In 1931, an out-of-work draughtsman named Harry Beck sketched a new map of the London Underground in his spare time. It used straight lines, 45-degree angles and evenly spaced stations, and it...
For over 50 years, one map has divided designers, urban planners, and millions of New York City riders. In 1972, Massimo Vignelli reimagined the subway map as a radical, colorful diagram, stripping...