Commuter Rail Guide
1974. Pocket map. Color lithograph. Sheet measures 21 x 18", folded measures 7 x 3.75". This colorful guide to the New York area commuter rail systems recalls the iconic design of Massimo Vignelli's 1972 subway map. Made two years later, this guide is somewhat mysterious, given the immediate criticism and even ire that Vignelli's clear yet geographically-inaccurate map had provoked. Perhaps the MTA's hope was to prove the utility of Vignelli's ideas by providing a second example, as this design..... More