Comments on: Rare Hectic Energy vs Slavish Geometric Inaccuracy

By: Laurence

Laurence — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:26:55 +0000

I totally agree the new map is reduced beyond recognition. that reductio ad absurdum tee is hilarious. A similar debate happened in NYC back in the 70s when the Italian designer Massimo Vignelli “straightened” it out… but curves won in the end.

I think the problem with maps like this… is that they make absolutely no attempt to synchronize with local street maps or landmarks- so you have to translate onto another map or 2 or 3, or just guess where you’re going to end up. It’s total navigatus ridiculum, not to mention touristus confusius. Unintuitive and impractical.

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Hyperlinear BART Map « Burrito Justice — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:11:42 +0000

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By: g

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:42:13 +0000

I loved the link to the map by SF Cityscape. Finally a useful rail map of the bayarea!

By: Enrico

Enrico — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:40:25 +0000

Fantastic article. I didn’t fully get the passion behind preserving the Mission curve until reading your previous article. I’d always taken the side of objective modernism in the past. Regrettably, that attitude tends to run roughshod over history, as shown by your article on SOMA sand dunes.