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Posts Tagged ‘Boston’

Current diversions: metro maps and self maps

22 January 2009 tagged Boston, map projects, metro maps with 5 comments

Two ongoing things are keeping me entertained in my spare time these days.

AUTOMATED METRO MAP GENERATION
Metro or subway maps are cool. They’re simple, effective topological diagrams showing you how to get from Point A to Point B in the system. And, I might add, they make great symbols of the cities whose metro [...]

Maps make the best logos

24 December 2008 tagged Boston, interesting maps, logos with no comments

I don’t technically have any authority on the subject of logo design, but that won’t stop me from declaring that maps always—always—are the correct choice for logo designs. So while I attempt to cook up some more interesting projects to post here over the holidays, I leave you with this, my favorite logo lately:

That’s [...]