Massimo Vignelli, the designer of this “iconic” NYC subway map died today, and was written up in the NYTimes. Paul Goldberger, former architecture critic for the Times, rhapsodized about it as “more than beautiful.” I’ll say. Goldberger goes on:
Vignelli’s 1972 map wasn’t just lovely to look at. Its obsessive clarity turns out to be the perfect basis for digital information. It’s more modern looking than any of the maps that followed it.
More modern looking than its successors, yes. Is that a clear-cut virtue? Obsessive clarity? Not sure what that means. Or is it obsession with the appearance of clarity? Basis for digital information? Pleeez…
As a frequent visitor to the city in the 1970s, I found the map confusing and practically illegible. It’s resemblance to a circuit design made it worse for me, a colorblind male. Many riders felt the same way, and the map was…
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