Lines on a map

THIS IS NOT A SPREAD IN THE BOOK. It's my idea to get the map as big as possible by turning it sideways and make the words readable.. 

I wish the editors of this book had put some more thought into its contents. It's really pages of excellent graphic illustrations by Emiliano Ponzi that sort of reveal the problems designer Vignelli faced when designing the 1970 subway map. The story through the pages will take you only a few minutes to read.

My idea for the book would include a copy of the map, in a pocket inside the back cover, that could be removed and unfolded (it actually looks good enough to frame if you are a designer) the map is reproduced on page thirty-two and too small to read any of the words, far better to have turned the book sideways and run the map over the two pages. There could have been some pages with an illustrated essay with more detail about the map and how, eventually, the Transit Authority decided the map was too modern (or complex?) for their customers and had an entirely different subway map designed based more on geography. Rochester Institute of Technology published 'Vignelli transit maps' in 2012, it's mentioned on page thirty-four. 

The book is really an opportunity to enjoy Ponzi's wonderful illustrations with a bit of background about Vignelli's map.