I came across a rather interesting image of what was supposedly one of the potential new designs for the Madrid Metro system official map, and when comparing it to the design that "won" back in April, I'm rather surprised this circular bliss hit the cutting room floor.
The original map (or "plano") that was previously in use dates back to the 1980's (and by no means looked "dated"). It had a very straight forward approach to its layout, utilizing angles where necessary and displaying all metro stops evenly spaced along their corresponding lines. The new map on the other hand (see below) at first glance just looks like a tightly compacted mess.
Here's a full sized PDF file version of the new Madrid Metro Map (4mb).
- Justin
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