The map of London’s underground railway line was made by Harry Beck. A lecturer at the University of Essex called the map nonsense. They have released a new map which is based on geographical situation.
New Delhi. The design which the people of Britain have been proud of for the last 90 years and are calling it a design genius in the world, was called garbage by a lecturer in London. Rejecting this design, he made his own map and posted it on social media. After this, there was an earthquake on social media and more than 10 lakh people reacted to this post in a single day. Not only this, there has also been a dispute between the lecturer and the Transport Department of London regarding this map.
This is the case of the famous underground map of London, which was made by Harry Beck in the year 1933. Britain claimed that it is a genius design compared to any map made in the world. For the last 90 years, no question was raised on this and it remained undisputed, but Maxwell Robert, a lecturer in the Psychology Department at the University of Essex, improved it and released his map and posted it on social media. After this, there was a flood of shares and comments from people.
Dr. Max Roberts of #essexpsychology ,@tubemapcentral) has released an updated version of his innovative concentric circle map of the London Underground and Overground. Easier to read and more geographically accurate than the official Tfl map, … 1/2 pic.twitter.com/ClY00wil4H
— EssexPsychology (@EssexPsychology) August 13, 2024
