![]() many more visitors from outside London, especially for the Olympic Games next year.developments in technology meaning it is just as likely to be viewed on-screen as it is in print and.the Docklands Light Railway and London Overground moving the emphasis away from the Circle Line loop.more lines and upcoming additions including Crossrail, the Docklands Light Railway extension and the Northern Line extension to Battersea.So I wondered what he might do if asked to start again with the different parameters we have today: If Harry Beck saw the current diagram, I don’t think he would be happy to put his name to it. A good example is the London Overground network which has been shoe-horned in leaving stations nowhere near their neighbours on other lines Although the current diagram still follows the same principles, they have not been applied with any great care. Over the years, the Underground system has grown and now has twice as many lines as there were in Beck’s day (the last version he worked on was produced in 1960). He rationalised and clarified a complex system to produce a simple, easy to follow piece of information graphics. ![]() The original London Underground diagram, designed by Harry Beck is one of the greatest designs of the twentieth century. The major criticism of the diagram is that it bears little or no relation to London at street level. As a born and bred Londoner, I’ve always taken the Tube Map for granted, but as a designer, I’ve listened with interest to friends from outside London and overseas saying how confusing they find it.
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