Today’s Tube map for the London Underground is clear, obvious, and easy to use. Its semi-abstracted form has been adopted around the world to map subterranean subway tunnels. But it’s useless if you ...

"Harry Beck's influence is enormous and wide ranging for transport maps. His concept was that when a passenger was underground, it didn't matter to them where they were above ground. As long as they ...

The London Underground, or “the Tube” as it’s colloquially known, is the oldest metro system in the world. It began its life in January 1863 with a single underground line running between Paddington ...

Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small screen and streaming. A member of the Film Critic's Circle, he's covered technology and culture from London's tech scene ...

Any London Underground commuter knows the pain of missing a train—then having to wait sometimes 10 minutes or even longer for the next one. If you’re travelling during rush hour, a missed train could ...

LONDON — If you (a) live in London and (b) have at some point in your life played Nintendo, then it's pretty much unacceptable for you to not own a copy of this glorious London Underground map. The ...

The London tube map is a design classic – famously complicated but somehow still clear. It relies on equal spacing between the stations, so you can see where you're going without any trouble but not ...

Harry Beck's tube map is a design classic, but is it the most effective representation of the London Underground? Since 2007, Ruth Rosenholtz, principal research scientist at MIT's Department of Brain ...

A new subway map for London promises to help travelers with conditions like claustrophobia and other anxiety conditions. Transport for London, the body that manages the city’s public transport, ...

A new version of the London Underground map, created by homelessness charity Shelter, redraws the traditional fare zones to show which areas are affordable if you make an average income. Shelter map ...