In February this year, I set myself the task of redesigning Washington, D.C.’s ubiquitous Metro Map (read my original blog post here). What began as a simple design exercise (mainly to see just how different I could make the diagram look) has grown into something much bigger: my design has appeared on DC blogs and newspapers and has generated a lot of public discussion. Many people have asked for posters, and – finally – here they are.
Now sold out.
The keen-eyed amongst you may notice a few changes from my original version of the map. Making use of the extra space the poster size gave, I have introduced the “kink” in the Silver Line around Tysons Corner, and have spaced out the stations on the western end of the Orange Line a little further.
I have also removed any elements that I had copied from the original WMATA map, as well as the logos for Metro, Amtrak, VRE and MARC, none of which I have the rights to use commercially. It’s a little less authentic, but a whole heap more legal!
For a larger view of the poster, view it on Flickr here. For those of you without a Flickr account, here’s a direct link to the 3000px wide image.
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You’re going to hate me for this, but it’s already partially outdated. There’s no more parking at Rhode Island Ave, and all of the Silver Line stations are likely to be renamed.
Metro’s site says Rhode Island Ave’s parking lot has been demolished to… make way for another parking lot (and housing/shopping development). So, in the long term, there will be parking there, there just temporarily isn’t at the moment. And there’s still a few short-term metered spots and ADA parking there, so I think I can leave the parking sign in.
Yes, the Silver Line stations may be renamed, but I haven’t seen anything truly official yet: some speculation in the Washington Post as to what they may be, and some blogs advocating certain names over others, but nothing concrete that I’ve seen.
Would you sign the print if I bought one?
Hello, just checking in to see if you know when these might ship. I purchased one on Nov 30 and am wondering if it will arrive before 12/24. Thanks!
Any order made on any of my posters before December 17th should be delivered by Christmas. Anne, yours should be going out today.
Are your “revised MetroRail maps” still available ?
Yes, there are three of the 36×24″ maps left. Visit http://www.cambooth.net/for-sale and scroll down a bit.
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