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Transit Maps of the World is the first, comprehensive collection of
every rapid-transit system on earth. Using glorious, colourful
graphics, Mark Ovenden traces the history of urban transport
systems, including rare and historic maps, diagrams, and
photographs. Transit Maps could not be more relevant to our modern
existence. It uncovers the way many of us are able live and work
day to day. It is an inspiring compendium for graphic designers and
transport enthusiasts alike.
Edward Johnston (1872-1944) and Eric Gill (1882-1940) were
originators of two of the world's most enduring typefaces.Johnston
still stands as London's primary 'wayfinding' lettering, while Gill
Sans is the type of choice within many public and private
organisations across the UK today. This book celebrates their
significant contribution to Britain's visual culture. Tracing the
story of each typeface from inception to the present day, Mark
Ovenden skilfully draws together a complex joint history that
incorporates Edward Johnston's and Eric Gill's friendship and
occasional collaboration, the myriad of revisions to both typeface
designs, and the enduring appeal of the two typefaces over the last
century among a range of clients, most notably the London
Underground (Johnston) and the BBC (Gill Sans). Including rarely
seen imagery, this fascinating book is must for all typography,
design and cultural history enthusiasts.
A completely updated and expanded edition of the cult bestseller,
featuring subway, light rail, and streetcar maps from New York to
Nizhny Novgorod. Transit Maps of the World is the first and only
comprehensive collection of historical and current maps of every
rapid-transit system on earth. In glorious, colorful graphics, Mark
Ovenden traces the cartographic history of mass transit-including
rare and historic maps, diagrams, and photographs, some available
for the first time since their original publication. Now expanded
with thirty-six more pages, 250 city maps revised from previous
editions, and listings given from almost a thousand systems in
total, this is the graphic designer's new bible, the transport
enthusiast's dream collection, and a coffee-table essential for
everyone who's ever traveled in a city.
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 font that bears his name, as well as
Leslie Green, designer of central London's distinctive ruby-red
tiled stations, and the Design Research Unit's head, Misha Black,
who in the 1960s rebranded British Railways and created the
Victoria line's distinctive style, and Sir Norman Foster, architect
of Canary Wharf station. 'Fascinating ... authoritative ...
bristles with photographs I've never seen before ... the book does
ample justice to a network that - overcrowded and overpriced - is a
glorious palimpsest of design' Andrew Martin, Observer 'I wouldn't
ordinarily enthuse about one book at such length, but this is an
important work...not because it's an entertaining read (it is), but
because it identifies the birth of a brand...and records the birth
of a new idea - the transport interchange' Kevin McCloud, Grand
Designs Magazine 'Mark Ovenden has devotedly documented the designs
associated with [the Underground] ... "addictive" for anyone
interested in the look of everyday life' Telegraph 'This
beautifully illustrated history is a worth tribute [to 150 years of
design]' Shortlist 'A wonderful, handsome book ... it makes me want
to nerd out, get a travel card and whiz out to the strange ends of
Metroland or the UFO shape of Southgate station' Robert
Bownes/Andrew Tuck, Monocle Weekly (Radio programme) Mark Ovenden
is a British writer and broadcaster. His previous books are Metro
Maps of the World, Paris Metro Style and Great Railway Maps of the
World. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and lives in
London.
A celebratory look back at one hundred years of passenger flight,
featuring full-colour reproductions of route maps and posters from
the world's most iconic airlines 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.
From Mark Ovenden, the author of London Underground by Design and
Metro Maps of the World, comes Great Railway Maps of the World, a
beautifully illustrated, comprehensive history of the greatest
railway maps, and the story behind them. The history of the railway
is the history of Britain - and France, and America, and Japan, and
Russia, among many others. Featuring hundreds of images, covering
two centuries of advertising, surveyors' maps, route guides, travel
posters, photos, and Google Earth maps, this is a book brimming
with history, data and anecdotes. It is a must-have guide for every
train fanatic, armchair or ticketed, as well as lovers of graphic
design, history and the romance of railway travel. 'The romance of
the overground railway pours from the edges of many of the images
in Great Railway Maps...Few other subjects can envelop such a heady
mixture of design, history, geography and - more often than not -
usefulness. It's well worth alighting on' - Will Dean, Independent
'Just the ticket...it is a glorious celebration of the pioneering
history - and romance - of the railways' - Sunday Times Travel
Books of the Year 2011 'If you love railways or know someone who
does...this is the book for you' - Robert Elms, BBC London Mark
Ovenden is a British writer and broadcaster. At the age of seven,
he travelled alone ten miles on the London Underground, armed only
with a map. He later gained entry to a Graphic Design course by
submitting a reworking of the London tube map. His previous books
are Metro Maps of the World, Paris Metro Style and London
Underground by Design. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic
Society and lives in Paris, France.
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