Design Classics, The London Underground Map
October 16th, 2008 102 comments link to (permalink) posted by david
There was a period, between the wars, when European refugees like Gropius stopped in Britain. This stimulated a brief flourishing of modernism resulting in the design aesthetic of London public transport, from the Routemaster bus (the only piece of British ‘architecture’ that Corbusier liked) to moderne Tube stations such as Arnos Grove.
But the pinnacle of London Transport’s modernist design was the Tube map which rearranged distances to produce a supremely navigable schematic diagram that is little changed today. (I have been looking for this documentary for ages).
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titan : Oct 24, 2008 at 12:59 am
lovely spotlight, but did anyone else notice the steady increase in (print) registration throughout versions of the map as well? The humble observations of a print designer.
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Sophie Williams : Nov 24, 2008 at 11:26 am
I loved this documentry and it was very helpful for my university assignment. The only thing I am missing is a date when this documentry was aired… can anybody help?
Martin Kenny : Nov 28, 2008 at 5:27 am
Good stuff
@Sophie Williams: The copyright date at the end of the programme is 1987, and according to the IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0989634/), the original air-date was 29 June 1987.
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[...] de los símbolos más conocidos de la ciudad.A través de creattica daily he llegado hasta este documental de la BBC sobre el diseño y la historia de este histórico plano (sin subtítulos pero en inglés [...]
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Enjoyable film. The underground network is always interesting to watch/read/learn about!
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[...] 802.11 adlı flickr kullanıcısı kokuların birbirleriyle olan ilişkilerini bir diyagram haline getirmiş. Koku gibi hiçbir zaman “map” edilebileceğini düşünmediğim bir fenomen için iyi bir deneme. Asıl mevzum ise bu değil, bu diyagram tipinin nasıl çıktığı üzerine bir belgesel. Gitgide karmaşıklaşan Londra metro haritasını (Yine İngilizler!) coğrafi özellikleri hesaba katmayan bir soyutlamayla yeniden yaratan ve tabiki her güzel şey gibi ilk denemesinde statüko tarafından reddedilen Harry Beck’in macerası bu. [...]
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The video doesn't appear to work, but there's also a copy here if that helps:
http://www.geek-documentaries.com/miscellaneous/d...
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