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Typographic Transit Maps

Typographic Transit Maps typography public transportation posters and prints New York maps London city cities Chicago

Typographic Transit Maps typography public transportation posters and prints New York maps London city cities Chicago

Typographic Transit Maps typography public transportation posters and prints New York maps London city cities Chicago

Typographic Transit Maps typography public transportation posters and prints New York maps London city cities Chicago

Typographic Transit Maps typography public transportation posters and prints New York maps London city cities Chicago

Typographic Transit Maps typography public transportation posters and prints New York maps London city cities Chicago

I’m enjoying these slick minimalist public transportation maps available at TRNSPRTNATION. Each train route is comprised of a long, repeated list of the station stops from that line. Only $25. They have maps available for Chicago, New York, London, San Francisco, Boston, and Washington D.C. (thnx, ryan!)

By Christopher on August 24, 2011 •                         

Made with Staples

Made with Staples staples process multiples faces city cities

Made with Staples staples process multiples faces city cities
Photos by Roger Albani.

Made with Staples staples process multiples faces city cities
Photo by Eric Nelsøn.

Made with Staples staples process multiples faces city cities

Made with Staples staples process multiples faces city cities
Work by Rob O’Brien.

Made with Staples staples process multiples faces city cities


And of course Ephemicropolis by Peter Root.

Over the past few weeks I’ve run into a number of artists making awesome things with staples and decided to group them into on big post. All of the images above link to their sources, and there’s much more where these came from.

For anyone visiting Colossal frequently you’ll notice a theme present in dozens of posts here is the idea of multiples, that is things built with thousands of other things, repetition, and process art, where the process of creating something is often more significant than what it produces. This type of work has always fascinated me and based on reactions I get from many of you it seems to universally strike a chord. Of the top 10 most popular posts on Colossal (as we approach the 1,000th post this week!) a full 8 of them deal with multiples in some way. As far as my own personal obsession I attribute it to my taste in music. At the age of five when most kids were probably listening to regular children’s music and nursery rhymes I was already accustomed to—and requesting—music like Isao Tomita, Philip Glass, and Brian Eno (this last link is the first music I ever recall hearing). Music rife with repetitive tones, harmonic chord progressions, and electronic noise, that if manifested physically might look something like these towering staple buildings. So I guess all of this is to say, thanks dad for listening to really weird music so I can justify posting about staples on my obscure art blog.

By Christopher on May 2, 2011 •                

Transit Maps from Zero Per Zero

Transit Maps from Zero Per Zero public transportation maps infographics city cities

Transit Maps from Zero Per Zero public transportation maps infographics city cities

Transit Maps from Zero Per Zero public transportation maps infographics city cities

Transit Maps from Zero Per Zero public transportation maps infographics city cities

Transit Maps from Zero Per Zero public transportation maps infographics city cities

Transit Maps from Zero Per Zero public transportation maps infographics city cities

Fantastic transit maps from a duo of graphic designers out of Seoul called Zero Per Zero. Shown above are Tokyo, Seoul, Osaka, and NYC. They also have great maps for London, Hokkaido and Barcelona.

By Christopher on January 10, 2011 •             

Stupidly Beautiful Neighborhood Maps by These Are Things

Stupidly Beautiful Neighborhood Maps by These Are Things typography posters and prints infographics cities Chicago

Stupidly Beautiful Neighborhood Maps by These Are Things typography posters and prints infographics cities Chicago

Stupidly Beautiful Neighborhood Maps by These Are Things typography posters and prints infographics cities Chicago

Stupidly Beautiful Neighborhood Maps by These Are Things typography posters and prints infographics cities Chicago

Stumbled on this gorgeous Chicago neighborhoods print over at These Are Things, a collaboration between Jen Adrion and Omar Noory out of Columbus, Ohio. They’ve also got maps for Manhattan, Brooklyn, San Francisco, LA, DC, and of course Columbus.

By Christopher on December 3, 2010 •             

Travel Posters by Heads of State

Travel Posters by Heads of State website travel San Francisco posters and prints Philadelphia New York cities Chicago

Travel Posters by Heads of State website travel San Francisco posters and prints Philadelphia New York cities Chicago

Philadelphia design firm The Heads of State launched a great new web site today with a treasure trove of impressive poster and illustration work. They also have a fancy new store with some prints for sale, including this great travel series.

By Christopher on December 1, 2010 •