The Great New York Subway Map

Name: The Great New York Subway Map
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781633450257
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By Emiliano Ponzi

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The Great New York Subway Map by Emiliano Ponzi is a vibrant children's book that explores the fascinating story behind the creation of the iconic New York City subway map. Through engaging illustrations and simple narration, young readers are introduced to the creative process and the individuals whose innovative ideas transformed travel across the city forever.
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This enchanting children's book offers a colourful and imaginative journey through the history and design of one of the world's most iconic subway systems. You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by transportation, love beautifully illustrated stories, or want to inspire young readers' curiosity about urban life and design.

The Great New York Subway Map

An introduction to the basic concepts of graphic design for children and a love letter to New York City through one of its most iconic fixtures, the subway.

An introduction to the basic concepts of graphic design for children and a love letter to New York City through one of its most iconic fixtures, the subway.

Description

Both a love letter to New York City and an introduction to graphic design, this is the story of how the designer Massimo Vignelli tackled the problem of creating a subway map that could be understood by all New Yorkers as well as out-of-towners. Filled with depictions of trains, subway stations, and the New York City skyline, the book follows Vignelli around the city as he tries to understand the system in order to translate it into a map. The book is produced in collaboration with the New York Transit Museum and features a section of historical and archival images and photographs. A groundbreaking work of information design, the subway map designed by Vignelli is an iconic work used by over a billion people every year. The Museum of Modern Art acquired the original 1972 diagram in 2004.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781633450257

Publisher: Museum of Modern Art

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 February 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Museum of Modern Art

Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 298.0mm

Weight: 500g

Pages: 36

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About the Author

Emiliano Ponzi is one of the most sought-after illustrators working today. He is the author and illustrator of the best-selling book The Journey of the Penguin (Penguin, 2015), a unique work that imagines an adventure-filled life for the iconic Penguin logo. A monograph of his work, 10 x 10, was published by Corraini in 2011. His work has been exhibited at the Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia (Brazil), Society of Illustrators New York Award exhibition, Triennale Design Museum (Milan), Savannah College of Art and Design and at the Artists Exhibition of the Bologna Children's Book Fair.