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 8/ Beck's style has inspired creatives and nerds alike to create a seemingly endless list of representations and reworks. London itself has seen special maps commissioned, including Lego specials, or this recent, special map created in collaboration with Samsung, to celebrate 90 years since the launch of Beck’s map. 4 comments
10/ The list of reworks of the tube map is endless. How about this one, which shows an etymologically reconstructed map of the Tube under a hypothetically extended Norman conquest? 11/ The Tube is a critical part of the London identity and the Underground map plays into this — station names are iconic and have fed into popular culture. For example London Underground-themed costume parties. Here are some fun ideas: https://londonist.com/london/transport/how-to-dress-for-a-tube-themed-party |
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9/ Beck’s map created a style of cartography that is now used to map almost anything.
Take the Greenground Map, created by graphic designer Helen Ilus.
https://helenilus.com/2021/04/20/london-greenground-map-2nd-edition/
This map shows all of London’s green spaces and shows users how to navigate between them, using the same simple design as the tube map.
Helen was our guest back on episode 39 of the Geomob Podcast
https://thegeomob.com/podcast/episode-39
9/ Beck’s map created a style of cartography that is now used to map almost anything.
Take the Greenground Map, created by graphic designer Helen Ilus.
https://helenilus.com/2021/04/20/london-greenground-map-2nd-edition/
This map shows all of London’s green spaces and shows users how to navigate between them, using the same simple design as the tube map.