On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:42:46 +0000, Michael Hoffman
wrote:

Andrew wrote:

http://www.quickmap.com/downloads/q20supersimple.pdf

While I appreciate the problems inherent in cramming so many buses onto
a single sheet of paper, it's hard to say that the map is "super simple."

I think it's horrible - a bubblemap on steroids.

I like the use of square brackets to indicate the terminus of a bus
route. Don't know what the wavy lines and underlines under a route
number means.

Wavy lines seem to indicate part time service over a given section of
route. This is correct for the 283 which does have differing termini
depending on whether it runs to the Wetland Centre or not. However it is
patently wrong for the 23 as all journeys run to Liverpool St and
Westbourne Park now. It is correct for the 271 which has variable
termini in the City. The underlining would seem to show a M-F only
service - this is only shown on the Red Arrows which I think are the
only services in Zone 1 with this service level.

Is it really necessary to have the gradient effect at every bus stop? I
find it visually distracting.

The whole thing is distracting. It also deals with tube and railway
stations in a strange and inconsistent manner.

Give me a proper map any day.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!