TransLinked

torontodesign: life moves fast

counti8 — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:13:42 -0700

torontodesign:

life moves fast

San Francisco Token Cufflinks on Fab.Also available: Boston,...

counti8 — Wed, 23 May 2012 11:36:29 -0700

San Francisco Token Cufflinks on Fab.
Also available: Boston, Chicago. Sold out: New York.

From Building Storeys: an exhibit in Toronto, or the photoset...

counti8 — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:04:27 -0700

From Building Storeys: an exhibit in Toronto, or the photoset from Torontoist for the rest of us.

Every year, Heritage Toronto works with local photographers to create Building Storeys, a visual documentation and anecdotal exhibit of our city’s heritage sites. This year’s exhibit—which is on view at the Steam Whistle Roundhouse throughout the month of May—is dedicated to rail and marine transportation.

Do I like this more than TransLink’s attempt to be cute...

counti8 — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:39:00 -0700

Do I like this more than TransLink’s attempt to be cute with a contest about pet peeves featuring illustrations?

I’m not sure. But if nothing it else it feels a heck of a lot more straightforward. Full on aggressive instead of passive aggressive.

The Economist has a good run down of the options. I’m a big fan of social engineering in these instances. We don’t like the dirty work of having to confront somebody about their behaviour and would prefer someone in a position of authority to do it lest it escalate, or just to prevent talking back. But this assumes that every person who talks or does something annoying is always doing so for the same reasons. Common sense says they don’t.

(By the by, I’ve written my thoughts about said contest elsewhere.)

pearwaldorf:

THIS. (thx criacow)

Via the Buzzer Blog: In the February issue of the Buzzer, I...

illustratedvancouver — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:21:02 -0700

Via the Buzzer Blog:

In the February issue of the Buzzer, I asked if anyone knew anything about a board game created by a teacher’s aid with the help of B.C. Hydro Transportation Division engineer-in-training Barry Sanford. I received a few emails about it including an image from Buzzer reader Jason Vanderhill who thinks his image is an earlier version of the game. Michael Taylor-Noonan’s image of a Victoria version of the game was included in the print issue. Just yesterday, Rob Chew sent in this image and this note:

“I just read in the recent issue of the Buzzer that you’re still looking for the Vancouver Buses game. I only have the board itself. I picked this up from fellow TRAMS (Transit Museum of Society) member Ron Finlayson who had been hanging on to it in his basement. Apparently, it came from another TRAMS member who had passed away in the last few years. I’ve attached a picture showing the board game. Hope this helps.”

Now all we need is a deck of cards!

A series of Ontario, New Brunswick, and BC Electric tram...

illustratedvancouver — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:25:06 -0700

A series of Ontario, New Brunswick, and BC Electric tram tickets, circa the 1940s, currently for sale on ebay.

A series of Montreal and Quebec transit tickets, circa the...

illustratedvancouver — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:25:00 -0700

A series of Montreal and Quebec transit tickets, circa the 1940s, currently for sale on ebay.

thefoush: The Copenhagen philharmonic orchestra flash mobs...

counti8 — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:24:32 -0700

thefoush:

The Copenhagen philharmonic orchestra flash mobs passengers on a train. AWESOME.

Get On The Bus “radio commercial” jingle sung by Bill Reiter,...

illustratedvancouver — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:21:15 -0700

Get On The Bus “radio commercial” jingle sung by Bill Reiter, from a popular 1970’s series of ads. They were written by Griffiths, Gibson & Ramsay of Vancouver, B.C., Canada and played on Vancouver radio stations.

Building Storeys Poster, image by Heritage Toronto. The...

illustratedvancouver — Sun, 06 May 2012 09:41:18 -0700

Building Storeys Poster, image by Heritage Toronto. The exhibition runs as part of the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival, and is open to the public free of charge until May 31. For more information on Building Storeys, check out Heritage Toronto’s website here. via urbantoronto.ca

Daily Trains, Edmonton to Saskatoon. Nine-month tours (just in...

illustratedvancouver — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:29:33 -0700

Daily Trains, Edmonton to Saskatoon. Nine-month tours (just in case you get pregnant!). A CNR advert.

