Mapping the Tube
Posted on September 1st, 2009 by steve
Henry C. Beck’s 1933 map for the London Undergound set the standard for transit maps worldwide. Based on an electrical schematic, and handlettered by Beck – he pitched the map to the Underground as easier to understand than what they’d been using. Skeptical at first, they eventually released Beck’s version. It was a major hit with commuters – and he spent the next 27 years updating and revising his creation.
Here’s the iconic tube map as interpreted in this presentation video by Digital Urban . . .
London Tube Map Traditional Layout from Digital Urban on Vimeo.
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