![]() Now the map is schematic but also feels like true geography, easy for orientation, easy for use, easy to memorize. I also added a schematized coast line all the way to Far Rockaway. I realized this was unacceptable and I therefore enlarged the layout to be able to fit Brooklyn in a topologically accurate way, on a diagonal axis. From street and road map to high-resolution satellite imagery of 26 Federal Plaza. "People actually didn't bother the absence of accurate geography, they were very pleased with the compact schematic map, but the problem was I had squeezed Brooklyn into the squared layout of the map and hugely distorted its shape with Coney Island ending all the way east at the same 'latitude' as Downtown. Subway: New York City metro map, United States. "The two main criticisms were about topology and line colors," Cerovic explained. The grand tradition of tweaking and re-envisioning the MTA's NYC subway map continues! This time, Paris-based designer Jug Cerovic has refined his earlier map with new touches, like making Brooklyn more geographically accurate.Ĭerovic tells us that his 2014 map was met with "great enthusiasm." So much enthusiasm that he said he "received lots of feedback from people wanting to help me make the map better."
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