Dedicated to the Science and Art of Transit Map Design
New: London Circles map 2024 updated with fare zones
Completely redrawn to show the current London Underground network and associated lines, my London Circles map v2 is better than ever before, and more geographically accurate than the official standard
TfL journey planner!
Buy from my webshop: click here to go there directly. If you would prefer a poster without the zones, it’s in the web shop as well.
New: Posters of Brick City maps now available
In 2023 I exhibited my Edwardian Lego Underground station for the first time at the Great Western Brick Show. Of course, an Underground station needs a map of the network to show the minifigures the way, and so I designed an entire series, starting at 1908 to the present day. Laden with terrible puns, and representing designers such as Harry Brick and Paul Garbrick, a selection of these are now available to purchase. Buy from my webshop, you can click here to go there directly.
and the chances are that sooner or later you will
encounter a map in which the routes have been
simplified and turned into a diagram. Schematic
maps are widespread, and are intended to make
your life easier, but are they really designed as
effectively as possible to give maximum assistance?
Could some of them be improved? How can this be
achieved? The answers to these questions lie within
these web pages. Photograph by Reka Komoli.
my world-famous circles maps and decorative maps.
experience, and licence my maps for commercial use.
my written work on map design, and download articles.
lectures, and course materials for my university teaching.
exhibitions of my work, and links to interesting web sites.
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