I think this ad was from May 22, 1915, in the Vancouver Daily Province, though I’m not 100% certain. From a series of newspapers I shot, some of which I’ve uploaded here.

I can save a couple of days in a couple of hours. Never mind...

illustratedvancouver — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:21:05 -0700

I can save a couple of days in a couple of hours. Never mind the letter, I’ll take the North Shore Line.

Poster for the North Shore Line by Roy F. Best, 1922. Via printmag.com which contains a great article and an amazing collection of posters.

transitmaps: All Is Fare In Love & Brooklyn Clearest photo...

counti8 — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:36:39 -0700

transitmaps:

All Is Fare In Love & Brooklyn

Clearest photo I’ve seen yet of this subway map-themed mural in Brooklyn, New York. Aesthetically, seems to have more in common with the London Tube Map than the subway map of its own city.

I’m seeing a lot of transit *maps* stuck on stuff (on my corner of the Internet, admittedly). Here’s hoping it translates into a shift in culture about transit more broadly! :)

The first comic in Shannon Gerard’s Unspent Love webcomic...

counti8 — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:59:00 -0700

The first comic in Shannon Gerard’s Unspent Love webcomic (hosted at TopShelfComix) takes place in Toronto Transit. They are all fantastic and lovely. I stumbled upon the book at a library the other day. What you won’t find online is Gerard’s rendering of a TTC subway token.

Unspent Love, or Things I Wish I Told You is a collection of fragments that are too short to be books and too long to be illustrations. This strip is like an awkward teenager— only prettier.

Visit Shannon online at ShannonGerard.org. Bring coffee.

transitmaps: Transit Map Station Art - Phoenix, Arizona These...

counti8 — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:58:16 -0700

transitmaps:

Transit Map Station Art - Phoenix, Arizona

These are nice! Anyone got better photos of each installation?

You can see what they’re trying to do with this art: look at all the great transit systems of the world portrayed here: Frankfurt! London! Moscow! … and (by association) … Phoenix. Yeah, right.

(Source: crume/Flickr)

Wow, people getting pretty serious with this maps-as-art thing.

A New Pacific Stage Bus under the Lumberman’s Arch at...

illustratedvancouver — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:19:50 -0700

A New Pacific Stage Bus under the Lumberman’s Arch at Stanley Park, taken November, 1945. The bus is a Hayes Clipper I believe, based on Brian Croft’s painting here. From the City of Vancouver archives CVA 586-4096.

Monorail line in Red Zone, another great shot of the monorail...

illustratedvancouver — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:39:16 -0700

Monorail line in Red Zone, another great shot of the monorail track from Ian Alexander Martin’s superfantastic Expo ‘86 photoset, after final closing on the very last day of Expo, October 13, 1986.

Municipal Bus Depot, at the foot of 14th Street in West...

illustratedvancouver — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:21:03 -0700

Municipal Bus Depot, at the foot of 14th Street in West Vancouver. From the West Van Library’s new digital image library, 107.VPL:

Bill Thompson, who is seen in this photo standing in front of Bus #3 and was a bus driver for a number of years after First World War (WWI) give the following information. He says that Bus #6 was originally a Pierce Arrow touring car that was used as a bus and to tow the Fire Dept.’s reel in case of fire. After some years the rear portion, immediately behind the door, was removed. An elongated bus body, shown in this photo, was added. In this enlarged form it was able to carry up to 70 people. It ran from Hollyburn, first to 25th St. and later as far as West Bay. (interview with Bill Thompson - June 8, 1981)

drawnyc: Subway Girl no. 4

illustratedvancouver — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:54:12 -0700

drawnyc:

Subway Girl no. 4

The People Movers, from Ian Alexander Martin’s...

illustratedvancouver — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:19:42 -0700

The People Movers, from Ian Alexander Martin’s superfantastic Expo ‘86 photoset, September, 1986.