefer the green park.
Next month, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will unveil a resized, recolored and simplified edition of the well-known map, its first overhaul in more than a decade.
via A New Subway Map for New York – Interactive Feature – NYTimes.com.
