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Harry Beck was an English technical draughtsman who designed the first diagrammatic London Underground Tube map in 1931. He based his map on the concept of an electrical schematic and used colour, straight lines and 45 degree angles to simplify the network.
Harry C. Beck (Londres, 1903 — 1974) foi um designer gráfico, mais conhecido por ter revolucionado a design de informação criando o mapa do metrô de Londres em 1931. Antes desse infográfico de Beck, várias linhas de metrô eram representadas geograficamente, muitas vezes se sobrepondo ao mapa das ruas. Beck percebeu que a ...
17 de ago. de 2015 · Em 1931, Harry Beck, um jovem engenheiro projetista que foi admitido nos quadros da companhia administradora do metrô seis anos antes, apresentou uma solução. Seu projeto se tornou não apenas...
29 de mar. de 2013 · Learn about the life and legacy of Harry Beck, the engineering draftsman who created a radical new map of the London Underground in 1931. His linear, color-coded diagram became a global icon and influenced many other transit systems.
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Harry Beck’s name is synonymous with the London Underground Tube Map. Originally considered too radical it's now considered a design icon. But there is more to the man than the map.
3 de nov. de 2018 · Design legend Michael Bierut tells the story of the accidental success of one of the most famous maps in the world -- the London Tube Map. Small Thing Big Idea, a TED original series, celebrates ...
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5 de jun. de 2024 · Learn how Harry Beck, a draughtsman for the Underground, created a new diagrammatic map in 1933 that revolutionised London's public transport network. Discover how his design evolved, influenced and was recognised over time.