Having been to New York City once and remembering being at first completely baffled by the subway system and its official maps, and then, when comprehension dawned, wondering why the maps are so much more complicated than others I’ve seen (I love the complete clarity of the London Undergound map), I think the KickMap by brand strategy and design firm Kick Design (of NYC, of course) is such a massive improvement on the official MTA map; clear, concise, immediately understandable and way less confusing.

This is really an amazing piece of work in both graphical and system design. Go check it out.