salsa
Senior Member
Of course the TTC will update this tile every so often. Naaa just kidding, they wont.
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TTC: Dufferin Station Modernization (TTC, U/C)
- Thread starter West End Boy
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Lenser
Senior Member
Those coloured tiles rock. Well done.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Second that! The 8-bit art is nice, not sure about the inlay stainless tiles - they seem like gilding the lily. As to the rest of the project - like the waffle ceiling, not so hot about the exterior concrete or fine details.
AoD
innsertnamehere
Superstar
this isn't 8 bit, more like 2 bit.
architecture is lacking because it was designed by engineers.
architecture is lacking because it was designed by engineers.
ehlow
Senior Member
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Damn you ehlow, you beat me to it.
But yes, 2 bits means that the colour information is held in 2 bits of data. So for example, if colour information is encoded with 0 and 1, with each number being one bit in size:
00 = black
01 = light grey
10 = dark grey
11 = white
Or something like that
But yes, 2 bits means that the colour information is held in 2 bits of data. So for example, if colour information is encoded with 0 and 1, with each number being one bit in size:
00 = black
01 = light grey
10 = dark grey
11 = white
Or something like that
Johnny Au
Senior Member
If that gets updated, then the subway map and lake tile should get updated as well once the extension to VMC is open.
ehlow
Senior Member
Damn you ehlow, you beat me to it.
But yes, 2 bits means that the colour information is held in 2 bits of data. So for example, if colour information is encoded with 0 and 1, with each number being one bit in size:
00 = black
01 = light grey
10 = dark grey
11 = white
Or something like that
Assuming typical greyscale colourspace, your light grey & dark grey are swapped. Alright I'll stop correcting
P23
Active Member
Glad to see they've added yet another variant of their totem sign to the mix, now with a stupid handicap symbol added to it. I didn't like that sign to begin with, it's just an ugly convex TTC logo that doesn't help anyone unfamiliar with the system to figure out there are trains under the ground.
Also the U in "Dufferin" is still a completely different weight than the other letters, this will probably never be fixed.
Also the U in "Dufferin" is still a completely different weight than the other letters, this will probably never be fixed.
Inkarnate
Active Member
JasonParis
Moderator
It's my favourite sign too, although I can see why it wouldn't necessarily tell a tourist that there's a subway underground.
APTA-2048
Senior Member
I think the tile pattern works way better in the concourse than at platform level. Maybe it's the height and lighting.
In my perfect world, platform level would retain most of the original tiles and use the current "fade to white" around the name. Also get rid of that ridiculous logo sign.
In my perfect world, platform level would retain most of the original tiles and use the current "fade to white" around the name. Also get rid of that ridiculous logo sign.
superman
Active Member
What happened to the new signage standards... "Line 2"?
samonia
Banned
I am with AV on this one. For what Toronto lacks in, say, grand old palaces and baroque commercial districts, we have gobs of mid-century modern architecture and design that will, one day, be thoroughly appreciated. I wish the TTC would realize this and resist redesigning stations according to the fashion of the day.
At the same time, aside from state-of-good-repair and, of course, elevators where possible, I would much rather see capital funds earmarked for station overhauls go into the contingency fund for new streetcars if the province doesn't step up, or to convert fare collection to Presto. Investments like those will improve the quality of service in a way that, much as I love public art, station overhauls will not.
At the same time, aside from state-of-good-repair and, of course, elevators where possible, I would much rather see capital funds earmarked for station overhauls go into the contingency fund for new streetcars if the province doesn't step up, or to convert fare collection to Presto. Investments like those will improve the quality of service in a way that, much as I love public art, station overhauls will not.
ToroTO
Active Member
What a poor job they did with this metal tile, the grout at the top is twice as wide as the surrounding ceramic tiles, this makes the bottom is almost flush against the lower tile and the whole thing is also on a slight angle too. Where is the quality control?