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I dislike how this map is presented as almost official. The author does not seem to have any relation to Berlin traffic authorities. This should be framed clearly as a proposal.
-- Believing that fonts and lines can solve major world problems
-- Believing that anything they touch must've needed solving
I find it rare that a UI designer will say "that version of it is fine, and better than the additional complications I would introduce if I put my mind to it!"
Sure, there are some interesting aspects of this redesign. But let's not overstate faults of the old map that many people were just fine with for decades, to justify the need for a redesign.
You can even see the creator's belief in his own work's importance, as the last picture on the webpage shows he's actually posted the map without authorization in some subway car.
Super confusing, the official map is a lot easier to read, at least it's clear that's an abstraction. If you need to locate stations on a real map just use their real map that shows all stops.
I certainly don't mind such experiments, but after living in Berlin for quite a while now, I still have to hear anyone complain about that the transit map is hard to read. I personally would even say that it's one of the easier ones I have used regularly (compare to Stuttgart for example, which is pretty cryptic due to the city's geography).
As somebody who has lived in Berlin since 11 years, whilst having studied the official transit map and the big BVG physical map of berlin for hours:
This is a really great improvement over the official one it gives me a relieved kind of pleasure to look at. I can really feel how all those expectations from the physical map finally find a home in the abstraction. Oddly satisfying!
I dislike how this map is presented as almost official. The author does not seem to have any relation to Berlin traffic authorities. This should be framed clearly as a proposal.
It specifically says it is not official toward the end of the article. It is very clearly framed as a proposal.
I dislike how this map is presented as almost official. The author does not seem to have any relation to Berlin traffic authorities. This should be framed clearly as a proposal.
It specifically says it is not official toward the end of the article. It is very clearly framed as a proposal.