Mark Ovenden

Atlas de los metros del mundo es la primera y única colección de mapas históricos y actuales de todos los sistemas de transporte suburbanos existentes en la Tierra. A través de unas espléndidas imágenes y graficos, Mark Ovenden traza la historia cartografica de este medio de transporte, incluyendo mapas historicos, diagramas y fotografias, algunos de ellos accesibles por primera vez desde su publicacion original. Este libro es una biblia para el diseñador grafico, una coleccion imprescindible para los entusiastas del transporte, y un libro esencial tanto para los amantes de los viajes como para el turista de sillon. Esta edicion incluye un relato de Juan Jose Millas sobre el metro de Madrid.

London Underground By Design is the beautifully illustrated new book from Mark Ovenden the acclaimed author of Great Railway Maps of the World published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Tube in 2013 Since its establishment 150 years ago as the world s first urban subway the London Underground has continuously set a benchmark for design that has influenced transit systems from New York to Tokyo Moscow to Paris and beyond London Underground by Design is the first meticulous study of every aspect of that feat a comprehensive history of one of the world s most celebrated design achievements and of the visionaries who brought it to life 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 these came together to shape not just the Underground s identity but the character of London itself This is the story of celebrated designers from Frank Pick the guru who conceptualised the modern Tube s look under the design fit for purpose mantra to Harry Beck Tube diagram creator and from Marion Dorn one of the twentieth century s leading textile designers to Edward Johnston creator of the distinctive

Since its establishment 150 years ago as the worlds 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.

From the first faltering flights over plains, water, and mountains to the vast networks of today, air travel has transformed the world and how people see it. Maps played their part in showing what was possible and who was offering new opportunities. As tiny operations with barely serviceable airplanes pushed out farther and farther, growing and merging to form massive global empires, so the scope of their maps became bigger and bolder, until the entire world was shrunk down to a single sheet of paper. Designs featured sumptuous Art Deco style, intricate artistry, bold modernism, 60s psychedelia, clever photography, and even underground map-style diagrams.For the first time, Mark Ovenden and Maxwell Roberts chart the development of the airline map, and in doing so tell the story of a century of cartography, civil aviation, graphic design and marketing. Airline Maps is a visual feast that reminds the reader that mapping the journey is an essential part of arriving at the destination.

In this gorgeously illustrated collection of airline route maps, Mark Ovenden and Maxwell Roberts look to the skies and transport readers to another time. Hundreds of images span a century of passenger flight, from the rudimentary trajectory of routes to the most intricately detailed birds-eye views of the land to be flown over. Advertisements for the first scheduled commercial passenger flights featured only a few destinations, with stunning views of the countryside and graphics of biplanes. As aviation took off, speed and mileage were trumpeted on bold posters featuring busy routes. Major airlines produced highly stylized illustrations of their global presence, establishing now-classic brands. With trendy and forward-looking designs, cartographers celebrated the coming together of different cultures and made the earth look ever smaller. Eventually, fleets got bigger and routes multiplied, and graphic designers have found creative new ways to display huge amounts of information. Airline hubs bring their own cultural mark and advertise their plentiful destination options. Innovative maps depict our busy world with webs of overlapping routes and networks of low-cost city-to-city hopping. But though flying has become more commonplace, Ovenden and Roberts remind us that early air travel was a glamorous affair for good reason. Airline Maps is a celebration of graphic design, cartographic skills and clever marketing, and a visual feast that reminds us to enjoy the journey as much as the destination.