Sacramento, CA

In the style of the modern Vignelli NYC Subway Map Design 2024

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) decided to bring back Vignelli map design cues from 1972 into modern style.

Michael Calcagno recreated the Sacramento Regional Transit map in the style of a modern Vignelli map design:

In the style of 1979 NYC Subway Map by Michael Hertz Associates

The New York City Subway map, which replaced a critically praised but publicly unpopular abstract design by Massimo Vignelli, was extremely popular because it represented one of the first attempts to combine the design sensibility of an abstract map with the comfortable, recognizable geography of a traditional map. While the cartography slightly resembles the real geography of New York City, it has been carefully and extensively manipulated to improve legibility in congested areas. Much of the design work was done by the fine artist and designer Nobu Siraisi.

Michael Calcagno recreated the Sacramento Regional Transit map in the style of 1979 NYC Subway map design:

In the style of Unique blend designs of both 1979 MTA & Hagstrom subway maps by Michael Calcagno

Michael Calcagno decided to try blended map designs from the 1979 MTA subway map (Michael Hertz Associates) and the 1940s Hagstrom subway map which came out beautifully. 

Michael Calcagno recreated the Sacramento Regional Transit map in the style of blended NYC Subway map designs:

In the style of 1990s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) map

This 1990s map design of BART was used, I believe as station map posters and in-car posters back in the 1990s. 

Michael Calcagno recreated the Sacramento Regional Transit map in the style of classic BART map design:

In the style of the Modern Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) map

This modern map design of BART is still in use on their system.

Michael Calcagno recreated Sacramento Regional Transit map in the style of modern BART map design:

In the style of Modern Los Angeles (LA Metro) map

This modern map design of LA Metro is still in use on their system.

Michael Calcagno recreated The Sacramento Regional Transit map in the style of modern LA Metro map design:

In the style of Modern Washington, DC Metrorail (WMATA) map

This modern map design of WMATA is still in use on their system.

Michael Calcagno recreated the Sacramento Regional Transit map in the style of modern WMATA map design:

In the style of Vignelli's 1973 unpublished node map of Washington, DC Metrorail

Massimo Vignelli designed this map in hopes of winning a bid for the WMATA subway map and was never selected or published for public use. Michael Calcagno was inspired by seeing Cameron Booth's recreation of the WMATA map in current service. Michael Calcagno has recreated node maps on several other transit systems, this one he recreated the Sacramento Regional Transit map in the style of an unpublished WMATA map design:

In the style of 1967 NYC Subway's Chrystie Street Connection Map

In 1967 NYC Subway opened the Chrystie Street connection in lower Manhattan, it brought together several BMT and IND lines with numerous routing changes. This brochure with a unique map design had several route changes affected by the new connection. This is where he can recreate many maps in that unique style.

Michael Calcagno recreated the Sacramento Regional Transit map in the style of NYC Subway's Chrystie Street Connection map design:

In the style of London's Underground Tube Map

London's diagrammatic Underground map, first devised in 1931 by Harry Beck, can be described as a design classic.

Michael Calcagno recreated the Sacramento Regional Transit map in the style of the famous London Underground Tube map design:

In the style of Mid-1950s George Salomon's NYC Subway Map

George Salomon designed the NYC Subway map in the 1950s that was in use for about a decade in th 50s and 60s.

Michael Calcagno recreated the Sacramento Regional Transit map in the style of NYC Subway's Salomon map design:

In the style of 1967-1971 Raleigh D’Adamo-designed NYC Subway Map

Raleigh D’Adamo designed NYC Subway maps between 1967 and 1971

Michael Calcagno recreated Sacramento Regional Transit map in the style of NYC Subway's Raleigh D’Adamo map design:

In the style of 1970s New York Telephone Company-designed NYC Subway Map

New York Telephone Company designed the NYC Subway Map in their phone books.

Michael Calcagno recreated the Sacramento Regional Transit map in the style of the New York Telephone Company map design: