TfL's new Station Design Idiom guide
 

http://content.tfl.gov.uk/station-design-idiom-2.pdf

I haven't read the whole thing, but I'm laughing already.

"Oxford Circus Underground station directly connected to diagonal
crossing above" - since the station has an entrance on all four corners,
the existence of the crossing has no relevance for the station.

"These images show the power of the rectangle as an adaptable ‘frame’
for commerce." (alongside pictures of various rectangular adverts and
shop doorways). Wow, that's pretty heavy, man.

I know, I'm being Mr Negative.

TfL's new Station Design Idiom guide
 

"Everything a customer
may see during their
journey should be
considered from a
visual perspective."

TfL's new Station Design Idiom guide
 

"Basil Jet" wrote

http://content.tfl.gov.uk/station-design-idiom-2.pdf

I haven't read the whole thing, but I'm laughing already.

"Oxford Circus Underground station directly connected to diagonal
crossing above" - since the station has an entrance on all four corners,
the existence of the crossing has no relevance for the station.


The existence of the diagonal crossing on the surface made a great deal of
difference when some of the 'entrances' were exit only and some entrance
only.

"Have you sealed off all the exits to prevent the robbers escaping ?"
"Yes, but they may have left by an entrance."

--
Mike D

TfL's new Station Design Idiom guide
 

On Thu, 3 Dec 2015 05:41:27 -0800 (PST), Offramp
wrote:

"Everything a customer
may see during their
journey should be
considered from a
visual perspective."

Fantastic. For "blue sky" it might have to compete with this, though:
https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...ision_2015.pdf

I wouldn't fancy a bus user's chances at Idiom Park, Stop SH(it):
http://cdn.londonreconnections.com/2013/idiompark.jpg

Richard.

TfL's new Station Design Idiom guide
 

On 2015\12\03 13:41, Offramp wrote:
"Everything a customer
may see during their
journey should be
considered from a
visual perspective."

I think that's a point worth making! Although "Everything a customer may
see during their journey should be considered from the customer's
perspective" would make the same point a little better.

The thing that springs to mind is those little letters you used to have
over seats, I don't know if they still have them, but they used to say
things like "BFV" for "Butterfly valve" and other baffling acronyms that
told you which emergency equipment was under which seat. Of course they
weren't for the customer, but they were in the customer's field of view
on every journey and were a source of bafflement which wounded the
passengers' sense of control over their lives.