tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177225541748552284.post8660314993172061965..comments2023-10-07T13:11:49.538+01:00Comments on The State Of The Nation UK: Going undergroundStephen Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856125636247364096noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177225541748552284.post-57202081995525404382011-01-12T12:21:21.669+00:002011-01-12T12:21:21.669+00:00I never thought about underground maps in terms of...I never thought about underground maps in terms of "design", but you are absolutely right. When I read the post, the pictograms / icons of graphic designer Otl Aicher for the Munich Olympic Games in 1972 came to my mind. Equally easy to understand and timlessly beautiful. <br /><br />TGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177225541748552284.post-2531713958564990212011-01-08T19:17:40.684+00:002011-01-08T19:17:40.684+00:00Brilliant post, Mr Stephen!Brilliant post, Mr Stephen!oneexwidowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574357521257043728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177225541748552284.post-347105040924742032011-01-08T17:06:23.984+00:002011-01-08T17:06:23.984+00:00Sorry to hear that. I know how the tube can be un...Sorry to hear that. I know how the tube can be uncomfortable, especially during peak hours travel.Stephen Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05856125636247364096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177225541748552284.post-23632042193149590432011-01-08T16:51:28.378+00:002011-01-08T16:51:28.378+00:00And it was in the Baker Street Station.....on the ...And it was in the Baker Street Station.....on the most low, deepest, of lines (I think it was the Jubilee or Bakerloo lines) that I suffered my very first horrible bout of claustrophobia. I went crazy for the first time in my life. It wasn't pretty. It was on the lowest line, the one with no air flow and way too warm.A Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066992019067893513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177225541748552284.post-24584975305714347702011-01-08T15:10:23.729+00:002011-01-08T15:10:23.729+00:00Yes, the Beck map is a magnificent creation, but I...Yes, the Beck map is a magnificent creation, but I do remember my confusion and disappointment in discovering that the distances/directions depicted were only a very crude representation of reality and could hardly be used for street-level navigation, particularly on foot. Once one accepts that, it's still a fascinating, almost hypnotic, hybrid of practical guide and work of art.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.com