London Underground By Design

Author : Mark Ovenden
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 014199150X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book London Underground By Design written by Mark Ovenden and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its establishment 150 years ago as the world's first urban subway, the London Underground has continuously set a benchmark for design that many transit systems around the world - from New York to Tokyo to Moscow and beyond - have followed. London Underground by Design is the first meticulous study of every aspect of that feat. Beginning in the pioneering Victorian age, Mark Ovenden charts the evolution of architecture, branding, typeface, map design, interior and textile styles, posters, signage and graphic design and how all these came together to shape not just the identity of the Underground, but the character of London itself. This is the story of some of the most celebrated figures in design history - from Frank Pick, the guru who conceptualised the design of the modern Tube with his idea of 'design fit for purpose', to Harry Beck, the creator of the Tube map, and from Marion Dorn, one of the leading textile designers of the 20th Century, to Edward Johnston, creator of the distinctive font that bears his name. Rich with stunning illustrations, London Underground by Design shows that design is about more than aesthetic pleasure, but is crucial to how we get around.

Author : Oliver Green
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 0711289050
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book London's Underground, Revised Edition written by Oliver Green and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in conjunction with TFL, this is a comprehensive guide to the London Underground, combining a historical overview, illustrations and newly commissioned photography.

Author : Claire Dobbin
Publisher : Lund Humphries Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781848221048
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book London Underground Maps written by Claire Dobbin and published by Lund Humphries Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By documenting and guiding us on the journeys we make every day, maps influence the way we navigate and identify with our surroundings. The Underground, London Transport, and its successor Transport for London, have produced and inspired maps which are navigational, decorative forms of publicity and works of art. This book, which draws on the rich collections of the London Transport Museum, sets out to explore this unique form of visual communication.

Author : David Bownes
Publisher : Lund Humphries Publishers Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780853319856
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book London Transport Posters written by David Bownes and published by Lund Humphries Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: transport, history, drawing.

Author : David Bownes
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300245793
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden London written by David Bownes and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel under the streets of London with this lavishly illustrated exploration of abandoned, modified, and reused Underground tunnels, stations, and architecture.

Author : David Long
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1408889951
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book TfL: the Story of the London Underground written by David Long and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Piers Connor
Publisher : Crowood
ISBN 13 : 1785000144
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book London Underground Electric Train written by Piers Connor and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The London Underground Electric Train tells the story of the development of electric traction on the London Underground system. It combines technical knowledge, historical context and practical experiences, and covers the history of underground lines since the opening of the first deep-level underground rail system in the world in 1890: the City & South London Railway. The evolution of train design, including power, lighting, heating and design of the Underground cars is also covered along with the development of operational, engineering and safety devices on trains. Highly illustrated with period and new photography and technical diagrams, this book is a reference work for electric traction and underground rail enthusiasts.

Author : London Transport Museum
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473550041
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book London by Design written by London Transport Museum and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curated and designed by the experts at The London Transport Museum, this collection showcases London's 100 greatest transport design icons from the past 150 years. From TfL's exclusive Johnston font; Westminster Station's ground breaking architecture; Paolozzi's Tottenham Court Road Station mosaics; the classic S-Stock Underground train; Henry Beck's original tube map, and even Oxford Circus' 'Scramble Crossing', to the Black Cab, and the Routemaster - old and new - London by Design delivers behind-the-scenes analysis of these iconic designs from industry experts, accompanied throughout by beautiful images, drawings, artwork and photography, from the London Transport Museum's archive. This beautiful book is a ideal for any art, architecture or design lover, as well as any passionate Londoner or tourist to our world-famous capital.

Author : Andrew Martin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781916045316
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seats of London written by Andrew Martin and published by . This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christian Wolmar
Publisher : Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1848872534
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Subterranean Railway written by Christian Wolmar and published by Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Victorian era, London's Underground has had played a vital role in the daily life of generations of Londoners. Christian Wolmar celebrates the vision and determination of the 19th-century pioneers who made the world's first, and still the largest, underground passenger railway: one of the most impressive engineering achievements in history. From the early days of steam to electrification, via the Underground's contribution to 20th-century industrial design and its role during two world wars, the story comes right up to the present with its sleek, driverless trains, and the wrangles over the future of the system. This book reveals London's hidden wonder in all its glory, and shows how the railway beneath the streets helped create the city we know today.