Up until recently , the London Underground was difficult to pilot because of its beautifully - drawn yet horribly inaccurate mapping . But there ’s a fresh map in townsfolk — actually , the London Underground ’s been using a more accurate single-valued function for a while now and just not deal it .
The engineerHarry Beckcreated London ’s minimum ( and very inaccurate ) map 82 old age ago , and for graphic designer it was revolutionary because of its manipulation of color - coding and diagrammatical easiness . But Beck ’s tubing diagram was also incredibly confusing for user – a study once quantify thatup to 30 percent of the transportation ’s travelers got fall back .
The new Geographical London Connections map is still a pretty attractive graphic to appear at , but it ’s also precise . Travelers have James Burbage to give thanks for bring it to light ; Burbage made a Freedom of Information asking asking that the London Underground supply more accurate map last year . It ’s not whole clearfrom his letterwhether or not he knew about the world of more exact maps , but a whole lot of citizenry are really glad he asked .
Take a looking at at the old tube designhereand the new geographic connectedness maphere .
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