Simone Massoni Illustrates Collection Point Magazine

Simone MassoniEditorial IllustrationIllustration
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Reimagining the Modern Transit Hub

Simone Massoni has created a series of illustrations for Collection Point, the magazine published by Cubic Transportation Systems. Commissioned by Carla Frank, Creative Director of Carla Frank Creative + Co., the work accompanies a feature exploring the changing role of transport hubs in contemporary urban life.

Titled Station Destination, the feature considers how railway stations and transport interchanges are evolving beyond their traditional function as points of departure and arrival. Increasingly, these spaces are becoming destinations in their own right, incorporating galleries, restaurants, retail, green spaces, cultural programmes and places for people to meet.

Simone's illustrations bring a lively human dimension to this idea. Travellers exchange greetings, browse shops and explore their surroundings, while suitcases, fashion and familiar moments of travel provide a recurring visual thread throughout the feature. His distinctive character work offers a playful interpretation of the changing relationship between public transport, architecture and everyday urban experience.

The illustrations appear across several spreads in the second issue of Collection Point, published in September 2025. A restrained palette of pink, yellow, green and blue, combined with confident black linework, gives the editorial feature a cohesive visual identity, moving between full-page illustrations and smaller moments integrated into the magazine's layouts.

The publication was reintroduced by Carla Frank Creative + Co. as a thought-leadership platform for Cubic Transportation Systems, bringing together perspectives on transportation innovation, infrastructure and the future of urban mobility.

Explore more of Simone Massoni's work

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