{"id":1807666,"date":"2022-06-14T14:14:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T18:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1807666"},"modified":"2022-06-14T14:14:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T18:14:01","slug":"kenneth-field-dump-the-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/06\/kenneth-field-dump-the-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenneth Field: &#8216;Dump the Map&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cartoblography.com\/2022\/06\/07\/its-not-a-tube-map\/\">Kenneth Field is not a fan of the new Tube map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"http:\/\/cartoblography.com\/2022\/06\/07\/its-not-a-tube-map\/\"><p>Transport for London are doggedly clinging on to Beck\u2019s iconic map, and continue to attempt to crowbar 18 separate lines\/modes and 510 stations onto the map. It\u2019s not just the additional infrastructure, but the additional demands by various stakeholders to include fare zones, accessible access detail, walkable elements, and now the location of IKEA stores due to a sponsorship arrangement. [&#8230;] I\u2019d contend the map is already an advert\u2014of London. It\u2019s recognisable and synonymous with the city. It\u2019s just not particularly useful as a map any more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>His solution is fairly straightforward:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"http:\/\/cartoblography.com\/2022\/06\/07\/its-not-a-tube-map\/\"><p>I\u2019m not going to go through every issue I see with the map. [&#8230;] Instead, I\u2019m going to make a single appeal: dump the map. It\u2019s no longer fit for purpose as a means to give people a clear, simple way to navigate London. Change it. Redraw it. Start over, and create a new map. It\u2019s no longer a map of the \u2018tube\u2019. It\u2019s a map of all the various interconnected transit systems in one of the world\u2019s densest major cities with a fantastic public transport network. We need a new map to reflect the city.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Previously: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/06\/so-the-launch-of-the-new-tube-map-seems-to-be-going-well\/\">So the Launch of the New Tube Map Seems to Be Going Well<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenneth Field is not a fan of the new Tube map. Transport for London are doggedly clinging on to Beck\u2019s iconic map, and continue to attempt to crowbar 18 separate lines\/modes and 510 stations onto&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/06\/kenneth-field-dump-the-map\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[166,204],"class_list":["post-1807666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-transit","tag-london","tag-tube","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1810192,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/12\/kenneth-field-redesigns-the-tube-map\/","url_meta":{"origin":1807666,"position":0},"title":"Kenneth Field Redesigns the Tube Map","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"2 December 2022","format":"link","excerpt":"Kenneth Field has been a vocal critic of the London tube map\u2019s increasing complexity and clutter. Earlier this year he advocating dumping the map and starting from a clean slate. At last month\u2019s NACIS conference he revealed two versions of a redesign that does just that. Based on an earlier\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Transit&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Transit","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/transit\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"One of two redesigned London tube maps by Kenneth Field. This one has a colour palette that is more accomodating to people with colour vision deficiency.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/field-london-tube-map-redesign-v2-1024x656.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/field-london-tube-map-redesign-v2-1024x656.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/field-london-tube-map-redesign-v2-1024x656.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/field-london-tube-map-redesign-v2-1024x656.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1810130,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/11\/part-two-of-unfinished-londons-tube-map-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":1807666,"position":1},"title":"Part Two of Unfinished London&#8217;s Tube Map History","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"29 November 2022","format":"link","excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jaEhvWXmLyk And here\u2019s part two of Jay Foreman\u2019s history of London Tube\u2019s map, which looks at its post-Beck existence and increasing clutter and complication. (To say nothing of Beck\u2019s post-map existence.) Part one is here. Previously: Unfinished London: History of the Tube Map; Kenneth Field: \u2018Dump the Map\u2019; So the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Transit&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Transit","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/transit\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/jaEhvWXmLyk\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1807556,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/06\/so-the-launch-of-the-new-tube-map-seems-to-be-going-well\/","url_meta":{"origin":1807666,"position":2},"title":"So the Launch of the New Tube Map Seems to Be Going Well","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"2 June 2022","format":"link","excerpt":"A new version of London\u2019s tube map dropped a couple of weeks ago. It incorporates the new Elizabeth line\u2014as well as IKEA logos indicating which stations are near their stores (IKEA paid \u00a3800,000 to sponsor the map). The Evening Standard talks with Transport for London chief designer Jon Hunter about\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Transit&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Transit","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/transit\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tube map (2022)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tube-map-2022-1024x820.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tube-map-2022-1024x820.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tube-map-2022-1024x820.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tube-map-2022-1024x820.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3639,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/12\/end-of-the-line-a-tube-map-of-tube-maps\/","url_meta":{"origin":1807666,"position":3},"title":"End of the Line: A Tube Map of Tube Maps","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"18 December 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"Well, this is meta. Kenneth Field, whose map of Mars I told you about earlier this year, has created a tube map of tube maps. End of the Line is an attempt to be the last word in tube map pastiche. [...] While Beck himself likely 'copied' a number of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Unusual Maps&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Unusual Maps","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/unusual-maps\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1279,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/03\/kenneth-fields-map-of-mars\/","url_meta":{"origin":1807666,"position":4},"title":"Kenneth Field&#8217;s Map of Mars","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"20 March 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"Another online map of Mars, this one titled (Is There) Life on Mars? and produced by Kenneth Field using ArcGIS. On the information pane he says, cryptically, \"There's a hidden element on the map that explains why I really made it. 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There\u2019s very little rhythm, balance or flow to the composition of the map\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Transit&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Transit","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/transit\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Back to Beck Tube Map","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tube-cameron-booth-1024x362.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tube-cameron-booth-1024x362.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tube-cameron-booth-1024x362.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tube-cameron-booth-1024x362.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1807666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1807666"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1807666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1807668,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1807666\/revisions\/1807668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1807666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1807666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1807666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}