In 1978, The Cooper Union, an art school in New York City, held a debate between two designers that would determine the future of information design for the largest public transit system in the world.

Design disciplines, like user experience (UX) design, have evolved to excel at devising experiences that make digital interfaces navigable. They accomplish this through a deep understanding of user ...

The creation of an exclusive underground map of the Big Apple is reportedly in the works, which officials claim could curb ...

Subway riders are leaving behind the MetroCard, orange-seat subway cars, and now the subway map too. Last week, the MTA unveiled a new subway map that officials say will be easier to read and navigate ...

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The connection to the street, because that's where most people are. We are trying to focus our effort on people where are the people and what are the issues that matter most to them and have a ...

The MTA released Wednesday the first wholesale update of the New York City subway map in nearly 50 years, reminiscent of the iconic 1972 subway map designed by Massimo Vignelli. “It’s not every day ...

In the mid-1990s I attended a public county meeting in Cornelius, N.C., a town next to Davidson, where I had just been hired as a city planner. Davidson was at odds with the county’s proposed ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns who have frequented the Salt Lake City International Airport over the years are likely to recognize the massive (partial) world map that they and millions of other passengers ...