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Submitted by Harsha, who says: I’ve been a big fan of your blog for over a decade. Recently, I had the opportunity to replicate the BART transit map for a data visualization in a story I wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle. I would love to hear your thoughts on it! Transit Maps says: First […]
5 months ago

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Submission – Official Map: Madrid Cercanías Rail Network, December 2024

Submitted by Juan, who says: I send the new version of the Renfe-Madrid Cercanías network. It seems to me that it has improved quite a lot the previous version. This previous version had crossroads, angles, etc. I would like to know your opinion about this new map. Transit Maps says: What a massive improvement this […]

a month ago 33 votes
Submission – Unofficial Map: Tramways in Gdańsk, Poland by Arsen Mosiichuk, 2024

Submitted by Arsen, who says: Hello, this summer I with Sergey Steblina as art-director designed a transit map of Gdańsk trams. I am very interested what Transit Maps think about this. Transit Maps says: Overall, this is very solid and clean work – very much in the style of diagram popularised by Ilya Birman, with […]

a month ago 44 votes
Book Review: “Iconic Transit Maps” by Mark Ovenden, 2024

After 2003’s Metro Maps of the World and 2015’s Transit Maps of the World (our review here), this is Mark Ovenden’s third offering on the subject of global transit maps and diagrams. The question to be asked, then, is simply – is a new book on the same subject worth it? In a word: yes. […]

a month ago 53 votes
15% Off All Prints in the “Transit Maps” Store

Just a reminder that the best way to support the site is by buying a print from our online store, because you get something awesome in return! We’re having a Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday sale with 15% off all prints. Choose from my original designs, or a wide variety of digitally restored vintage maps. […]

2 months ago 43 votes
Submission – Unofficial Diagram of Victorian Ferry Routes, 2024 by Bushland Maps

Submitted by Bushland Maps, who say: Ferries are a bit of a forgotten mode of transport in Melbourne. With no integration into the fare system or journey planners, and with overarching public transport body PTV only “overseeing” three of the routes (which doesn’t have any practical effect on the service), they are mostly either seen […]

2 months ago 48 votes

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Does Creativity Decline with Age? The Case of Bob Dylan (Part 2)

The previous GeoCurrents post examined critical rankings of the best Bob Dylan songs, which I graphed in terms of Dylan’s age when he wrote the songs in question. In this last of three posts on Dylan, the same technique is used for other rankings of his songs. The first graph depicts Dylan’s song that have […] The post Does Creativity Decline with Age? The Case of Bob Dylan (Part 2) appeared first on GeoCurrents.

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Does Creativity Decline with Age? The Case of Bob Dylan

In a recent lecture on declining birthrates, I mentioned pronatalist worries about a corresponding decline in our ability to solve problems and address crises, due mainly to the aging of the population. Creative thinking, according to this argument, is primarily an attribute of youth. Most environmentalists find this thesis unconvincing if not absurd. Creativity, they […] The post Does Creativity Decline with Age? The Case of Bob Dylan appeared first on GeoCurrents.

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Easy map data downloads for graphic designers

Graphic designers! Here’s an easy way to grab beautiful accurate open map data for your design work. Real data. No tracing. Download vector map data as points, lines, and polygons, all styled and ready for your work in Illustrator or whatever program you use. Maps rule, and it’s too fun not to dive into the …

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