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Beautifully minimalist line-drawing postcards of London Underground train depots. Complement with a pictorial history of how the Underground shaped London.
(↬ Quipsologies)

Beautifully minimalist line-drawing postcards of London Underground train depots. Complement with a pictorial history of how the Underground shaped London.

( Quipsologies)

The story of the London Underground, in lovely vintage posters.

The story of the London Underground, in lovely vintage posters.

Mapping private hire cabs in London.

Mapping private hire cabs in London.

London’s explosive population change 1801-2011, in an animated GIF. Compare and contrast with a similar visualization in vintage infographics. 

London’s explosive population change 1801-2011, in an animated GIF. Compare and contrast with a similar visualization in vintage infographics

London’s explosive growth, from a gorgeous set of vintage infographics on British vs. American politics.

London’s explosive growth, from a gorgeous set of vintage infographics on British vs. American politics.

Tron-like visualization of bike journeys reveals London’s hubs

The London Tube map, reimagined as a working radio circuit board, a fine addition to these creative derivatives of the iconic map.

The London Tube map, reimagined as a working radio circuit board, a fine addition to these creative derivatives of the iconic map.

Life expectancy and child poverty visualized as a London Tube map, a fine addition to previous projects building on the iconic visual metaphor.
(↬ Flowing Data)

From the department of illogical historical factoids: Why the City of London is not the city named London, but rather a city within a city within a country within a country.

( Laughing Squid)

London, reflected in puddles – beautiful work by photographer Gavin Hammond

Stephen Walter’s magnificent map of London’s subterranean oddities, reminiscent of Paula Scher’s obsessive typographic maps

Stephen Walter’s magnificent map of London’s subterranean oddities, reminiscent of Paula Scher’s obsessive typographic maps