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A 25-minute documentary on the visual design of the London tube map, which is also coined as "The pinnacle of London Transport's modernist design", invented by an unemployed engineering draftsman, Harry Beck.
Check out the interesting video below.
Via smashingtelly.com and kottke.org.
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| Data Flow 2: Visualizing Information in Graphic Design Klanten et al. |
Visual Complexity: Mapping Patterns of Information Manuel Lima |
The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics Dona M. Wong |
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| Data Flow 2: Beautiful Visualization Julie Steele and Noah Iliinsky |
Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics Nathan Yau |
Now You See It: Simple Visualization Techniques for Quantitative Analysis Stephen Few |
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Thanks for posting this. I am very interested in this topic.
Fantastic!
Disagree with the comment that Harry's map is the best British graphic design - IMHO it is the best graphic design ever from anywhere. I have even used Harry's map as an approach to mapping the structure of web pages http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/a-map-based-approach
Agree that Harry should be recognised. How about a statue at Kings Cross?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rub_s/sets/72157601888085526/