Questions and Answers
What did the London Underground need in 1908?
A map to represent their complex system
Who simplified the London Underground map?
Harry Beck
What did Beck's design become?
A template for metro maps worldwide
What were Beck's design principles?
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What type of map is the London Underground map?
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In how many directions do the lines on the map go?
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How are stations represented on the map?
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How did people react to the first thousand pocket-sized maps?
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How many more maps did the Underground print after the initial thousand?
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What did Beck use to create his idea?
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Study Notes
- The London Underground needed a map to represent their complex system in 1908
- Harry Beck simplified the map by focusing on the system rather than geography
- Beck's design became the template for metro maps worldwide
- Beck's design principles include focus on the user, simplicity, and cross-disciplinary thinking
- The map is a diagram, not a traditional map
- Lines only go in three directions: horizontal, vertical, or 45 degrees
- Stations are equally spaced and color-coded to match the line
- The first thousand pocket-sized maps were gone in an hour
- The Underground printed 750,000 more maps
- Beck's idea was created with just a pencil and an idea.
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