New york city transit safety program and culture february 2014. Pdf of the original 1970 new york city transit authority. To separate the products we name mac 50 mta 250 text terminal and mac 90 mta g1 graphics terminal. Recreated and reissued by pentagram through kickstarter and oversubscribed by. About standards manual standards manual is an independent publishing imprint founded by designers jesse reed and hamish smyth in new york city in 2014. All engineering directorate design organizations and their contractors shall adhere to the requirements of this manual when preparing gsfc engineering documentation for flight hardware and ground support systems. Officially licensed by the mta and available only through this. Theres a 94mb untagged pdf you can download alternate site. The fundamental goal of the cadd graphics standards are to create computerautomated design files that graphically meet. Standards manual is an independent publishing imprint founded by designers jesse reed and hamish smyth in new york city in 2014.
This post originally misstated the size of the reprinted new york city transit authority graphic standards manual. Nyc transit authority graphics standards manual, by. Hereafter these products are referred to as the terminal. New york city transit authority graphics standards manual. What noorda and vignelli came up with was the graphic standards manual, a book that lays out exactly how the mta should look.
Preemployment medical standards were developed and are updated regularly in partnership with an external medical consulting group. Welcome to another episode of the enthusiast experiment. Recommended practice for transit bus operator training. Jesse reed and hamish smyth discovered an original copy of the nyc transit authority graphics standards manual in a locker. The manual describes the design and construction for the iconic nyc subway signs that we still see and use. Comments or inquiries concerning this manual should be directed to the mechanical. Our mission is to archive and preserve artifacts of design history and make them available to future generations. Modern drafting practices and standards, genium group standard symbols for welding, brazing and nondestructive examination, aws. New york city transit authority graphics standards manual quick. New york city mta graphic standards manual personal. Still wonder how mta would look like with this design. The nycta graphics standards manual contains scans of massimo vignelli and bob noordas unimark modernist masterpiece. Beautifully displaying the original graphics of the nyc transit graphic standards manual, this reissue immortalizes one of the most prominent and far reaching.
To provide continued design guidance in this regard, the regional transportation authority rta has developed an interagency signage standards manual. The 1970 nyc transit authority graphics standards manual, by unimarks. Never after, reads the introduction to the new york city transit authority graphics standards manual. Design guidelines new york city transit authority concessions. How reprinting the mta s standards manual kickstarted a brooklyn bookstore new, 1 comment designers jesse reed and hamish smyths new design office, order, features a dedicated graphic.
In 1967, the new york city transit authority realized it had a problem. New york city transit authority mta graphic standards manual, 1970. This style bible, written by massimo vignelli and bob noorda for unimark, is the sword in the stone of transit wayfinding manuals. New york city transit authority mta graphic standards. An alternate download link for the large pdf of the 1970 new york city mta graphic standards manual. The new york city transit authority graphics standards manual contains scans of massimo vignelli and bob noordas unimark modernist masterpiece. Design guidelines mta 1003 page 1 of 5 design guidelines new york city transit authority concessions concession areas must meet a variety of site selection criteria to ensure that concessions are totally integrated into the station layout and will be positive additions to the transit environment. Pdf of the original 1970 new york city transit authority graphic standards manual. These standards have been established to ensure that all of our communications reflect the same high standard of quality, attention to detail. Centered on the platforms and parallel with the tracks. Doublesided, illuminated sign with 18 rolled aluminum face panel and applied white vinyl graphics. Today we are taking a look at the new york city transit authority graphics standards manual from a. Graphics standard manual massimo vignelli, bob noorda, unimark international, jesse reed, hamish smyth, michael bierut, christopher bonanos on. An alternate download link for the large pdf of the 1970 new york city mta graphic standards manual daring fawnyball a repository for blog.
You can finally buy the design manual that defined the nyc subway. Standards manual located in the design and drafting room. New york city transit authority graphics standards manual 1970. This manual describes the operator terminals mac 50 mta 250 and mac 90 mta g1. New york city transit authority mta graphic standards manual pdf. This recommended practice covers guidelines for setting minimum standards in training of transit bus operators. Standards considered specific to individual work groups will be addressed in the appropriate subsequent sections of this manual. This is an effort to ensure the safety and reliability of our assets and equipment.
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Guidelines for load rating mbta transit bridges pdf file 3. New york city mta graphics standards manual back in print. Mike rauch books new york city transit authority mta graphic standards manual, 1970. This site is dedicated to serve as an archival record of a first edition nycta graphics standards manual designed by massimo vignelli of unimark international. Reprinting paul rands graphics standards manual for the ibms visual identity, offering a french translation option. The c spire graphic standards manual is designed to provide you with guidelines to follow for correct usage of the c spire identity including the mark, logotypes and related graphical elements.
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Fullsize reissue of the nycta graphics standards manual. Many pedagogical features have been developed specifically for microsoft official academic course programs. Mto autocad standards guide january 2004 version 2004 5 2. Nyc transit authority graphics standards manual by massimo. Pdf of the original 1970 new york city transit authority graphic. New york city transit authority mta graphic standards manual, 1970 massimo vignelli and bob noorda, unimark, 1970 this set is a better way to look at pages from the manual than the presentation offered by niko skourtis, jesse reed, and hamish smyth, who found a copy and took pictures of it.