New York’s Subway Map Embraces a Minimalist 1970s Throwback Vibe
The new design restores a short-lived map made by Massimo Vignelli that has earned diehard admirers over the decades.
The new redesign of the New York City subway map was unveiled April 2.
Photographer: Marc A. Hermann/MTA
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This week’s Design Edition is a dispatch by Mark Byrnes on New York’s new subway map, which will be familiar to longtime New Yorkers and fans of minimalism. Sign up to keep up: Subscribe to get the Design Edition newsletter every Sunday.