{"id":1040,"date":"2016-02-28T11:22:12","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T16:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1040"},"modified":"2016-02-28T11:22:12","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T16:22:12","slug":"new-york-subway-line-posters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/02\/new-york-subway-line-posters\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Subway Line Posters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Andrew Lynch has created posters of individual New York subway lines<\/a>.\u00a0Each poster contains ridership and historical data, and the lines are geographically accurate but are otherwise blank.<\/p>\n

When I look at the subway map I always want to know where the lines really go. The VanMaps take this wish to a ridiculous extreme. A fully geographic map would be cluttered and difficult to read. I stripped that all away. All you have now is the essence, the subway itself and nothing else. In trying for the most geographic accuracy the map now becomes totally abstracted. The subway line exists on a blank plane. Totally accurate, totally useless. But damn does it look good.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Andrew Lynch has created posters of individual New York subway lines.\u00a0Each poster contains ridership and historical data, and the lines are geographically accurate but are otherwise blank. 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