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Alan O'Brien wrote:
"Richard J." wrote in message ... Peter Sumner wrote: On 8 Oct 2003 16:51:47 -0700, (Sam) wrote: I've been reading some posts recently that asked about the availability of a geographical underground map. FYI, I have designed a flash animation with collaboration with the London Transport Museum that shows the relationship between the London Underground Map, a geographical map and shows a streetmap too - just in case there are any doubters. Just thought you might find it interesting... Click on the link to The Real Underground at: http://www.fourthway.co.uk Its fascinating, I'd seen it before but had not noticed you could superimpose the street map. One small issue is that in the cartographic version Farringdon (I think) has been incorrectly labeled as Moorgate. It's a shame you have not indicated the positions of all of the stations, then I could be sure it was Farringdon and not Barbican. Yes, it is Farringdon, because that's where the bend in the Circle line occurs. It's very well done, even including gradual colour changes for the lines that changed colour after 1933 (e.g. Bakerloo red to brown). If I may suggest one change, it would be to include the kink in the Waterloo and City, which runs from Waterloo to Blackfriars, then turns right to run underneath Queen Victoria Street (nearly) as far as Bank. If there are any more criticisms then the map is simply going to be thrown into the dustbin. OK? You'd better tell that to the bloke that asked for a circular Circle line, then. ;-) -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
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"Richard J." wrote in message ... Alan O'Brien wrote: "Richard J." wrote in message ... Peter Sumner wrote: On 8 Oct 2003 16:51:47 -0700, (Sam) wrote: I've been reading some posts recently that asked about the availability of a geographical underground map. FYI, I have designed a flash animation with collaboration with the London Transport Museum that shows the relationship between the London Underground Map, a geographical map and shows a streetmap too - just in case there are any doubters. Just thought you might find it interesting... Click on the link to The Real Underground at: http://www.fourthway.co.uk Its fascinating, I'd seen it before but had not noticed you could superimpose the street map. One small issue is that in the cartographic version Farringdon (I think) has been incorrectly labeled as Moorgate. It's a shame you have not indicated the positions of all of the stations, then I could be sure it was Farringdon and not Barbican. Yes, it is Farringdon, because that's where the bend in the Circle line occurs. It's very well done, even including gradual colour changes for the lines that changed colour after 1933 (e.g. Bakerloo red to brown). If I may suggest one change, it would be to include the kink in the Waterloo and City, which runs from Waterloo to Blackfriars, then turns right to run underneath Queen Victoria Street (nearly) as far as Bank. If there are any more criticisms then the map is simply going to be thrown into the dustbin. OK? You'd better tell that to the bloke that asked for a circular Circle line, then. Fair enough. Actually, now I think about it, a rectangular Circle Line would be easier. Alan |
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Alan O'Brien wrote:
"Richard J." wrote in message ... Alan O'Brien wrote: If there are any more criticisms then the map is simply going to be thrown into the dustbin. OK? You'd better tell that to the bloke that asked for a circular Circle line, then. Fair enough. Actually, now I think about it, a rectangular Circle Line would be easier. Alan The Beck diagram had a rectangular Circle Line from 1954 to 1959. -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
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Alan O'Brien wrote: "Richard J." wrote in message ... Alan O'Brien wrote: If there are any more criticisms then the map is simply going to be thrown into the dustbin. OK? You'd better tell that to the bloke that asked for a circular Circle line, then. Fair enough. Actually, now I think about it, a rectangular Circle Line would be easier. Alan The Beck diagram had a rectangular Circle Line from 1954 to 1959. And there was a prototype drawing by Beck of an oval shaped circle line. -- message by Robin May, consumer of liquids Hello. I'm one of those "roaring fascists of the left wing". Hacker is to computer as boy racer is to Ford Escort. |
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On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 09:25:10 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote: Alan O'Brien wrote: "Richard J." wrote in message ... Alan O'Brien wrote: If there are any more criticisms then the map is simply going to be thrown into the dustbin. OK? You'd better tell that to the bloke that asked for a circular Circle line, then. Fair enough. Actually, now I think about it, a rectangular Circle Line would be easier. Alan The Beck diagram had a rectangular Circle Line from 1954 to 1959. Hey, Sam, how about changing the animation so it morphs from each version of the map to the next?? Now that *would* be good! ;-) Charlie -- Remove NO-SPOO-PLEASE from my email address to reply Please send no unsolicited email or foodstuffs |
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Thanks in part to the support of users of Google groups like this one,
the Real Underground flash animation is now accessible through the tube's website: http://tube.tfl.gov.uk/content/tubemap/default.asp It's also been one of the most blogged sites of recent months, has cropped up on undergraduate reading lists, design sites, and even been published in a few academic journals! So, if you've seen the site already, or emailed me asking about it, thanks for your support. Hopefully the site will be up at the address above for the forseeable future. I'm currently looking at the possibilities of further development, including putting in all the stations, and morphing through a series of historical maps. Let me know if you have any suggestions! In case you've not seen it before, it's an animation showing the relationship between the tube map and the geographical reality. If you're interested in design history, you can also see how it relates to Beck's first classic schematic subway map of 1933. Sam Rich http://www.fourthway.co.uk CMOT TMPV wrote in message et... Once upon a time -- around about 10/19/03 14:58 -- possibly wrote: On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 09:25:10 GMT, "Richard J." wrote: Alan O'Brien wrote: "Richard J." wrote in message ... Alan O'Brien wrote: If there are any more criticisms then the map is simply going to be thrown into the dustbin. OK? You'd better tell that to the bloke that asked for a circular Circle line, then. Fair enough. Actually, now I think about it, a rectangular Circle Line would be easier. Alan The Beck diagram had a rectangular Circle Line from 1954 to 1959. Hey, Sam, how about changing the animation so it morphs from each version of the map to the next?? Now that *would* be good! ;-) I notice this same morphing map is posted on the tube's map page. It's been there for quite some time and I've seen it before. -- E |
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