For as long as I can remember Lord of the Rings has been on the top of my favorites list. I've even been intrigued enough to 'follow Frodo's footsteps' and trail his journey to Mordor via Middle Earth maps, which can often be difficult to read. So recently I thought to myself 'What if Middle Earth had a railway system that could help the average joe understand its geography better?'

...and weeks later, voila! :)

Due to submission dimensions, for a closer inspection please feel free to download & view here (but please don't distribute or reuse publicly) -

http://www.mediafire.com/i/?nzkyhyl2jwm

Cheers all!

Very, very funny! I like the difference between the fantasy theme and modern style.

cool idea

cool. You should post an even bigger image still. I still can't read half the stops.

I've seen a few similar ideas here, but there's something about the mix of Tolkein and the London Tube I enjoy here :)

very nice!

haha! this helps me out alot! all that travelling got me turned around for sure. $4

There's Hoarwell, but no Hoar Island? WTF. lol, jk. awesome shirt.

simple great!

Nerd alert :-) but in a very nice way.

Nerd alert :-) but in a very nice way.

Haha cheers all! Indeed it's one for the Tolkien fan ;)

Here's a higher res image for download -

http://www.mediafire.com/i/?zmjtnyolont

Thanks

Oh, and the file above has shows the updated map with a slightly thicker logo and incorporation of London Tube typeface (which in my opinion gives it that authentic edge).

Enjoy!

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Very nice, i quite like it.

brilliant idea!!!

cool idea. the london underground is very litigious about any infringement of their trademark, but perhaps this is exempt because it's a parody?

Yep it's exempt thankfully - plus the Threadless crew are quite on the ball with trademarks after the Star Wars incident..

Whoa stunning my partner and I would absolutely LOVE this as shirts or prints - amazing detail work and looks like the 'stations' are in the right places too after viewing the high res :)

WELL DONE 5$$$$$$$!!

This better print!

$5 from another avid Lord of the Rings fan

Cool idea!

Simply stunning, fingers crossed this one prints!

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WOW I'm speechless!! Dare I ask how long this took? :S

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Stoopid hobbits... Why didn't they just buy a ticket and hop on the bleedin' train? A couple of LOTR geeks will definitely be getting one of these from me at Christmas. Print!!

jasmine - design from concept to completion was around 2 weeks on and off :)

cheers for the votes everyone, keep em coming!

kickass! very well thought out and executed!

Here's a $5 to you

OMG finally a worthy Tolkien design!!!!!!! I WANT!!

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HAHA just worked out the code in the phone numbers...very clever! Good work on the key too, looks like you've put a lot of effort into this one - good luck! 5$

Brilliant.

:D :d :) !!!!!! good job !!!! :)

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REAGS!! Well done it looks amazing and is a unique design - hope it prints as it seriously deserves it!

Awesome idea, and makes a great shirt! Good job.

Beautiful, and I love Lord of the Rings too! This could even look great as a huge wall decal!
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Beautiful, and I love Lord of the Rings too! This could even look great as a huge wall decal!
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Haha oh man this is absolutely brilliant. There are tons of LOTR fans that would love to have this. This will print somewhere eventually. Great job.

Much thanks for the support everyone! :)

I'm liking this a lot even though the concept of a railway system to either draw an image with the lines or connect it to another concept has been done to death. I'd love it way bigger on the tee and dropping all the informational pieces of the design on the bottom either completely off, printed on the sleeves or on the back corner of the shirt....super fun idea that would take people a moment to interpret but would be worth the wait!

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Ah the master frickenawesome - always appreciate your comments mate :) agreed theres a tonne of ways this shirt could work - i actually thought about the same idea as what you mentioned and debated with myself for a looong week. The metro info on the sleeves is a great idea, wonder if its a feasible idea for threadless to to fulfill within their budget?

For what it's worth, I like it just the way it is as Threadless is flooded with abstract and fine arts, this design is a breath of fresh air being a fantastic clean cut visual communication piece. This definitely deserves to be printed....heck it'll have my 20 bucks or more if it does that's for certain!

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LOL what timing I just watched LOTR earlier and now the locations click! good stuff!

Very nice!

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nice graphic design

badass!!! two thumbs up from moi =D 55555

Nice colour and theme selection - collectively works very well.

I NEED TO HAVE THIS!! $5

Incredible!

wonder how this would look on a black shirt - gorgeous piece :)

i want this

For a metro map it is sweet. I personally enjoy the hard to read Old English style maps like those of Middle Earth : )

Impressive reags, you have my sword...and my bow...and my axe....and my 5 bucks! lol