Geography is about relationships

"One of the issues I have with some previous versions of the New York subway as an integral part of their lives in the city. There is a disconnection between many of the decisions they made and the reality of the subway. As a part of my design process, I rode the lines and exited the stations at every major intersection with wich I was unfamiliar. There is a strong relationship in New York between the aboveground and the belowground and since the subway riders don't cease to exist when they leave the subway, it's important for the map to express this relationship as clearly as possible. Otherwise, the result is an uncomfortable feeling of disorientation."


– Beautiful visualization, Looking at data through the eyes of experts, Eddie Jabbour as told to Julie Steele