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Tube Map Central: News and Events

This page highlights new articles, dates for your diary, and other events and announcements.


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10th/11th April 2025: Workshop

Fourth Schematic Mapping Workshop

EIVP, Paris: See the workshop website for details of programme,
registration, and organisation. As before, this event will showcase
research on a wide variety of topics relevant to schematic mapping.


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26th March 2025: Document added to Academic Works page

Round in Circles and Back Again:
Concentric Circles Maps Twelve Years On.

A review of the history, design techniques, usability, impact
and utility of transit maps based upon concentric circles and spokes.

Download the manuscript from here.


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26th March 2025: Document added to Academic Works page

Using Forced-Journey Choice Methodology to Investigate
the Usability of Octolinear Versus Concentric Circles Transit Maps

Investigates why transit maps based on concentric circles
and spokes are unpopular when tested in the laboratory.

Download the manuscript from here.


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September 2024: Journal special issue published

The Cartographic Journal: Beck at 90 years.
A special issue of the journal celebrating the 90th anniversary of the first publication
of Henry Beck’s London Underground diagram. Guest-edited by myself, the refereed papers explore a wide variety of issues central to schematic maps.


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August 2024: Five documents added to Web Articles page

These are short articles first published on LinkedIn and cover a range
of topics including map design, Artificial Intelligence, and UX research methodology.

View the full listing here.


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February 2024: New Projects pages added

My Showcase page is reorganised with a new Projects section to co-ordinate highlights of my research, design, and teaching.


Most recent web pages update: 26th March 2025