LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - London's Tube map is being celebrated in a new exhibition that traces the evolution of its much-loved design that has inspired transport network guides around the world.

"Harry Beck's influence is enormous and wide ranging for transport maps. His concept was that when a passenger was underground, it didn't matter to them where they were above ground. As long as they ...

Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled a new cover for its pocket tube maps, inspiring Londoners to rethink their perceptions of the world. The stunning design is a prime example of what makes up ...

To make London’s transport network easier to use for disabled travellers, Simon Sansome founded an app named Snowball. The app reimagines Harry Beck’s classic map to produce a free fully accessible ...

London's famous Tube map design is to get a major update. Transport for London (TfL) has announced new names and colours for the city's six Overland lines. The Overland lines will be named the Lioness ...

Harry Beck's tube map is a design classic, but is it the most effective representation of the London Underground? Since 2007, Ruth Rosenholtz, principal research scientist at MIT's Department of Brain ...

Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled a new cover for its pocket tube maps, inspiring Londoners to rethink their perceptions of the world. The stunning design is a prime example of what makes up ...

Mr Beck, who designed the first grid-style Tube map which set the benchmark for the map's design, will have an English heritage Blue Plaque unveiled at his birthplace in Wesley Road, Leyton, east ...

One London tube station sensationally disappeared from the Underground map, in the same year that it opened, only to make a ...

Cities are great for walking. If you’re lucky, they’ve got great public transit, too. And sometimes, the luxury of choice presents a conundrum: Should you save the fare and walk, or pay the fare and ...

Sometimes, awesomeness passes us by and we don’t notice it until a while later. This is from 2012, but it’s so friggin’ insane we just have to cover it even if it’s late. Yuri Suzuki is an ...

The London tube map is a design classic – famously complicated but somehow still clear. It relies on equal spacing between the stations, so you can see where you're going without any trouble but not ...