This page highlights new articles, dates for your diary, and other events and announcements.
A special three-page catch-up issue with all news up
to the commencement of my MBA degree in October
2025. Includes the Netherlands Circles map, which
went viral on LinkedIn with over 5000 reactions.
Round in Circles and Back Again:
Concentric Circles Maps Twelve Years On.
A review of the history, design techniques, usability, impact
and utility of transit maps based upon concentric circles and spokes.
Download the manuscript from here.
Using Forced-Journey Choice Methodology to Investigate
the Usability of Octolinear Versus Concentric Circles Transit Maps
Investigates why transit maps based on concentric circles
and spokes are unpopular when tested in the laboratory.
Download the manuscript from here.
The Cartographic Journal: Beck at 90 years.
A special issue of the journal celebrating the 90th anniversary of the first publication
of Henry Beck’s London Underground diagram. Guest-edited by myself, the refereed papers explore a wide variety of issues central to schematic maps.
These are short articles first published on LinkedIn and cover a range
of topics including map design, Artificial Intelligence, and UX research methodology.
View the full listing here.
