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Map research. part i tube map

Posted by: ufang on: May 23, 2009

The London Underground’s Tube Map is one of the best examples of interface design. The map’s original designer, Harry Beck, broke the most hallowed rule in the cartographic textbook when he created the map in 1933- that geographical accuracy is fundamental to a map. Harry Beck used only 45° angles, strait lines, and markers for [...]


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