jug cerovic standardizes metro maps from around the world

 
jug cerovic standardizes metro maps from around the world
(above) paris
all images courtesy of jug cerovic

french serbian architect jug cerovic has standardized international subway maps with INAT, a guideline developed to unify the global metro network with easy to read and memorize charts. each city’s center is enlarged, to make room for the multiplicity of lines and connecting stations. a standard set of symbols is applied to each map including the line colors, stations, connections and station labeling. angles are gently curved for a smooth familiar look and linear paths are represented vertically, horizontally, or 45, with no more than 5 bends on their entire length. highly representative shapes are used for specific ubran features: a ring for moscow and paris, a rectangle for beijing and shanghai, a stadium shape for berlin and seoul, a parallelogram for london, and regularly spaced parallel lines for gridded street patterns like new york and mexico. all text is labelled in both local and latin characters and are legible on small sized prints for pocket use and suitable for display on a wide array of supports.

tokyo

tokyo detail

barcelona

shanghai

seoul

seoul detail

new york

moscow

mexico

madrid

london

berlin

berlin detail

beijing