// ©2010 Dan Jabbour mail@danjabbour.com
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"makes sense of the complex NYC transit system"','"With clear subway lines and stops, the 24-Hour Kickmap app will help you travel around the City like a local"','"Which trains are held up are all laid out in the palm of your hand. I haven\'t been left stranded on the subway platform in ages"','"The KickMap app makes the I\'m-not-from-around-here jumbo paper version obsolete"','"Den visar alla tunnelbanelinjer...vilka linjer som stannar på varje station (och det är viktigt!)"
"it shows all the subway lines... and the routes that stop at every station (and that is important!)"','"One of the cooler features of KickMap is the ability to view a \'night mode\'"','"the Kickmap is a great alternative map that is geographically accurate. It\'s what a finished, corrected, evolved version of Vignelli\'s map might have been today"','"superior design and readability compared to the city\'s official maps"','"Having [KICKMap] on your iPhone/iTouch should help in gaining confidence to tackle the New York City subway system"','"L\'indispensable carte du [NYC] métro."','"helps you quickly identify where trains stop and where they don\'t."','"Ideal for those that travel along the subway system...less stressful for wheelchair users"','"The KickMap encourages people to take advantage and explore the subway system and the communities that the system serves."','"How to Make a Map for the Most Complicated Subway System in the World"','"How effective it is I will have to leave to New Yorkers to determine, but a quarter million downloads [as of 8.2.10] suggests that quite a few of them have already voted."','"24-Hour KickMap is going to help you no matter what time of day it is"','"pretty useful for skulking around the city late at night drinking and carousing"','"Even though I\'m a native this easy iPhone app helps me find what I need."','"makes it easier to
see all the lines"','"You\'ll know how to get where you\'re going whether it\'s 3 p.m. or 3 a.m."','"easier to read and alerted me to subway stops where I would have to pay to get to the other side of the tracks"','"I can\'t believe anyone doesn\'t think [the KickMap] is better than the official map from the MTA"','"It\'s much less Mario World and more TRON"','"focuses on ease of use and simplicity"','"great app... you\'ll never be lost"','"Navigating the NY subway system has never been easier with this beautifully designed app"','"cutting edge re-design ... easily readable, geographically accurate"','"an easier way to make
train routes intelligible"','"easier to read"','"The KickMap cleverly manages to combine clear topgraphy with schematic rules to show every service"','"clean,uncluttered,
and efficent"','"you can peruse this program as if it were Google Maps on the iPhone: it is easy, detailed, and clear"','"we like the KickMap
...what do you think?"','"64% love it (KickMap)
19% like it (KickMap)
14% leave it (MTA map)
4% look to the past
(Vignelli map)"','"brilliant... chock full of ingenious solutions"','"much better than the
current MTA design"','"[The] Kick Map has generated quite a cult following for its clearer version"','"truly impressive"','"an exceptionally clear presentation which puts the MTA map to shame!"','"helps NYC catch up to London...fantastic"','"clarity over chaos... most first time visitors look at the MTA map and recoil in horror"','"everyone\'s favorite... highlights more subway information"','"spectaculary good"','"better than Vignelli"','"bright and bubbly... inspired by the aesthetic of web 2.0"','"visionary redesign"','"a fantastic map"','"the official map...clearly looks dated next to the KickMap"','"represents how the subway works in a way humans can understand"','"prettiger leesbaar, ook veel mooier"
["easier to read, much nicer"]','"a map that can make life easier"','"the [new] Vignelli map bears a lot of resemblance to the KickMap"','"the best alternative... combines the best of the Vignelli map with the best of the current design"','"a salve for the squint... we hope it will become the new official map"','"change the damn subway map please!"','"I love the KickMap"','"makes sense of the complex NYC transit system so it is understood and used by more people"','"The Kick Map is much easier to read. Neighboring branches are arranged in parallel and collected by color groups, to find the right one becomes easy, but all the basic geography of the city is seen at a glance."','"unequivocally possesses all the aesthetic and cartographic attributes to render it a fitting substitute to the current map"','"a winner"',];
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