The strings of the NYC subway
February 1, 2011 § 4 Comments
Imagine that every subway line is a chord and that every time trains on two intersecting lines cross, that chord emits a note. Picture this in real-time, as trains go back and forth. This is the music the strings of the NYC subway play:
The above video is a video capture of the actual interactive application, Conductor, based on real-time MTA info. Created by Alexander Chen, the visuals are based on Massimo Vignelli’s 1972 diagram.
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